Business
A Personal Manifesto on Work — and Its Connection to Profit and Purpose
For the majority of my life, starting as a teenager, I’ve always liked work and have drawn deep rewards and fulfillment through it. After some deep reflection, including…
Continue readingLeading and Managing
My business mentor asked me 15 years ago or so, What’s the difference between leading and managing? I’m idealistic I realize and admit … but I’ve always felt…
Continue readingRACI and My Translation: DOCK
I got introduced to the RACI model last year by my awesome project manager Katie Richards and have appreciated its use in my work and in my work…
Continue readingFull Heart, Clear Eyes, Can’t Lose … Even In the Lows
I’m a real sucker for inspirational speeches from movies. And I was talking with an entrepreneur this week who is experiencing the downs of business. And I shared…
Continue readingThe Heart of Journalism
My son was asking me about my career today and I always start it by saying “my first love was journalism.” What I learned in that spark of…
Continue readingProcessing Experiences: Thinking Versus Feeling
I’ve lived in my head for most of my life. The last four years, it’s been treading the path of diving into my feelings. The deep work has…
Continue readingPersonal Mental Health Takeaways from Recent Business Travel & Big Annual Conference
In the past, for over a decade, I was my own brand of business road warrior and it wore on me and my emotional and physical health. Translation:…
Continue readingMy Career in Publishing, So Far
Recently I’ve been in a very good and healthy headspace to review my career so far and do some reflecting and, really, feel how proud I am of…
Continue readingLosing and failing sucks worse than winning feels good
I’ve read accounts of several star athletes (Tom Brady and Michael Jordan standout) who hold a sentiment about losing that REALLY resonates with me. It goes something like…
Continue readingThe change grip
Change is about loosening your grip enough in order to readjust it. It can feel frightening if you think the grip is to a rope suspended high above.…
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