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Optimization Isn’t Always the Answer

April 2, 2026 | Renée Fishman

Just because we have tools that can help us do our work faster doesn’t mean we always need to use them. Optimization can take away the joy of the work.

Filed Under: Productivity Tagged With: cooking, efficiency, energy, holidays, joy, meaning, optimization, productivity, ritual, time

What I’ve Learned From the Most Successful People About How to Create a Legacy and a Lasting Impact

December 12, 2025 | Renée Fishman

What I’ve learned from people who have attained the highest levels of financial success and leadership about how to create a legacy and a lasting impact.

Filed Under: Coaching, Productivity Tagged With: eulogy, impact, legacy, meaning, purpose, success

The Overlooked Meaning of Libra’s Scales

September 24, 2025 | Renée Fishman

The scales of Libra season and Rosh Hashanah are usually tied to balance and justice, but there’s another meaning that often gets overlooked.

Filed Under: Astrology Tagged With: astrology, comparison, Libra, meaning, relationships, Rosh Hashana, scales, symbols

What You’re Really Saying When You Call Someone “Hysterical”

August 20, 2025 | Renée Fishman

Have you ever called someone “hysterical”? Here’s what you’re really saying — and why you should stop using that word.

Filed Under: Coaching, Life Tagged With: etymology, language, meaning, women, words

Why You Need to Stop Talking Shit About Yourself

August 5, 2025 | Renée Fishman

You might think you’re venting, keeping it real, or motivating yourself to change. But your shit-talking is doing more damage than you realize.

Filed Under: Coaching, Habits Tagged With: identity, incantation, language, mantra, meaning, self-talk, words

Unexpected Opportunities

June 4, 2025 | Renée Fishman

Sometimes what looks like a detour or diversion is actually an unexpected opportunity.

Filed Under: Life Tagged With: connection, destination, detours, diversion, magic moments, meaning, opporunity, sisters

The Through-Line is You

May 29, 2025 | Renée Fishman

Steve Jobs famously said that we can only connect the dots looking backward. Even when the dots don’t seem to have a clear connection, the through-line is you.

Filed Under: Life, Navigating Change Tagged With: career, change, direction, life, meaning, navigating change, pivots, purpose, roles, story, through-line

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