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...
The Power of One Small Change

The Power of One Small Change

Nothing like moving a few pieces of furniture around to shift perspective. My office was starting to feel stagnant so Sunday I came in to reevaluate. I moved my desk and the shelves. Even the printer table found a new home. It was like a magic trick. My office...
Approval Seeking: Why We Do It & And How To Let it Go

Approval Seeking: Why We Do It & And How To Let it Go

When’s the last time you craved approval? I’m not referring to an official type of approval, like from a bank for your mortgage, or from a client for your project to move forward. I’m talking about someone else seeing you and giving you that ‘ya done good, kid’ pat on...
Authority Magazine Interview: Emotional Intelligence

Authority Magazine Interview: Emotional Intelligence

It was my pleasure to be featured in Authority Magazine for their series on Emotional Intelligence: What it Is; Why it is so Essential; How We Can Increase it. Here are five tips I share on growing your Emotional Intelligence: Hit the pause button. Stop before you...
Self Expression (or Knowing When To Call in The Wolf)

Self Expression (or Knowing When To Call in The Wolf)

This is the second in a series of five blog posts on the key components of Emotional Intelligence: Self Perception, Self Expression, Interpersonal Relationships, Decision Making and Stress Management. In our last blog post, we spoke about Self Perception. Today we’re...