What’s in a meeting? When you boil it down to the purpose of a meeting, there are many reasons we use to meet, to solve something, to brainstorm, to inform each other, to connect while using our precious time wisely. Beneath all of that, I believe the primary purpose of every meeting (perhaps every interaction)… View Article
Don’t fall in love with any part of your story. The narrative you live any given day, any given hour is a piece of the fabric that makes us who we are. If the story forwards you, gives you strength, inspiration, energy and momentum for what matters, share it. Repeat it often and let it… View Article
Worry doesn’t work… even when the world doesn’t make sense, when you’d like to change everything about the circumstances and conditions surrounding you, and things feel out of control. Worry is a result of catastrophizing what could be (but isn’t). It’s a result of your mind running rampant with all the possibilities for negative outcomes… View Article
When you’re grounded in your life and centered in a way that you have perspective, even amongst busyness, commitments and challenges, they are just that – challenges. When you’re untethered in your life and you’re disrupted at a fundamental level, the smallest interruptions, curve balls, challenges (like traffic) seem like insurmountable events. Gratitude, Journaling, Sleep… View Article
As a leader, you have the honor of caring for the tone of your culture daily. Some days, that may feel like a privilege and other days it may feel like a burden. What’s the difference? It’s how you’re relating to the complex beings around you and the interpretation you have about how they “should”… View Article
Small acts. These are the most significant things we do. Though we’d like to believe it’s the big, challenging, difficult things, it’s not. It’s the consistent small, thoughtful, kind gestures that matter most. When you receive the note, text or call that says, “I was just thinking of you.” When the flight attendant sees you’re… View Article
How much time do you need? What if you began every endeavor with this question? Without knowing the details or being able to assess what you believe is a reasonable amount of time, how would that change the amount of time you’d allow for certain activities? When I used to work with leadership teams, I… View Article
Have you ever wondered when you decided there was a “right” way to live? Oh, we’ve all done it, comparing what’s happening with others to what’s happening with us in our lives. Which leaves us where? Diminished and discounted on both sides. We all need to shatter this illusion. Theodore Roosevelt said “Comparison is the… View Article
When things change it opens up space. Space in your mind, your environment, your beliefs, and your possibilities. You can focus on what you’re losing, what’s going away, how “hard” it will be, or what you don’t like about the changes. You can also focus on what you’re gaining, what’s emerging, how “fun” it will… View Article
When your core values align with your employees, clients, partners and vendors, you can make mistakes. When trust is high, and you’ve delivered on what you said time after time, you can make mistakes. When you go the extra mile, especially when it’s not required or expected, you can make mistakes. When you’ve done none… View Article
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