And Culture Makes Perfect
Some of our greatest lessons of leadership are found on the green turf of fall. What a season TCU and a valuable lesson in culture makes perfect! Sports provide the backdrop for so many of life’s lessons. As Americans, we love our underdog movies. The inspirational greats like “Rudy” or “Remember the Titans”. A feel […]
Stronger in the Second Half
It is one thing to finish, and quite another to finish well. How might you kick it up a notch when everyone around you is calling it a day? Hit the wall … Bonk … depleted … defeated … done. Running a marathon is no joke. It’s ultimately not a race of speed, but of […]
Beauty From the Ashes – 3 Steps to New Growth, New Year
Does the onset of 2023 find you sitting in ashy ruins? Ready to find the beauty in your life again? Discover 3 steps to finding beauty in the ashes. The contrast was stark. Stretching upward from the ashes were charred, yet graceful Manzanita trunks. All the life choked out in one cataclysmic moment in time. […]
Break Down to Build Up – 3 Must Know Time Tips to Re-Ignite Your Inner Fire!
With the warm glow of the holidays behind us, December is a hard act to follow. Add on a dose of the “January Blues” and the idea of bursting into the year all fired up may seem daunting at best. I find the onset of the cold, quiet days of January the perfect time to […]
Game Day Stress! Holding the ball when the game is on the line
How do you handle life’s most stressful moments? There are seconds left on the clock. The game is on the line. The ball is in your hands. Did that make you feel queasy? I’ve watched my son play nail biting water polo tournaments and close call football games. It’s those last few game-determining seconds that I almost […]
Am I Willing?
After losing her dad, her business, her livelihood she was exhausted. I sat across from my teary-eyed friend and listened knowingly to her anguished cries. For the last two years she had poured everything into moving forward, being strong, starting over, doing the next thing. Yet, the needle seemed stuck, determined to stay in the […]
5 Surefire Ways to Stay Stuck – Or Escape to Your Best Life
Stuck Happens. We can either choose to get comfortable and stay there or we can draw on the resources within us to escape to our best life! We’ve all been there. A funk of a day turns into an unproductive week, that segues into a flat month and regretfully continues to languish on from there. […]
Life’s Road Map – Mastering the Art of Reflect. Reset. Renew
Life is full of unexpected twists and turns. Without a map we are sure to end up overwhelmed. Let’s learn how to regain control and get back on track! It seems like eons ago, but there was a time when Todd and I would take off with excitement on a road trip and the most […]
Trading In Overwhelm for Balance – Life Lessons Learned on a BOSU Ball
Life is Messy! Is life balance even possible in the midst of our overwhelm? These are the life changing lessons I learned from the top of a BOSU ball. Balance is like a slick watermelon seed. Once you’ve grasped hold, it quickly pops out once again! Whether we recognize it or not, we all long […]
Who’s Holding Your Rope? Finding Friends That Hold the Line
When life gets tough who can you count on to help you hold the line? Learn 5 ways to find and build solid friendships for your most fulfilled life! Rounding the corner on fifty carried for me both an ache and a thrill. The kids had left the nest, I was starting to remember what […]