A Personal Story In late February of 2019, I became a mother to Athena. Born healthy. Sweet. Vulnerable like all babies. From the time I knew I was carrying her I started to wonder who she would become. Imagining what we might raise her to believe in and value. Three...
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Being Present
Contemporary life makes it incredibly challenging to stay present. We are processing more information than ever before, and with so many things vying for our attention, it’s no wonder that our focus is fractured. So, what can we do to truly experience life? To show up...
One Leader’s Secret Weapon: Presence
Your brain is processing 400 billion bits of data per second, of which you are only aware of 2,000 of those. Thanks to your reticular activating system (RAS), a bundle of nerves in our brain stems, only the most important information gets through. Your RAS is what...
Authentic Leadership
‘Who Am I Afraid To Be?’ and Other Questions To Check Your Authenticity As a coach, one of my specialties is coaching high performers on the verge of or experiencing burnout. “Authentic leadership” is one of the most common topics they bring to the table for...
Financial Planning with Emily Phillips
Recently, my podcast partner, Katie Rasoul, and I met with Emily Phillips to talk about Financial Planning. And not just about the nerdy math parts of it, but what really matters to people are growing their careers, their families, and their wealth in the current...
An Exploration of Personal Power
What does it mean to be personally powerful? The generic definition goes something like this: the ability to do something or act in a particular way. Yet we have so many different definitions, ways, and thoughts around power. There’s the internal demonstration of...
Are You Stealing Growth Opportunities from the People Around You?
If you’ve ever heard me talk about my clients, you know I’m not shy to profess my deep love and care for them. They all tend to play similar roles in that they are leaders in their lives and work. They boost the people around them. Others look to them for answers and...
Redefining Success with Katie Rasoul
As many of you know, Katie Rasoul is my co-host for The Life and Leadership Podcast. We took some time to talk recently about her new book, Hidden Brilliance: A High-Achieving Introvert’s Guide to Self-Discovery, Leadership and Playing Big, and learn more about her...
Consciousness with Reverend Lola Wright
In this episode of the Life and Leadership podcast, I was honored to have Reverend Lola Wright as our guest. Lola is a subject matter expert on consciousness as well as the Spiritual Director at Bodhi Spiritual Center, a preeminent mindfulness-based community...
A Crash Course on the Imposter Syndrome
I work with high-performing leaders and organizations that are in hyper-growth mode. Despite their great success, many talented leaders are suffering privately-secretly-because they are unaware that they are not alone in their struggle with the Imposter Syndrome....