Category: Leadership
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Would you like joy and abundance right now?
There is a street in my neighborhood that is lined with gigantic eucalyptus trees and this is my favorite time of year on that street. Right now the monarch butterflies are as thick as pea soup, hanging out in the eucalyptus grove. You can barely walk down the road without out bumping into one or…
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90-Day Road Map
I overheard a woman talking about her journey from the airport to a remote location in Northern New Mexico. She said that her niece had given her exact details and descriptions for each turn over the phone such as, “At the adobe church, turn right” and “At the market/post office, continue for 3 miles”. “I…
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Delegation – is it risky business?
Many of us have risen to a place of great responsibility or leadership because we are perfectionists and control freaks. Then one day we wake up and realize that we can’t carry it all alone any longer and our To Do List has surpassed our bandwidth. At some point a coach, supervisor, friend or staff person says,…
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Work and Home – Leave it at the door?
My daughter Annie recently returned to work as a dental hygienist. It is a job she enjoys, in an office she loves, with patients she cares about. What is different now is Annie is a working mom. Her sweet son, my grandson, is six weeks old. She returned to work with her heart and her…
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Finding grassy sweetness at the false summit!
“I’m betwixt and between.” I’ve always heard that expression but never quite knew where that was. So if I were to find myself there – how would I know? Well, I am there and now I know. Here is the only way I can explain it. This place – betwixt and between – is like…
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It is a bridge not a leap!
Good riddance 2015!Not sorry to see you go 2015. Not looking back. These are just some of the sentiments I see on social media with regard to last year. And for me too, there were events in 2015 that I’m not sad to be done with such as: Bumpy transitions. Decisions that didn’t generate the…
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Want to be highly valued? 9 Time-tested Tips
My mom and dad taught me most everything I know about being a valued employee. Today I am sharing their top tips! My folks, Evelyn and Fletcher, built a successful florist and greenhouse business. They never were formally trained in business but because of self-leadership, resource management, determination, and relentless learning, their success lasted over…
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El Nino – Don’t take it personally!
I love water. Really I do. I love water to bathe in, cook with, and its refreshing qualities on a hot day. I don’t love water in my garage. Thankfully El Nino is coming! This means a great deal of water will be running willy-nilly all over my neighborhood. Even though I love water, I…
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What is your Selfie Stick?
I had some opinions about Selfie Sticks. Okay, more than opinions – negative judgments. In my mind Selfie Sticks were a silly, tacky gadget for the masses. Their owners were primarily tourists or young girls. I considered Selfie Sticks trendy, a fad, and a flash in the pan. Certainly not something I’d ever own. Then…
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How much are you spending?
I’ve been hearing myself say this over and over in coaching sessions and in workshops so I thought I’d share it with you as well! In our personal life, as well as in our work life, we have a variety of resources from which to draw. We can really boil these resources down into three…