Managing Transitions

There has been much conversation in recent years about disruptive innovation. The term loosely describes any situation in which an industry or business is shaken up and the previously successful [...]

I have heard it all too many times. Hardworking, eager to please people, who have been demoralized by the negative feedback of a well-intended perfectionist. It’s not that the perfectionist meant [...]

I had the honor of listening to a friend the other day as we walked along the beach. She was sharing that her mother was ill and the latest news was rather grim. I did the typical thing and tried [...]

A reader recently asked me what to do when you hit a fork in the road. “Pick it up” I told her, “and keep going.” Every decision has a consequence but only one choice will [...]

September traditionally marks the end of summer. The vacations are over. Kids are back in school and engagement in the duties of life seems to increase. Fall then becomes a time of settling down. [...]

Lately my mind has been that of an anarchy. A bunch of different voices yelling over one another resisting the urge for any kind of governance. This happens most often when I let it happen. [...]

We are self-healing organisms. When we get a cut, the body unconsciously activates a series of responses that mend the damaged tissues. When we work with our natural system we heal. Our spirit is [...]

I met a woman yesterday who reminded me of something I often tell my clients who feel overwhelmed by the many roles they play in life.  “No.” she said, “Is a complete sentence.” Those of us who [...]

Yes, you read that correctly. “You should have seen the look on their feces.” That was a line I recently read in a book. Clearly it was a mistake the publisher didn’t catch and no doubt that poor [...]

“Change happens to everybody. Wisdom occurs when you use the change wisely.” The quote appeared in my novel, but it was first spoken to me by my favorite aunt, O’Dell.  O’Dell was a hillbilly, [...]