Every action impacts others. We are busy preparing for three huge professional events and are trying so hard to do excellent work. A few of my themes for these events are: Are you proud of yourself when no one else is watching? Are you just doing it, or are you doing it well? What kind…
Terrific epiphany in a leadership training session with front line workers! The task was simple : 1. Brainstorm big changes you’ve experienced at work and at home in the past five years; 2. Pick your top two “doozies”; and 3. Rank them #1 and #2. Every team’s biggest changes were all personal. It wasn’t about the…
How much time do you waste feeling frustrated with someone at work? at home? in a checkout lane? on the highway? Is that frustration moving you forward or just helping you spin your wheels and making a bigger rut? Ouch. If we really want to be that role model – that inspiring force – that person…
There are so many people who are planning, redrafting, rewriting, reworking, solidifying and any other action that sometimes feels like progress. The reality is this perceived action is often a simple way to avoid taking action. It’s time to DECIDE TO ACT! Yes, you need to plan. Yes, you need to contemplate choices. Yes, it matters. But there is…
Failing Fearlessly is an empowering mantra. It isn’t being risky. It isn’t being careless. It is knowing that significant growth comes from allowing yourself to fulfill your massive potential. – Patty Hendrickson.
College moms are definitely women of character, courage & commitment! Not only are these women working moms with jobs, families and community involvement but they are tremendous role models. Some are working on their first degree and some are working on advanced degree. What a great testament of believing in yourself. What a great testament to the value…
Margaret Jankowski definitely is a woman of character, courage and commitment! She founded The Sewing Machine Project, Inc. following the devastating tsunami in Southeast Asia. A BBC article gave painful details about a woman who had lost her sewing machine in the storm, a machine she’d saved for years to buy, and, in losing it,…
Irena Sendler definitely was a woman of character, courage & commitment! She dedicated her life to one of the most risky philanthropic challenges — saving Polish Jewish children from the Warsaw ghetto. She was a Catholic woman who knew this was a horrific situation. She said, “I was taught that if you see a person…
Eleanor Roosevelt definitely was a woman of character, courage & commitment! She believed in the beauty of her dreams. Yes, she was born into a well-to-do family, but life was not easy. Her mother died when she was eight and her father when was ten. Such a sad thing for a child. Yet, she was…
No matter what challenge is in front of you — knowing that you are true to your purpose — to your code — to your ritual makes the challenge manageable. Those who have gone before you have left a treasure of past experience. What lessons have you learned from others? If you are looking to make…
