When you look at the results you have in your life, what do you see? Do you see a masterpiece? A work of art worthy of your time calling you to leap out of bed in the morning and pushing you to extend your days as late as possible not wanting to miss a single minute of the goodness in your…
I found this quote today and had to share it as it felt like a permission slip to feel. As I listen and share with others as we emerge into the next stages of our pandemic lives, I can’t help but hear, feel, and see the layers of grief. Even in the most successful of lives, it’s been a challenge. Remembering to feel, recognize the sadness, and embrace…
When something shows up repeatedly in my world, I realize quickly it’s a message, not a random event. I treat feedback the same way. Instead of reacting to each message and questioning myself, I’ve learned to seek patterns – both working and not working. This pattern recently showed itself: do you need help with burn out, stress and the emergence from winter for yourself or your teams? Though it’s been a mostly manageable…
I recently did an exercise which was insightful and validating. I asked several people to describe me in three words. It wasn’t for my ego, though it served to assuage that as well, so if it helps, try it. It was to see how my self-perception aligned with others in my circle. The simple punch line was their words weren’t the ones I’d choose…
Everybody leans on leaders. Do you ever feel like you’re the shock absorber for those around you? I know I do. You buffer things, are a sounding board, are the Voice of Reason and helper to those around you who may need a confidential source to confide in when things are chaotic, or you can’t talk with much of anyone about what’s happening in your world. When you’re that resource for others, where…
Since March of 2020,we’ve been pretty uncertain about a lot of things. And really, that’s the way that it’s been, it’s just in the front seat of the car right now. Normally we can fool ourselves and say, oh I know what’s going to happen – when we really don’t know. We want to believe we know what’s coming, and we have predictability. But really, what do you…
Birthdays: they change over time. When you’re young, you can’t wait for them. It’s a day all about you, celebrating who you are and potentially offering rewards and attention. You reach your milestone birthdays and celebrate what the world recognizes that age/stage means. Sometimes there are rituals, regrets and too much celebrating equates to a recognition you’re older, maybe not wiser. As I’ve aged, I appreciate both the opportunity…
“Speak what you seek until you see what you said.” I heard this quote during a two-day event I was attending. Though the concept isn’t new, it certainly simplified how clear we each need to be when declaring our potential future. You must believe it to see it. It’s not the other way around. If you don’t believe it, it can’t and won’t happen. Speak it until you see…
The seduction of Spring. When you live in the Midwest, the winter can be long. Really long. Add a pandemic and it became a fear for many people that we’d really struggle to get through this year. As we reach temps in the 50s and 60s in March, the first temptations and relief begins. We joke that it’s “pre-Spring,” and yet it’s hard not to…
What great questions do you ask as a leader? I love to hear great leaders share their input for the biggest questions they are asking in the moment. One of my current favorites given the conversations happening in our world right now is this: Whose perspective would it be useful for me to understand? When thinking about envisioning a future…