Chutzpah. I used this word a few blogs ago. I love it. The definition: Supreme Self-Confidence. What’s not to love? Where do you have chutzpah? Where do you lack it? What practices help you find it when you’re off track? It’s a great word explaining what it means to be aligned with your best self, operating in abundance, kicking ass…
I went to see a local band recently and went with Kevin (my husband), Ali (my daughter), some friends from Kevin’s work, and my BFF Lisa (from age 4) and her husband Mark. To say it was fun would be to diminish the joy we had. Lisa and I attended many concerts together, including too many to count for The…
Are you a fixer? I am and have been. In my life I’ve looked at people, situations, teams, my work and my relationships as problems to be solved. Guess what? As long as that’s how I approach what’s happening, everything is a problem waiting to be solved. This is great for my ego, my identity, and sense of capability to…
Recently, when doing a talk with a group of phenomenal female leaders we entered into a conversation about being tired of leading. The kind of tired when it feels like everyone depends on you from anything like answers to motivation, plate juggling and inspiration to boot. As we explored the conversation further, we all recognized there are times for all…
When things get overwhelming, simplify. You can easily lose time, energy and momentum because you’re swept up in all the things that could or are happening. The best thing to do is to pause, step back with a wide-angle view of things, and do one thing which will have maximum impact first. You can’t do that if you’re “in” the…
When I want to be efficient and focused with limited time, I hack myself – here’s how: Write down what MUST be done Write down how much time you have Decide it can all be done (or rescope if you tend to put 20 pounds in a 10-pound bag) Assign an amount of time to each block of things Set…
When you find yourself lacking energy, move. In all ways, feeling stuck or stagnant is your body’s way of incenting you to do something different whether that’s mentally, physically, spiritually, emotionally, intellectually, or otherwise. It can be deceptively engaging to stay complacent, hunker down, or isolate which can become a reinforcement of the lack of energy. Ask yourself, what would…
I don’t like being told what to do. In fact, I have a visceral reaction when I feel like someone is offering the “only” option and there are others available to me. When I take a breath and evaluate, it prompts me to action. The kind of action which expands my options, possibilities, and choices. As soon as that happens,…
Choice is a big deal. When it appears we have none, it’s still a choice to do nothing. When you do nothing, you’ve made a choice. People can feel victimized when they do nothing, and something happens. It’s usually the something they wish didn’t happen. It happens because they did nothing, which is a choice, even if subconsciously. Choose.
A spark ignites an idea. It fans the flame of possibility and refinement follows. When you create meaningful time for reflection there’s space for what’s present and what could be. If we keep our heads down doing the work remaining in the weeds, we have no perspective for the horizon. It’s like looking at the world from the 10th floor…