LEAD BOLDLY: It doesn’t have to be

LEAD BOLDLY: It doesn’t have to be

I was at an event a few weeks ago. In my friend’s kitchen there was a magnet on the refrigerator that said “it is what it is.” I’ve heard it a zillion times but on that day I heard it differently. I wondered well yes that’s how things are but do they need to...
Step into the Heat

Step into the Heat

Yeah, I know. We usually say get out of the heat. But what if you step in to the difficult conversation? What can you make happen? What can you change? Sure, stepping into the trouble spot has risk. But it also has opportunity. What hot spot can you step into to make...
What will you do with your 179 days?

What will you do with your 179 days?

That’s it. Then 2023 will be done. Where will you be? Is it where you want? Is it where you left off in 2022? Somewhere in between. I don’t know about you but this year has been filled with starts and stops and do-overs. But we still have half left. Where do you want...
Get What You Want…Don’t Leave Claw Marks

Get What You Want…Don’t Leave Claw Marks

I love this quote from David Foster Wallace, “Everything I’ve ever let go of has claw marks on it.” It could easily apply to me for most of my life.  But here’s the thing, when it’s time to let go, it’s time to let go. And clinging? It just makes things harder on...
Get What You Want…What do you want for 2022?

Get What You Want…What do you want for 2022?

As we near the end of the year and we start taking stock, your year may again look nothing like what you’d planned. And that’s ok. Didn’t get it all done? No worries. I bet you got more done than you think. And managing uncertainty takes energy. I know lots of people...
Get What You Want…The Cure for Anxiety Is…

Get What You Want…The Cure for Anxiety Is…

Feeling overwhelmed and paralyzed? I don’t know about you, but I know I have days where the stack of things I think need to be done, by me, and now is taller than I am.  Ok, at 5’1” that’s not as tall as it might be, but it can be overwhelming and anxiety-producing....