Richard Taliaferro and I recorded the final regularly scheduled episode of Scrambled Eggs with Richard & Meghan this week. And while endings make me a little sentimental, this one feels less like a goodbye and more like standing at the edge of a trail; looking back at where you've been before heading somewhere new. When Richard and I started the podcast, we weren't coming in as experts with all the answers. There are too many "gurus" in the coaching industry, and we had no in

Burnout isn't about working too hard, it's a mismatch between you and your job. Here's the research, and why redesign beats recovery.

I've been watching the World Cup and the games have been great, but the thing I'm loving most isn't happening on the field. It's all the reactions to the US from visiting fans. It's like a giant sleepover with cousins we don't get to see enough because our parents aren't that close anymore. There have been so many videos about the beauty of the landscape, the food (RANCH DRESSING!), how big everything is, and how friendly Americans are, just joining in the vibe, even if some

I was watching Sex and the City recently when someone mentioned they'd clipped Carrie's article and stuck it on the refrigerator. I used to do that - clipped a magazine piece, taped a photo into a journal, tucked a recipe into a drawer with every intention of making it someday. We all did. Now it's screenshots. Pinterest boards. Saved Instagram posts. The way we collect things has changed. The reason we collect them hasn't. We're curating a life for a future version of oursel

We don't have enough information, experience, time, or money. We're stuck. Surprise! You're not. You're standing at the edge of growth, and the discomfort you feel is expansion. It's a sign to keep going. You're choosing between what you have and what you want; between who you are now and who you need to become. Because every goal and dream requires capacity. What Capacity Actually Means Capacity requires us to tolerate uncertainty, have honest conversations with ours

"I'm Not Ready" Is a Suprisingly Insidious Phrase. It sounds vulnerable and thoughtful, even responsible. You've probably said it about a promotion, a relationship, writing the book that lives in your head, getting in shape, starting the business, doing the things you keep saving, pinning, vision boarding, and journaling about. You need to think about it some more. Ooh, and more research — yes, definitely more research. And you need to think through everything that could go w

Almost 16 years ago I became "Mom" for the first time. Actually, I became "Mommy" which has since been shortened to "Mom" and more recently, inexplicably to "Unc." In becoming a mother, I learned a completely different set of things nobody actually prepared me for. That my capacity for love is seemingly limitless. That berries, specifically raspberries during toddlerhood, will bring you to your knees financially, emotionally, and spiritually. That unhealed wounds from your ow

Let's talk about roadblocks, real and perceived. But first, let's talk about Jonah and the Whale. As one does. When I was a kid, I was OBSESSED with this story, mostly because of how weird and scary it was. The super short version is God told Jonah to go to Nineveh and tell them to stop sinning. Jonah got scared and decided, nah I'm going to Tarshish. Because I guess God wouldn't find him? LOL I don't know… So he's on the boat to Tarshish when a huge storm comes! He's freaked

A note for my former gifted and talented students and every woman comparing her process to someone else's highlight reel. Sometimes I write via longhand because it helps me process thoughts better and because I was born in the 1900s. This is one of those times. I’m at the beach, and everyone is having a different experience. Some people are in the water, playing, floating, or swimming. Some people are walking hand in hand, side by side, alone with headphones in. Some people a

Close and Staley are testaments to how great coaches design environments of growth, leveraging the intersection of talent, standards, trust, and belief.

Watching the Artemis II launch sparked a powerful reminder about perspective, connection, and what it means to be human. A personal reflection on excellence, purpose, and belonging.

You start something new. You're excited and motivated. And then it gets hard. You hesitate. You slow down. Maybe you stop. And almost immediately, the thought shows up: Why do I keep doing this? What's wrong with me? Let's interrupt that train of thought, darling. You're just experiencing friction and misreading it as failure. Not all "hard" is the same Friction is the resistance you feel when you're working at the edge of what you can currently do. It's not the enemy, it’s i

“Beware the Ides of March.” A banger line we’ve been repeating for more than 400 years. Not because we collectively read Plutarch in our spare time, but because a playwright took a momentous event, zhuzhed it up, and the rest is history. "Et tu, Brute?" also made up. No one knows Caesar's actual last words, but most accounts say he pulled his toga over his head and said nothing. Just the dizzying, devastating grief of a man murdered by someone he loved. I made that up, too.

TLDR: That "back at zero" feeling? It's lying to you. Everything you've lived, learned, survived, and outgrown is coming with you. You're not starting over, you're starting from experience. There's a difference. Use it.

Should creates an illusion of autonomy until we explore why we feel in conflict with it. This is where curiosity becomes powerful.

TL;DR: possibility is where life actually happens - make the choice. We often mistake running simulations for making decisions. We play out every what-if: What if it doesn’t work? What if I fail? What if I look silly? What if I can’t do it? You don’t decide your way forward by rehearsing outcomes. Clarity doesn’t come before the decision. It comes because of it. There’s a fork in the road most of us face again and again. One path is "what if." It feels responsible, and it giv

TL;DR: Too many goals = not much progress. Identify a lead goal. You want to launch that business. You want to run a marathon. You want to give a TED Talk. You want to learn French. And go to France. And travel more! All good goals. But here’s the deal: if you have multiple high-priority goals, you actually have zero. When we spread our energy across lots of life-changing ambitions, overwhelm sets in. We don’t know where to start, so we burn energy and time thinking about

TLDR: Some of my hardest seasons were full of no’s, and they’re the reason the good stuff could emerge. What do you feel when you’re told no? Failure? Rejection? An ending? What if we thought about no a little differently? Not as something harsh or final, but as refinement. As clarity. As a path to yes. Every no brings something into sharper focus, even when it’s uncomfortable. Even when it’s not what we hoped for. No removes noise. No creates edges. No makes space for de

TLDR: Create space to slow down; clarity before action. The end of the year has a way of turning the volume up on everything. More parties. More late nights and full calendars. More consumption. When the world revs up, we have to make an effort to slow down. To make space. As I’ve been preparing for a small group focused on reflection before the new year, I considered joy. What brings you joy? What excites you when you look at your day, your week, your month? And in

There’s this whisper so many of us hear when we’re in transition. You’ve never done this. How are you going to do this? Are you sure this is going to work? Maybe this was a mistake. New job? Starting over. New relationship? Starting over. New dream? Definitely starting over. But the truth is, you’re never starting from scratch. You’re starting from experience. Every misstep, success, and late-night “what now?” is data you get to use this time around. You’re not new; the