My Date with Raquel Welch: A Love Story

My Date with Raquel Welch: A Love Story

With the passing of Raquel Welch earlier this year, I reflected on one magical night I had with her. This typically isn’t the type of thing I’d release to the public, but we can all use a good story. This story is about empathy, kindness, and meeting people (including...
Melissa Thornley Featured on the Fitting Out Podcast

Melissa Thornley Featured on the Fitting Out Podcast

Melissa was thrilled to record a podcast episode for the Fitting Out podcast, created and hosted by Jonah McGuire. With this podcast, Jonah aims to shine a light on the greatness of humanity which exists everywhere by delving into people’s personal journeys as every...
Wake Up and Show Up (How You Want to Show Up)

Wake Up and Show Up (How You Want to Show Up)

We’re midway through January. What a relief. All of those resolution peddlers have quieted down. None of us need any more noise in our airwaves, especially now. In Decmeber, we talked about acknowledging what is. When we take ourselves out of autopilot mode and look...
A PSA on Enoughness

A PSA on Enoughness

  Here we are. The last Sunday in November. Some of us had some time off. Some of us worked extra. Some of us traveled. Some of us stayed home. Regardless, many of us may be experiencing that weird Sunday feeling. You know the one: that slight dull worry that...
Lowering Stress Without Adding to Our Plate

Lowering Stress Without Adding to Our Plate

There’s a lot out there about stress management. And with good reason. Many of the organizations I work with have noticed that their leaders are suffering from burnout or are languishing (sense of emptiness, stagnation, ennui). Maybe this is you; maybe it’s not. The...
Teamwork = Relationships + Results

Teamwork = Relationships + Results

Want to know the secret to just about everything? Pay attention. Slow down. Play nice. You can apply the above rules anywhere, but they are particularly critical to teamwork, whether you’re the official manager of the team or are leading as a team player. Let’s think...
Personal Accountability: A Balancing Act

Personal Accountability: A Balancing Act

Balance beams still cause a wave of anxiety in me. One of my worst gym class memories was somersaulting off of a balance beam. It wasn’t a high beam and I landed on a mat, but I still got a big nasty bruise down my back. Why was somersaulting on a balance beam even a...