How are you leading? Many believe we need to be confident, positive, and directive as leaders, especially given the amount of change we continue to face in our world. It’s a good combination, until it’s not. Sometimes, you are uncertain too. It makes you human. Sometimes, you’re challenged and it’s hard. That doesn’t mean you’re not confident. In that moment,…
Are you kind to yourself? Most leaders hold themselves to high standards. Often, they set a higher bar for themselves than for those around them. It’s a curious thing. Most of us could benefit from compassion for ourselves as well as extending it to others. Our ability to respect boundaries, set limits, and challenge ourselves while challenging the status quo…
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Sometimes, I look at the state of our world and I feel helpless to change it. When I see some of the realities we’re dealing with and recognize that basic safety and the opportunity to love freely are compromised disproportionately for many, specifically here in the US, I seek wisdom from history. I also recognize it begins with me, in…
There is something wonderful about snowfall. As I sit enjoying the steady drift of fragile crystals gently floating to the ground, delicately covering the bare spaces with a white dusting, I am peace full. Filled with peace in a way Spring, Summer and Fall cannot offer. Stillness inside and outside, no sound, simply peaceful and peace full. When my calendar…
What will this cost me? I was facilitating a session with a team and this gem of a question dropped from one of the wise leaders on the team. She was explaining how taxing it can be when people react with high emotion to situations at work. Even when the message is spot on, you can lose people along the…
Who knew pressure washing would be gratifying? I sure didn’t. At least not until I tried it. Sometimes doing a task which is simple, mundane and productive is just what the doctor ordered. Though I ended covered in dirt, pressure washing gave me the clarity on many things happening in my business and life. When your thinking gets stuck, take to cleaning something. I’ve found it to be…
Work from home – school from home – everybody’s home Zoomed in, zoomed out Online workouts, school, training, meetings; life feels like it’s on a screen Remote, online, distance and hybrid learning Grey hair, long hair and home haircuts are in, haircuts at a distance Everything behind plexiglass Visiting loved ones through windows Doctors, dentists and front-line workers in hazmat suits Being alone for birth, illness and…
The enemy of connection is distraction. Do you agree? I do. What can you do to delete, diminish, or discontinue the amount of distraction you allow or create? Whether in a pandemic, on a screen, in person with devices chiming in, busy multitasking or any number of other things which can limit, alter, or seize our attention – what can…
Curiosity. It’s the doorway to your greatest opportunities. Are you willing to be more curious than certain relative to what’s possible for you, your business and your life? If so, ask questions, listen, be willing to have your thinking and certainty undone. The key to transforming the reality you’re experiencing is to ask new questions. If you want a new experience, you have to be willing to let…