Who knew communication could be so hard?

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Relationships are confronting. They show you what you’re doing “right,” what you’re doing “wrong,” and everything in between. They reflect back to you aspects of yourself that you love, aspects of yourself that you hate, and aspects of yourself you weren’t even aware of. And quite frankly, sometimes constantly dealing with that reflection is effing

Reflection Is Key To Personal Sustainability

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My way of working has been nutty lately. Yesterday, I was up at 4:30am, worked on a marketing project, drove an hour and half during rush hour traffic, sat through a 6-hour training to help me better understand my company’s learning management system, and when it finished, I was frickin’ exhausted! During the last hour

Are You Having Conversations That Inspire & Uplift Those Around You?

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It is time for a shift in the conversations we have with ourselves and with those around us. It’s time to have conversations that uplift people, inspire people, appreciate people, and respect people. As someone who belongs to communities that have been both marginalized and looked down upon, I know what it’s like to not

Sacrifice Doesn’t Alway Lead to Happiness

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Have you ever felt like you’ve sacrificed some aspect of yourself or your life that’s important to you for the sake of “more success” or “creating a better life?” It could be your health. It could be your relationship. It could be your peace of mind. Or it could be your overall joy and happiness.

Play: The Key To Powerhouse Leadership

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The master in the art of living makes little distinction between his work and his play, his labor and his leisure, his mind and his body, his education and his recreation, his love and his religion. He hardly knows which is which. He simply pursues his vision of excellence at whatever he does, leaving others

Appreciate Your Way To Positive Self-Talk

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Kudos to you. You might not hear it very often, but it takes a lot of courage to lead, to be a pioneer, to step outside of your comfort zone or to go against what is expected of you or what you were taught. It can be both confronting and confusing because on one hand,

Lead Not From Power But From Passion

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“There is no passion to be found playing small – in settling for a life that is less than the one you are capable of living.” ~ Nelson Mandela Traditional leadership has always rested on power and authority as the leading edge but true leaders inspire through passion – the power and authority are valuable by-products

The Gift Of Presence

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The most valuable gift we can give another person is our full and undivided attention. To acknowledge, appreciate and respect others means consciously creating space for the other to feel seen. Think back to the last time you felt deeply recognized because that was the last time you were in the presence of a Life

Miscommunication + Conflict = Great Opportunity?

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Huh? You’re probably thinking, “What the heck are you talking about?! Great opportunity? This feels horrible!” Let’s face it. You’re never going to always agree with what your colleagues say and vice versa. However, as a leader — whether that be in your organization, your community or your home —  it is important to acknowledge

Mastering You Is The Key To All Success

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Life is a lot more simple than we humans make it out to be… if we just look at what comes into our lives, we can see that it’s just a reflection of the energy we put out previously. Whatever happens in your life is also happening on every other level of your life. So