ACTION: You feel compelled to act immediately and decisively. Each year, I reassess my strengths using the same assessment tool I use with my coaching clients. Now was as good a time as any…and no surprise, ‘action’ was at the top of my list of ‘realized’ strengths. It has been one of my top seven […]
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What a jerk! As I write this, I’m on a plane on my way to a women’s leadership event and I’m operating on about 3 hours of sleep. My adventure started at about 5am in the TSA line. I always attempt to make eye contact with the TSA staff, followed by a smile, with hopes […]
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We have to make a decision… That Thursday was ‘go/no-go’ day. My husband and I were excited to head to Hawaii for our first vacation since the pandemic. Ah yes…Covid. That nasty virus that’s here to stay. I recently attended a women’s conference in Atlanta. I delivered a workshop, participated in a panel presentation, and […]
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‘I gotta have it!’ In the last few years, I have developed an interest in minimalism. It’s less about the ‘no more than 33 items in your wardrobe’ and more about ‘does it spark joy?’ Well, ‘joy’ may be taking it a bit too far…it’s more about ‘do I need this old thing?’ When the […]
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There’s no power, Capt’n! I recently attended a business retreat, located in a rural part of Colorado. It was beautiful…I woke up every day to blue skies, lush green mountains, and a family of horses grazing in a field below our deck. One morning, I also woke up to no power. The house ran off […]
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OMG! We have THREE! A few months ago, we potted a milkweed plant with the hope of attracting butterflies. My fantasy included me drinking that first cup of coffee and watch them fluttering about. That’s it, and that is also the limit of my ‘milkweed = butterflies’ knowledge. Today was anticipated to be a hot, […]
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“I don’t know.” This is tough to admit for many of us. My internal Saboteurs…the Controller, the Stickler, and the Hyper-Achiever, all riding shotgun with the Judge (or ‘inner critic’), don’t like these three words at all. “I’m in control when I have all the answers.” “I must know all the answers! Anything less is […]
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“What’s your angle?” It’s a great, if pointed, question…one that cover all manner of topics. More specifically, this question came from a colleague with whom I was sharing some plans to expand my writing beyond this monthly newsletter. I love to write, and honestly, when I sit down to write my newsletters, it starts with […]
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Spring has sprung! I know this because my sinuses are in full bloom. A random rabbit showed up in our backyard a couple of days after Easter. I had to remind my husband that if you feed it, it will stay… Spring represents new beginnings and transformations. Fresh starts. Spring also represents resilience…the perennial nature […]
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“Happy birthday to me!” Yes, this month I celebrate my annual trip around the sun. I’ll hold back telling you how many. As I reflect on past birthdays, a clear image comes to mind: BTW, Barbie was ‘born’ in March as well… When I was a kid, my mom took a cake-decorating class at […]
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