In this episode of Passion, Purpose, and Paychecks, I’m inviting you into a conversation about something we use every day but rarely think about with intention: the way we introduce ourselves. Whether I’m coaching a student, meeting a new colleague, or stepping into a room filled with possibility, I’ve learned that a confident introduction can open doors long before a résumé ever does.

I’m sharing a simple, powerful framework created by Sunil Ramlochan called Name, Same, Fame, Aim, Game — a beautifully structured guide that helps you speak about who you are with clarity and purpose. This model has quickly become one of my favorite tools to teach, because it gives you a roadmap for telling your story without shrinking, stumbling, or overthinking.

If you’ve ever struggled to explain what you do, felt nervous saying your title out loud, or worried about taking up space in professional settings, this episode will help you find a version of your pitch that feels grounded, authentic, and fully yours.

Join me as we explore how to introduce ourselves with confidence, how to shape our stories into something both simple and powerful, and how a thoughtful pitch can help us step more boldly into the spaces and opportunities aligned with our purpose.

In this week’s episode of Passion, Purpose, and Paychecks, I’m breaking down something many job seekers don’t think about nearly enough: your body language. Before you ever answer a single question, your body is already speaking on your behalf — and sometimes it’s telling a story you didn’t mean to tell!

I’ll never forget the day I realized my LinkedIn profile looked successful — but my life didn’t feel that way. I had the titles, the certifications, the highlights… but something was missing. That moment led me to discover the power of Life Design, a framework that helped me shift from living in reaction mode to creating my days with purpose and intention.

In this episode, I’m sharing what it means to truly design your life, not just your LinkedIn. You’ll hear how I began redesigning my own days using curiosity, reframing, and small “prototypes” that helped me test what really worked for me. I’ll walk you through three simple tools you can use this week to start moving from burnout to balance — and from reaction to creation.

Because your résumé might show what you’ve done, but your life should reflect who you’re becoming.

How Perfectionism Steals Your Peace (and How to Get It Back)

When I was a little girl growing up in Morristown, Tennessee, I wanted everything I made to be perfect—even my drawings at the kitchen table. If one line went outside the shape, I’d crumple up the paper and start over. I didn’t know it then, but that little perfectionist in me would follow me into adulthood—and into my career.

In this episode of Passion, Purpose, and Paychecks, I’m opening up about how perfectionism once ruled my life and how I finally learned to trade “perfect” for “peace.” I’ll share how that desire to always get it right can quietly drain your joy and creativity, and how letting go can actually make you more effective, more authentic, and a lot happier.

I’ll also share three simple ways you can start loosening perfection’s grip right now—because you deserve to rest, breathe, and know that good enough really can be great.

This episode is for anyone who’s ever rewritten the same email three times, second-guessed their talent, or felt like “almost perfect” wasn’t enough. Spoiler alert: it is.

For as long as I can remember, my mother kept cracked eggshells in the carton. When I got married, I did the same thing — until one day my husband asked me why. That question led me down a funny (and eye-opening) family trail that taught me a powerful truth about habits, purpose, and growth.

If you’re an adult juggling work, family, and late-night study sessions — this episode is for you.

For most of my life, I hated avocados. I couldn’t get past the guacamole, the onions, the texture — it was just a no for me. But one day, I decided to try it again… this time, on my own terms. No onions, no pressure — just a little lemon, salt, and curiosity. And to my surprise, I loved it.

That small shift taught me something powerful about life: it’s never too late to change your mind. Whether it’s about a career path, a dream you put on hold, or how you define success, we all have the right to rediscover what actually brings us joy — not what someone else told us should.

In this episode, I share how learning to love avocados became a reminder that we’re all still ripening — in our purpose, our passions, and our lives. So if you’ve been feeling stuck or wondering if it’s too late to start over, I want you to know: it’s not too late to like avocados… or your life.

In this October episode of Passion, Purpose, and Paychecks, I’m reflecting on what I call “harvest season” — that sacred time of year when we finally begin to see the results of the seeds we’ve been planting all along.