This week, while listening to yet another episode of Armchair Expert, I found myself struck by a deceptively simple question posed by actor and filmmaker Tyler Perry … “What happens when you’re not at work?”

I had a sense of what my word was for this year, but I was having a hard time putting it into one word. So, naturally, I asked my friend Chat GPT to help me.

The transition into a new year is a natural invitation to pause, reflect, and honor the year we’re leaving behind.

2024 was amazing, and hard, and beautiful … and hard. (Yes, I said “hard” twice. Not a typo.) Through it all, I found myself holding tightly to the things that kept me steady amidst the highs and lows.

If you just try harder, want it more or dig deeper, you’ll get there. That’s the narrative we’ve been sold, but your success in reaching your goals does not come down to willpower alone.

If finding community feels hard lately, you are not alone.

This is something I’ve been thinking about a lot recently. We live in a world where community can feel like something we know exists but is unreachable to us. And if you’ve felt that, I want you to know—it’s not just you.

Recently someone I knew passed away, and the news stopped me in my tracks. For a moment, the world stopped.

If you’re interested in starting your next team meeting, event, or dinner party with a unique question, I’ve included 25 questions below.

If I could do a Ted Talk on a topic it would be this - Do less.

And it would apply to life as much as it does for work.

While I watch friends celebrate with family PJs photos and Elf of the Shelf, I’m afraid my husband would not put on matching PJs with me, and our pup, Bentley, may just eat that little Elf.

If your priorities are not reflected on your calendar, then they aren’t really your priorities.

If I could go back and talk to the version of me who felt lost, here’s what I’d say…