What We Think
You can’t pour from an empty cup. Fill up often.
– Julie Jakopic
What We Think
You can’t pour from an empty cup. Fill up often.
– Julie Jakopic
Lead Boldly Blog
Get What You Want…Gratitude
It may sound a little sappy, but one of the most important things you can do on the road to what you want is to recognize what you already have. In this wild ride of 2020, many of us are missing friends, family, work, travel, and all manner of things. I know I do....
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Get What You Want….No Small Fish
It's no secret that I help people figure out what they want and get it. What is a secret is part of my approach? So many people only admit to part of what they want. They shrink their desire to fit what they think they deserve or they think they can get or they think...
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Get What You Want – Sometimes You Gotta Wait
I know, I know, I am always saying not to wait. So what's up with me? I need to clarify. When there is an action within your control, don't wait, or at least not unless it is a purposeful decision. But sometimes our actions depend on others' decisions and actions and...
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No Matter What
As I write this, polls are just closing on the east coast and won't close on the west for a few hours. Tomorrow will arrive no matter what we know and don't. Don't get me wrong, the outcome of the election matters. It matters a lot. But your goals, your dreams,...
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Opportunity Doesn’t Knock
I listened to a great poetry reading this weekend and heard this amazing line: "Opportunity doesn't knock on my door, she lives here. I made room for her." - Kim B. Miller Manifesting what you want is not about making a vision board and then sitting on the couch...
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Get what you want Wednesday….Ask for it
Today I start a new decade. But it totally snuck up on me. I never actually celebrated the last one so it has seemed like I’ve been 40 for 20 years. Not lying about my age ever but internally, utterly unaware and unconcerned. Covid-19 has made me more aware but...
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What If Wednesday – What if…this is the last one?
In a week, I start a new decade. And I want to change things up. What if Wednesday has been a fun way to introduce things but for some people, “what if” isn’t a fun curious approach, it’s a recipe for anxiety. So, I think, in this uncertain era, it’s run its course....
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What If Wednesday – What if…there are 86?
There are 86 days left in 2020. That's it. I don't know about you but I am still not sure where the year went. Did we actually have spring and summer? I think most of the year went to waiting. Waiting to understand the pandemic. Waiting to open. Waiting to travel....
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What If Wednesday – What if…it’s good to be uncomfortable?
Being uncomfortable is, well, uncomfortable. Unpleasant. Undesirable. And yet, it's the source of innovation. We feel compelled to get out of the discomfort and so we explore and try things. Sometimes we try anything to get to a comfortable place. The pandemic, the...
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What If Wednesday – What if…you don’t get a pass?
I spend time helping others lead boldly and cope with hard things. That was true before 2020 and will be true after. I’ve learned a lot leading in crisis and share it in the hopes of making it easier for others to serve well and come out stronger on the other side....
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What If Wednesday – What if…we create space?
I have discovered that my congenital lateness never had to do with traffic or other people. I manage to be late to meetings when all I have to do is sit in the same spot and change the zoom link. It has to do with me packing too much into every minute of the day. I...
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What If Wednesday – What if…you just say no?
Really. Yes, I know we resist it. We over commit. We say yes to things we don’t want to do. We drag our feet when we are afraid that we are going to disappoint someone. But I have a secret. It doesn't get easier over time. The longer you wait, the more you worry, and...
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