“What can I help you with?” What a great question. It opens the door to learning, partnership, and collaboration. Many years ago, when I was in a state of overwhelm, I called a friend to talk and in the process of doing so I broke down in tears. She patiently listened and when I finished… View Article
Communication is an art. Most of us operate as if others understand the world exactly as we do. This is the problem. No one else sees, experiences, and feels the world exactly the same as you do. Ever. This is what gives our world texture, grit, beauty, and richness. When we forget this, we think… View Article
In life, often the best changes hide until we make them. The danger lies in complacency, in settling for a state of contentment, believing that everything is “fine.” Little do we know how much better life could truly be if we relinquished our apprehensions and trusted the process of change. You might have no idea… View Article
Have you ever said, “when I have/reach______________ I’ll be happy (or successful or better)”? If so, let me be the first to say there is no “there.” You’re delaying your joy until some external event happens. Denial of today’s happiness is a great price to pay for the temporary happiness tomorrow brings. The unspoken message… View Article
Listening and learning. The two skills partner nicely. It’s refreshing to dial in, listen, and be fully present without trying to influence, persuade, discuss or debate. In order to affect change, listening is key. Without deep listening, there can be no understanding. Without understanding, we will perish.
Change can be hard. It requires a letting go of what was while embracing what is possible and improved. Too often, our thinking is skewed to keeping things as is – especially if we believe it’s working for us. Our fixed thinking is what makes it hard, not the change itself. Change doesn’t have to… View Article
I was in a session with one of my favorite teams and a new team member shared a great quote I had to capture. He said, “Ignorance can be fixed, stupidity can’t.” I welcomed that phrase and laughed out loud. How many situations do we all create out of ignorance? Unintentional bumbling into waters in… View Article
There are cycles to everything. Our relationships, our businesses, our health, seasons in nature, and our lives. It’s like riding a bike through rolling hills. There are weeks, like this one, where it seems all people are in sync with me. They call, email, text when I’m thinking of them. Reciprocally, those I’m reaching out… View Article
Looking ahead, the questions we ask are more important than the answers we already have. We are at a time in history where we are aware and awakened to the fact that the world is shifting. If we use that lens and see this shake up in how things have been as an opportunity, we… View Article
It’s hard for me to go slow. In fact, I can’t help myself. Sometimes it gets me in trouble. I’ve had times where I can see the approaching problem, but I’m there so early others don’t buy in, aren’t ready to solve or prevent it, or simply don’t believe what’s crystal clear to me. When… View Article