As I have the privilege to work with more and more teams, there is a common skill that continues to surface among the leaders who are most respected and trusted by their team, and those who have the most effective teams: the ability to identify, feel and process their emotions in a healthy and controlled … Continue reading Emotionally Healthy Leadership →

How are you preventing the changes you want by recognizing and reinforcing the wrong behavior? We are just a couple months into a new year. This means organizations are working through the implementation of new strategic plans, and we are working toward new life goals. What we often forget to address as part of change … Continue reading The Realities of What We Recognize & Reward: Part 2 →

Just a couple more years and I'll get there. Just a couple more tries and I'll have it perfect. Just a couple more lessons and I'll be smart. My father-in-law said this over and over in our recent visit. It had me thinking about how rare it is to encounter someone humble and in pursuit … Continue reading Just a couple more… →

I grew up required to go to church on Sundays. I went to Sunday school, went on church trips, attended Awana and youth group. My parents made church a part of our lives. And as many teenagers do, as I got older I resisted. I didn't understand why I was obligated to go and I … Continue reading A Journey to God’s Love and Acceptance →

You are hereYou are thereEverywhere Around the cornerOut in frontPresent ProtectingShowingLoving I must chooseTo seeTo knowTo be loved I surrenderI acceptI allow Only thenCan I realizeThe truth

Barren and brownRocky terrainNo one around. Land, as it isOften overlookedAnd unappreciated. Here I remember…One foot in front of the other. Stripped backTo simplicity,Clarity. Mind openedWeight releasedEnergy renewed. You find me, hold me.I welcome you. Your deep love,Mercy and grace,Peace and wisdom. We are one again

In this series I am sharing my process for how I came back to fulfillment in work and life and moved from heart-less to heart-full connection, presence and engagement. For me, this has been the answer to my feelings of burnout. It wasn’t actually doing less, it was doing differently. More fully. More intentionally. More meaningfully. My … Continue reading Coming Back to Fulfillment in Life and Work – Part 3 →

In this series I am sharing my process for how I came back to fulfillment in work and life and moved from heart-less to heart-full connection, presence and engagement. For me, this has been the answer to my feelings of burnout. It wasn’t actually doing less, it was doing differently. More fully. More intentionally. More meaningfully. My … Continue reading Coming Back to Fulfillment in Life and Work – Part 2 →

These past few weeks, life seems extra full. Full of work, full of expectations, full of invitations. I know others feel it too because most of my individual and team coaching sessions are about managing the workload and preventing burnout. On top of our own daily reality is the weight of tension, frustration and division … Continue reading Coming Back to Fulfillment in Life and Work – Part 1 →

"I'm sorry you feel that way." The dreaded sentence that has taught me so many hard lessons. My mom was a master at pointing me back to myself and reminding me that I had a choice in how I viewed a situation or how I felt about something or someone. As a teenager that sentence … Continue reading Finding Our Way →