“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
How do you change the outcome when you feel overwhelmed, hopeless, or stuck? You need to ask a new question. What a mind-blowing concept. I was introduced to a powerful question from Dan Sullivan. He said when you consider doing something new, ask “how can I achieve this doing nothing?” What? I’m a doer. A question like this has never occurred… View Article
Merry Christmas! Whether this is one of your holidays to gather or not, I hope your day is filled with connection, meaning and laughter beyond any material gifts. I hope you reflect on 2021 with joy and admiration for all you navigated. I hope you are present to those around you and those who are… View Article
In my travels and work this time of year I have the honor of working with leaders to improve their team health. Let’s just say 2021 has been a doozy. As you make the time to take a break over the end of year, please do exactly that: take a break. We’re tired. Not just… View Article
What are your gifts from 2021? When you consider the challenges, wins, ups and downs of this messy year, what’s been most impactful for you in business, as a leader and in your life? When I think about this question amidst the holidays, I have quick top of mind answers. They don’t serve me in… View Article
This great Adam Grant quote shook up my thinking in a great way: “If you judge your worth by your achievements, you feel worthless whenever you fall short of a goal. Stable self-confidence comes from learning to separate your performance from your self-esteem. Excellence is a reflection of effort, skill, and luck – not your… View Article
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… View Article
Recently, I was recognized by a team as being fearless. Though I was touched from what they offered as a compliment, I had to laugh out loud as well. If there’s anything I’m not, it’s fearless. I believe I’m courageous and confident in my abilities, yet I don’t think of that as fearless. In the same… View Article
As I’m back to a bit of travel, I received notice I’ve reached “million miler” status. The recognition of what this means is both interesting and astonishing when I think about it. The trinkets and note from the airline called my attention to it and caused me to reflect. A million miles, dollars, minutes, smiles, thanks, words or anything… View Article
When things don’t go as planned, how do you respond? I was waiting for the ride I scheduled to the airport in the lobby and saw the app said “your driver is arriving” flash on the screen. I opened the app and recognized the icon of the car was miles away from my location. I… View Article
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