5 Tips to Strengthen your Transparency as a Leader
STRENGTH AND TRANSPARENCY These two concepts seem to be unrelated at first glance. I'd like you to challenge that notion and begin to explore how you can find strength in learning to be more transparent in your leadership. Are you with me? When you are in a...
5 Strategies to Create More Authentic Interactions
STRENGTH AND AUTHENTICITY These appear to be concepts at odds with each other. We have a case study right in front of us - the presidential election. As women, we witnessed the continuing divide associated with how women feel they have to present themselves and how...
“Being vs. Doing”
Recently, there has been much focus on mindfulness. And before you start thinking "I can't meditate," let me explain. Mindfulness is simply "being in the moment." Being aware of your surroundings, feeling the breeze on your face, feeling the heat on your skin,...
Why Can’t I Take That Next Step?
Why don't you feel ready? Perhaps you've just reached the point where you have started to do something different or are about to launch a business. Congratulations! And you know that taking those next steps could mean turning the corner to get closer to what you...
Your Next Chapter Series – THE POWER OF CHOICE
Have you ever heard the phrase "If you don't like what is happening to you, why don't you just change it?" Easier said than done, don't you think? The power in this question is that it can elicit a pause from you, a moment in time where you actually wonder if...
Monday Morning Blues – Or Sunday Night Dread?
We’ve all experienced it. We get into our offices on Monday morning and we get a case of the blues. We had a good weekend - maybe visited with family or friends. Maybe hunkered down with a good book. Perhaps we went to a much-awaited movie, worked in the garden -...
Button Pushing 101
Are you aware of how you allow others to push your buttons? Yes, that’s right! I just said “how you ALLOW others to push your buttons…….” We never think of it this way – we think others are out to get us and know how to push those buttons that get us all worked...
For The Love Of Money…How To Use Money To Express Self-Love
I don’t have a money tree, do you? I've worked hard for every dollar I've earned.My attitude toward money definitely began with my family. Whenever I asked for something I wanted that was expensive or not really necessary, I got responses like these, but always with...
Happy Personal Independence Day!
Happy Personal Independence Day! According to Wikepedia, Independence Day in the United States is a federal holiday commemorating the adoption of the Declaration of Independence on July 4, 1776 the date on which the United States formally separated from Great...
8 Lessons That Helped Me Up My Leadership Game
You want to be more successful as a leader. You want to be taken seriously. You want to be heard. You feel irritated and get downright angry sometimes based on how you feel you've been treated. You feel like you have something significant to add to the...
50 is the new 30 – NOT! And other delightful observations about getting older……
I attended my high school reunion the other night with over sixty other women who attended an all-girl parochial school in the 70’s. I walked into the room greeted by the most beautiful, vibrant, animated, happy women I could imagine! These 50-somethings were no less...
I Hated Writing…
Yes, that’s right! I said “I HATED WRITING”! My recollection of my writing experiences involve writing out repetitive sentences to practice penmanship - whew! - who remembers that term? OMG! OR to write 500 words to turn in the next day in class…. OR, worst of all -...