About Sue

What is your professional background?

I have been a teacher since 1990, with the last 17 years spent working with gifted children. In gifted education, the focus is on critical and creative thinking, the very skills needed in decision-making.

Recently, I’ve been honing my skills in the coaching arena, which has dovetailed nicely with my existing teaching style and expanded my methods in new directions.

Since I’ve always been passionate about developing curriculum, personal development, and being outside, creating educational materials and writing about topics that integrate all these areas seems a natural direction for me to take.

How did you get so interested in decision-making?

If there were an Overthinkers Anonymous, I’d be a charter member. All my life, I’ve agonized over decisions. Not so much the small ones, but those major life decisions have really tied me in knots over the years.

When I’m in the midst of a big decision, it’s easy for me to allow it to take over my thoughts pretty much every waking hour. You could say it becomes an obsession.

That’s not really a healthy way to live. We need to give decisions the respect they’re due while not allowing them to sap our energy and distract us from all the other important things happening here and now.

Over many years, I have learned how to resolve internal conflicts and make choices much more easily. When I think about some of the big decisions I’ve made in my life, it’s a cliche, but it’s true:  I wish I’d known then what I know now.

I want to share what I’ve learned with others. I truly believe that after experiencing the programs I’m developing, people can lead more joyful and stress-free lives grounded in what matters most to them.

What other interests do you have?

I am an avid outdoorsperson. I love hiking, camping, river sports, cross-country skiing, birdwatching and just being out in nature. I’m also crazy about my husband and six-year-old son.