Category: Life 101

When things get tough as we have all experienced since 2020, how do make logical sense of it all? This has been a conversation I’ve had weekly since March 2020 on a weekly basis. We lean in with empathy and can sometimes get overloaded with emotion. Our professional and personal life can sometimes go the…

Have you ever given yourself the space and time to really think? Going back in your memory to as far as you can remember. Then piecing together your life story. The joy is putting the puzzle together to realize who we are today. We all have several influences over our life. Taking the time to…

I started 2022 writing in Seth Godin’s Creative Workshop. I enrolled and still could hear my high school english teacher’s voice echoing that I am not a good writer. My goal was to write each day. I love to write. I wanted to become a better writer. At the end of the 100 days of…

“One of the things I learned the hard way was that it doesn’t pay to get discouraged. Keeping busy and making optimism a way of life can restore your faith in yourself .” -Lucille Ball Often times when I am giving a keynote speech, I love to use the phrase, ”Growth always comes from the…

I often have conversations with executives about how to handle people being late. Once I give them the space to share how they feel about the other person being late to a meeting or lunch, we embrace the pause. I encourage slipping into the Observer’s Chair. Most people aren’t late on purpose. When they arrive…

What if…. You could pause. You could listen. You could sit and really hear the other person’s vision, dream, aspiration or goal. Imagine the opportunities. Hear the aligned conversations. When was the last time you really listened to a level that you heard and felt the other person’s perspective? 💙

I heard this phrase from a very young age. I was taught to try everything — even if I failed, I tried! Teaching through living is incredibly important. The last two years have shown us that we can transition and achieve many things — and it can look and feel a bit different. Real-world practical…

This past week has offered me a new version of what it means to see and pause for the celebration of life. A new baby is born and the feeling of wonder, awe and excitement is in the air and engraved in my heart forever. It’s a celebration of a new life. A young man’s…

My Irish Nana taught me to ’smell the roses’, perhaps a cliche that has grown into modern day language of daily gratitude. It’s easy to stay busy. Book your calendar so full there is no white space. It’s intentional to reflect to allow daily time. Another day to be. A new day to enjoy being…

Life is lived by moving through each day with intention. How can we intend our life so that we unfold who we really are? The more we travel, where it’s physical travel, in our mind with goals, dreams, aspirations or revisI ting a memory — it’s unfold our truth. The truth that lies within our…