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Deescalating Conflict
Warning – I’m going to talk about politics…but it’s going to be ok. It’s not just the book club story that troubles me—another friend recently shared about the polarizing discord surfacing in her dinner group. These friends, who have known each other for decades, raised their families together, worked together, and found each other in…
Fall Into Self-Care
Fall is the perfect time of year to press ctrl+alt+delete and reset your routines around self-care. I’m definitely showing my age here – I’m pretty sure my kids don’t even know what that is. But I digress. Often, summer is a crazy time of year where we enjoy all the things – food & drink,…
Gratitude in the Workplace – the New Bottom Line
Have you ever worked for someone who never seemed to notice when you did a good job on a project, said thank you for your work, or even acknowledged your effort? How did that make you feel? Chances are, you didn’t last long in that job – or you didn’t have a great attitude about…
THE LINE that broke me open
The LINE broke me open. It happened in Washington, D.C., a few years ago – 2018, to be exact – and I was attending my first Mindful Leader conference. Listening to one of the keynote speakers, Jim Dethmer, I began to experience something that I frankly don’t usually experience while listening to a speaker at…
Living in a VUCA World
I’m just going to say it.. “It’s a different world from when I grew up.” “I would hate to be raising teenagers right now.” “Let’s just agree to NOT talk about politics.” “The pandemic is over – get over it.” Perhaps one of these statements hits home for you. At least one (or more) does…