Friday’s Quote

Friday’s Quote

“Do you want to do this thing? Sit down and do it.” ~ Ann Patchett Well one doesn’t get much more blunt than that, huh? I hear a lot of people, myself included, speak of what they want as well as what they don’t want. More often than not, the...
6 Seconds

6 Seconds

I was talking with a client yesterday about fear—and I’ll be having the same conversation today with myself, btw. She said she was afraid and I asked her, “Of what exactly?” Facing fear head on, as we have discussed in the past, is a really important...
Motivational Monday!

Motivational Monday!

Yesterday afternoon, around 4 pm, we realized we needed to walk the dogs. It had been a rather dreary weekend with lots and lots of rain, so walking the dogs wasn’t anything we were looking forward to doing. We also didn’t have a choice, so we saddled up...
The Hardest Part

The Hardest Part

Someone shared with me yesterday that they had read a book about leadership. They went on to explain exactly what it was that they learned from the book, and it was good, too! It gave them a really good data point to begin the work. Applying it, though, is the hard...
Boardwalk or Park Place?

Boardwalk or Park Place?

I shared a video with my Leadership Masterclass yesterday. It was Marie Forleo interviewing Seth Godin about failure. He shared a story about playing the game Monopoly with his children to convey this brilliant metaphor. We all know Monopoly can be fun, and I say,...
Motivational Monday!

Motivational Monday!

March Madness has, in fact, been madness this year! It’s the first time ever in NCAA history that there is not a #1 seed in the final four! Actually, all the #1 seeds were eliminated before the Elite Eight—again, making NCAA history. I was asked if I would not...