Professional heartbreak is the loss of something work-related that feels as personally wounding as grief or heartbreak in your personal life. Read this viral article on HBR.org.

Mental health author shares her 3 best ways to turn anxiety into career success: ‘I had to learn to work differently’

From Axios "Be like Oprah" - this is an oldie but goodie piece of advice I give when I coach introverted leaders who HATE networking events. It means asking someone lots of questions- and following up with empathy, curiosity, and maybe even another question. NOT responding instantly with your own story. People love to talk about themselves, and so asking questions with intention makes others feel good!

When we're insecure, we can feel vulnerable and threatened. We can get anxious, worrying about what’s next. Our first inclination might be to look inward, to protect what's ours. To view everything as a zero-sum game where there's a winner and a loser, and we'll do everything we can not to be the loser. However, Columbia Business School Professor Adam Galinsky’s research shows that we should actually do just the opposite. I talked to Galinsky about what he calls "the vicious cycle of insecurity," and how to break it.

This summer, I went on a forest walk at Camp Pemigewassett in New Hampshire to see mushrooms growing in the wild, and to observe their ancient structures. We went after a day of rain and I saw what felt like a vibrant coral reef full of mushrooms. I’ve spent many hours walking through New England woods, but I never saw mushrooms before. One of our incredible wildlife guides, Riley McCue, said that when you're doing something like a safari or you're out in nature, you have to turn on your “seeing eyes.” Now I see mushrooms all the time.