Category: Leadership
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Peace Within Chaos
When the world feels chaotic, it’s easy to become a victim of the churn. I share how I returned to the Circle of Control, a model I’ve taught to hundreds, to separate what I can control, what I can influence, and what I need to release, and how fiction and art help me find peace.
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What am I sacrificing?
I heard a question that stopped me in my tracks: What are you sacrificing for yourself in order to protect other people’s happiness? For those of us raised to be pleasers, these silent sacrifices add up to resentment, strained relationships, and real health costs. Here’s how I’m learning to choose differently.
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What is the Benefit?
Why do individual strengths assessments so often fail to change team culture? Here’s a simple practice to move from personal insight to collective, lasting impact.
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My Business Is Shifting and So Am I
The self-help world is losing its shine, and I’m shifting too. Less hustle, less noise, more 1:1 coaching and family facilitation. Here’s how two hard years changed the way I work, and why I’ve stopped trying to push the river.
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Moment by Moment
A family vacation turned into a hospital stay, but letting go of my plans revealed unexpected gifts: family love, a new puppy, and time I’ll never forget.
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Endless I’m Sorrys
I keep catching myself saying “I’m sorry” for things that aren’t mine to own. Here’s what years of coaching, and my own habit of over-apologizing, have taught me about where it comes from, what it costs us, and how to speak up without the apology.
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Am I Being Clear?
A childhood moment with her daughter taught Beth Wonson a lasting lesson about clarity, and why being understood is always the speaker’s responsibility, not the listener’s.
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Harnessing Energy, Excitement, Ideas, and Support
A trafficking survivor built a thriving nonprofit and won over a sold-out crowd. But too many great ideas can stall momentum. Here is how I helped Emily Sanders and Connect2Change turn energy and support into one clear, focused plan for growth.
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Don’t worry. We will figure it out.
“Don’t worry. We’ll figure it out.” It’s not the obstacle that trips us up — it’s the emotional reaction to it. From a crowded arrival to a stalled business meeting to a frantic search for lost keys, here’s why a pivot beats panic every time, and how to train your brain to respond, not react.