The Day to Elect a Leader: Are You on the Ballot?
Today we will elect our next President. Which makes it a great day to reflect on the need for leadership and what makes a leader effective. Is it politics or presence? Principles or vision? The ability to lead a group of people toward a common goal, or the [...]
Do You Have the Power to Walk Away?
We do our best work when we know we can quit. We can walk away…take this job and…well if you have heard the song, you know the rest. It gives us a certain type of freedom that we are not confined nor enslaved. If we don’t like the way we are [...]
Helping Each Other Succeed
Two friends from China decided they were stronger together than they were as individuals. Their story is unique in that Wenqi was a double amputee and Haiza was completely blind. Yet, despite their handicaps they wanted to be productive and contribute to generations to come. Finding it difficult [...]
Reactions Create Memories
There are days when the waves pound on the shore with such force it pushes the sand up the beach to make a berm that is often several feet high. On those days, my walks are a bit more challenging. It was my first day out in a [...]
One Thing to Remember
I have enjoyed this year. It was particularly active with clients and travel. Moving from one house to the next, and spending time with family and friends. There have been opportunities that have strengthen my career, and a personal loss that has softened my heart. And in both, [...]
How to De-Stress Your Day
In the midst of a stressful day, when I was making life more complicated than it needed to be, I took time out and went down to the beach. As I sat on the sand watching the waves roll in, a little girl in a bright blue swim [...]