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Butterfly Whispers: Past the Screened Porch
Happiness is like a butterfly - the more you chase it, the more it eludes - but if you turn your attention to other things, it comes and...


Reimagine Next Steps
Spring is here. Winter is the perfect time to cocoon, reflect and prepare for the future. I raise butterflies and have watched as they...


Create Well-Loved Spaces
Last year, I visited a new strategic planning client and as I entered the building I immediately thought to myself, “Somebody loves this...


Resist Resistance
I often hear leaders say, "That will never work." This type of certainty is based on data collected in the past. The sentiment can make...


Invite Proactive Inaction
Do you ever hear this message? I do. For me it's an invitation to stop moving (i.e., proactive, intentional inaction) and start...


The Art of Sitting on Your Hands
One of the most dynamic entrepreneurs and leaders I have ever known knew a secret – listen more than you speak. I mean at meetings – all...


Get in the Zone
This has been my work/meditation jam for the last year. When I am creating, I find it helpful to listen to simple and divine music like...


Follow Your Heart
The discovery (or re-discovery) of your gifts is a lifelong process, and your understanding and interpretation of your gifts is likely to...


Leadership: An Affair of the Heart and Mind
There are classic truths about leadership. As I was preparing for a recent presentation, I re-discovered this beautiful articulation of...


10 Ideas for Loving Yourself More
We do a great job taking care of others. Valentine's week is a great time to remember that we need to love and take care of ourselves....