better work issue #27 We’re almost there! I'm helping high-performers achieve their goals this year, but I need your feedback. Take (or share) this anonymous survey. If you’re one of the 15 people who didn’t finish the survey, please do it now. The responses so far honestly surprised me. I can't wait to share them with you! The first time I was unemployed, it was my choice. The second time, it wasn’t. I had to leave my job because I moved to another state (remote work wasn't a thing yet).I...
15 days ago • 6 min read
better work issue #26 Can you help me Reader? I want to help high-performers achieve their goals with less stress this year. I have 14 out of the 30 responses I need so far. Please take (or share) this quick survey. ↓ “SAMSUNG PHONE VERY GOOD!” Rewind five minutes before this remark, the towering British man and I had had a normal conversation. That changed the moment I shared that I was ethnically Korean. “Why are you yelling?” I kept my cool. But if I’m being honest, this is how I really...
29 days ago • 7 min read
better work issue #25 🥳 Today is the one-year anniversary of better work! To celebrate, I'm creating a resource to help you address real challenges when managing multiple goals. Take this quick survey. ↓ It’s easy to think of creative hunger as a desire for more. You’re missing that one key insight. That masterclass. That strategist to pave the way. But 2025 taught me one thing for certain:A full plate can leave you starving. I learned this the hard way last summer. My calendar was packed for...
about 1 month ago • 5 min read
better work issue #24 👩🏻🎨 How to create your life instead of choosing it 👋 Hey, it's Susan. Welcome to better work - a personal development newsletter for high-performers who put themselves first so that they can show up for the people they love. Our lives are our stories, but we’ve been taught to read them all wrong. That life is a linear chapter book. Three acts, a couple themes, one ending. Then a series of plot twists derail our story, crashing into our safe, predictable plan, scattering...
2 months ago • 8 min read
better work issue #23 🌐 Feeling uninspired by your goals? You need impact areas 👋 Hey, it's Susan. Welcome to better work - a personal development newsletter for high-performers who put themselves first so that they can show up for the people they love. Do you dread writing goals? It's not a lack of skill or ambition; when you put your mind to it, you can achieve anything. 👀 Which can become a problem. Your mind rebels because your goals are misaligned from what you actually want. You're not...
3 months ago • 8 min read
better work issue #22 🥸 Self-care is a scam 👋 Hey, it's Susan. Welcome to better work - a personal development newsletter for high-performers who put themselves first so that they can show up for the people they love. 🚩 Balance is bullshit. You can't find balance when you have to take time off to book a doctor's appointment. You can’t find balance when you're a working parent with kids unless you have an army of people like Beyoncé. You can't find balance in a system that wants you to stay...
3 months ago • 8 min read
better work issue #21 I'm so sick of therapy 👋 Hey, it's Susan. Welcome to better work - a personal development newsletter for high-performers who put themselves first so that they can show up for the people they love. I'm not a religious person, but I am a spiritual one. Not super-woo-woo. More like a little-woo. 🤏🏼 💫 I believe that the Universe listens. I believe that the energy we put out there comes back to us. I believe in karma (and that she's a bitch). So when three words flashed...
4 months ago • 9 min read
better work issue #20 🧪 Scared to take risks? Do this instead 👋 Hey, it's Susan, your favorite spicy career coach. Welcome to better work - a personal development newsletter for high-performers who put themselves first so that they can show up for the people they love. Want to know the secret to happiness? 👉 Lower your expectations. If you expect something to be shitty, then you can only go up from there. 💩 While lowering your expectations to increase your chance of happiness works well for...
4 months ago • 7 min read
better work issue #19 🏠 What we got wrong about building communities (and how to fix it) 👋 Hey, it's Susan. Welcome to better work - a personal development newsletter for high-performers who put themselves first so that they can show up for the people they love. Isn't it weird to think that we know more people virtually than we do in real life? Thanks technology! As we spend more time online, we naturally seek connection. But lately, "community" feels more like a buzzword rather than a place...
5 months ago • 9 min read