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This kid jumped off the cliff!
This photo was in my photo album. Turns out it's my son jumping off a cliff in Australia. Not sorry I missed it! You Can't Swim Unless You Get in the Water It's a favorite phrase of swim teachers whose reluctant students are windmilling their arms over the water. At...
Strangers know I was sobbing on the red couch…
I was sitting on the red sofa you see behind me, I said on the Zoom call. I corrected myself. Actually, I was sobbing There’s a canyon between sitting and sobbing, a vastness in how you understand me sitting on my red couch and me sobbing on the red couch. And that's...
Ahhhh, February Romance, But What About Friendship?
I've oodles of ideas for improving your romantic relationship. I've tested and written about most of them, including the Blame and Criticism Diet of 2013. (I can say with seven years of practice, that Tim and I are pretty much there.) We've been through several cycles...
One Word to Guide You Through 2021. Mine is GLOW
GLOW: A steady radiance of light or heat without flame; a strong feeling of pleasure or wellbeing. I'll be writing it on my bathroom mirror, drawing on a poster for my office, and putting it on my phone cover so I weave it into life and bring it into action each day...
Conscious Leadership Master Move: Human Being, Not Doing
Conscious Leadership Means Choosing Being Over Doing I’ll be off my foot for weeks with upcoming surgery. And I’m creating more anxiety for myself around the recovery than the procedure itself. If you knew me, you’d know that I’ve never excelled at binge-watching or...
How Conscious Leaders Stop Trying to Control the World
While it may seem like we’re spinning out of control in 2020, the truth that Conscious Leaders know is that we were never in control. It’s just glaringly obvious right now. Forget about controlling your colleagues, your family, the weather, your dog (well, a tiny...
Conscious Leaders. Name what you love. Putting yourself on the list is a game-changer.
Conscious Leaders. What do you love? If I asked you to name all the things you loved, how long would it take you to name yourself? I'd say my dog, my family, trees, sushi, good wine, democracy, not necessarily in that order. For most of my life, I hadn't thought to...
If You Really Knew Me… Conscious Leaders Reveal Themselves to Others
If you really knew me... Sharing about yourself is a practice of Conscious Leadership Revealing about your inner world liberates your energy and brings you closer to others. In my women’s business mastermind*, we support each other by celebrating wins, helping each...
Are you getting playtime in this crazy time?
Did you hear me scream when I dunked my head underwater in this oh, so icy-cold waterfall? It was beautiful, exhilarating, and so worth the sweaty hike on a crazy steep hillside! Recharging, relaxing, and playing in nature Three days in the national forest...
How Am I Racist? And What Am I Willing To Do About It Today?
Are you asking the question: HOW am I racist? Adding the HOW to the question, helps me past the yes/no, I am or I'm not part. It helps me as a Conscious Leader to get curious about my own racist behaviors so I can adopt anti-racist behaviors. It's there because it's...