“Celebrate endings—for they precede new beginnings” — Jonathan Lockwood Huie I’ll begin this newsletter with the headline: I have decided to retire my executive coaching practice effective December 31st. This also means that you are now reading the last issue of my Let’s LEAD newsletter. If you had asked me a few years ago if I […]
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Gratitude + value = impact This month, I’m re-sharing a newsletter I wrote five years ago…a reminder that sharing our gratitude and the impact others have on us shouldn’t be a once-a-year thing. with gratitude… When I sit down to write these newsletters, I don’t usually have a plan. When I started to write them […]
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‘Without vulnerability, there is no courage’ – – Brené Brown This last week, my husband and I had to run to the Valley on an errand, and as we drove down Topanga Canyon Blvd., I noticed the children at recess at the first elementary school we passed. I was flooded with memories. I grew up […]
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“…and then I got to know you.” Last month, my Let’s LEAD newsletter focused on how to build confidence. The more confident we feel, the greater the impact on our work and the people around us. If you’ve been working on increasing your confidence, maybe: you’re speaking more assertively at meetings you’re exercising your influence […]
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A lion doesn’t have to tell anyone it’s a lion… I love talking about confidence. It’s a core value of mine…and when I see REAL confidence in others, I want to be around them. Confident people don’t need to tell others they’re confident. A few years ago, I wrote about building confidence, and I shared […]
Read More“…and we let the old limbs of our tree die.” – Sarah Blondin As we approach the half-way point of 2025, many of us reflect on the status of the goals we set earlier in the year. A personal goal of mine included regular mediation, even if only for a few minutes, on most days […]
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We tend to want what we don’t have. Or, we THINK we do. My husband and I recently took a vacation in Hawaii. As with most vacations, the goal was to relax…to not think about work or the to-do list. You know…heaven. I’m a planner. I like the idea of knowing where we’re going. A […]
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“Wow…you come prepared!” “Yes…yes, I do,” as I hand my list of daily vitamins and supplements to the nurse. Q1 of each year includes a lot of health to-do’s; my annual mammogram, lab work, regular teeth cleaning… Because my health insurance changed last year and the provider I’ve been seeing for 30+ years isn’t in […]
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“All that we are is the result of what we have thought.” — Buddha This last weekend, we celebrated International Women’s Day. To commemorate the day, I attended a virtual webinar with the focus on helping women ‘own your voice’ in male-dominated industries. The panel included women who were successful in their careers, and they […]
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January was the longest year month EVER! Yeah, you know what I’m talking about. Extraordinary weather events, unprecedented wildfires, unparalleled political upheaval. I wouldn’t consider myself an anxious person, but for the last 30+ days, my heart has been pounding, and my imagination reeling. It feels like: I recently spent an evening with some close […]
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