Burning Point Blog

A collection of thoughts about life and leadership.

Micromanaging and Min Specs

Everyone wants independence, but it's so easy to start tightening the reins! Here's how to stop micromanaging, at work and at home.

Sep 17, 2024

“Mooooom! I’m so BORED!” Super normal experience for a kid. I left him alone for a while to see if he could figure it out. He could not.

Sep 9, 2024

Twice, last Spring, I had lunch with a few friends. We’re all women, between 40 and 50 years old. We hadn’t been together in person...

Jan 17, 2024

I thought achieving goals would feel better. Last year at this time, I was in a tough spot. I felt stuck, with lots of things outside of...

Jan 9, 2024

For the first half of my career, I worked for an organization that prioritized development. Being a faith-based organization, that was...

May 29, 2023

My three year old keeps trying to figure out what exactly I do for work. We have a variation of this conversation on the way to daycare...

May 24, 2023

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