Boundaries squander your emotional energy on mitigating negative relationships and experiences. Core values channel your emotional energy toward the people and opportunities that give you life.
Read MoreThere are no formulas, automated solutions, or binary answers in leadership. It’s a hard and stretching pursuit that comes to terms with feeling conflicted and challenged on the regular.
Read MoreSmall talk is not something to be dreaded, it's something to be leveraged. Small talk can increase trust, strengthen connection, and create synergy that gets everyone moving in the same direction.
Read MoreEverything in our nature wants to rise up and say “I have a right to speak my mind”, but the reality is that we don’t always have the earned equity in the relationship to do so.
Read MoreIf you’re spending time and energy helping people but not seeing a whole lot of growth in return, the problem may be you.
Read MoreYou have the freedom and power to break the anxiety cycle and shape a life that you love and can thrive in.
Read MoreLeadership is a lot of putting your own agenda aside, stuffing your ego, and making yourself the least important. But the truth is, nobody needs a title to help others.
Read MoreWhen we find ourselves in situations that may be tense, unfamiliar, or even intimidating, will we make decisions that prioritize our comfort or are we brave enough to deny our comfort in favor of growth?
Read MoreWe're designed to be intellectually and emotionally adaptive as we gain new insight into how we're wired. Refuse to let ego sink your weaknesses deeper and embrace a willingness to continually grow into who you were ultimately created to be.
Read MoreWhen opportunity pops up, fear does too, so we have to decide in that moment whether to run away or press on. Fear is a formidable opponent to your advancement, but you’re strong enough to take it down.
Read MoreContrary to popular opinion, optimism is a remarkable show of mental fortitude. It takes courage, discipline, and grit to shoulder the risks and responsibilities that come with being dedicated to problem solving.
Read MoreGreat leaders understand that the only way to scale is to help people grow and begin delegating their authority. So what is my leadership looking for before they move me from having responsibilities to holding authority?
Read MoreCommon sense is an arbitrary measurement we fall back on when we fail to document and standardize our expectations. Let's get rid of that term and be better about setting our teams up for success.
Read MoreThe ability to make good decisions is like a muscle that is consistently strengthened over time through discipline and intentionality.
Read MoreThe ability to make good decisions is like a muscle that is consistently strengthened over time through discipline and intentionality.
Read MoreMillennials deeply long for their jobs to have meaning, but we have resorted to looking for it instead of creating it. This has amassed a wandering workforce that jumps from job to job with very little foresight into the areas and relationships that deserve our loyalty.
Read MoreThe beauty of a woman is proved when she is as soft as she is fierce. When she's independent, yet unafraid of connection. When she's driven, but shows deliberate restraint.
Read MoreAs leaders, we should be able to communicate intention and truth with clarity while still maintaining connection with people.
Read MoreIf you want a voice that champions improvement and innovation, you have to simultaneously be faithful in the small things. This will be the differentiator between a good team member and an indispensable team member.
Read More“Nevers” are always thoughts and declarations with intentionality behind them. So, life listens, life laughs, life moves on, but eventually, life comes back around. It just has an irksome way of revisiting the "nevers" in a “challenge accepted" sort of way.
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