by Lucy White | Jul 13, 2026 | burnout, Coaching, executive coaching, Group Coaching, Leadership, Leadership Coaching, Life Coaching, Mental Fitness, Perspective, Positive Intelligence, positive mindset, Saboteurs, Sage Powers
What happened when I procrastinated on a conversation about procrastination. Sometimes, you just have to laugh at yourself. Last Friday was one of those days for me. I had scheduled the whole day to practise for a retreat that I was facilitating on Saturday. As a...
by Lucy White | May 13, 2026 | burnout, Coaching, executive coaching, Group Coaching, Leadership, Leadership Coaching, Life Coaching, Mental Fitness, Perspective, Positive Intelligence, positive mindset, Saboteurs, Sage Powers
You’ve been the most passionate person in the room for years. You’ve championed every campaign, mentored every new hire, and answered emails at midnight because you believe in the work. Lately, you’re dreading Mondays. The big deadline is three weeks away, and you...
by Lucy White | Sep 10, 2025 | Coaching, executive coaching, Leadership, Leadership Coaching, Life Coaching, Mental Fitness, Positive Intelligence, positive mindset, Saboteurs, Sage Powers, self care, Values
“Thank you for thinking of me but I’m not available at this time.” This is all I wrote when I declined to write a graduate school reference letter for a former colleague I had worked with briefly. I had been brooding over my reply for a couple of weeks. I was...
by Lucy White | Aug 29, 2025 | Coaching, executive coaching, Leadership, Leadership Coaching, Life Coaching, Mental Fitness, Positive Intelligence, positive mindset, Saboteurs, Sage Powers, self care
Pop quiz time! On Saturday, you promised yourself to walk every morning before work to improve your health. On Friday, you realize that you forgot to walk for the last two days. You: Criticize yourself for being forgetful “as always!” Commit to double-up your steps...
by Lucy White | Jul 10, 2025 | Coaching, executive coaching, Group Coaching, Leadership, Leadership Coaching, Life Coaching, Mental Fitness, Positive Intelligence, Saboteurs, Sage Powers, Values
Sitting at brunch, I was stunned to hear my friend tell me exactly what kind of friend and colleague she thought I was–a terrible one. “You missed my 40th birthday party,” she said. “You haven’t been there for me at all; not at home and...
by Lucy White | Jul 6, 2025 | Coaching, executive coaching, Leadership, Leadership Coaching, Life Coaching, Mental Fitness, Positive Intelligence, positive mindset, Saboteurs, Sage Powers
As I headed out to work elsewhere, I ran into my neighbour in the condo lobby. “Must be nice to be able to go out for fun instead of sweating all day like I have to,” they said in a unfriendly tone. Yikes! My face got hot and my stomach flipped over. Two signs...
