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"The familiar life horizon has been outgrown; the old concepts, ideals and emotional patterns no longer fit; the time for the passing of a threshold is at hand" ~Joseph Campbell

A few years ago I participated in a wonderful three and one-half day retreat with an organization called Rites of Passage. This retreat called Quest for Leadership brought me back in touch with nature.

Not only with nature surrounding me, but most importantly, with my own nature.

With my innate wisdom. One of the most…

"How desperately difficult it is to be honest with oneself.  It is much easier to be honest with other people."~Edward F. Benson

To be authentic is defined by dictionary.com to be trustworthy, honest, genuine, real. It is a particular way of dealing with the external world, while being faithful to our internal selves and our ideas rather than external influences and ideas. The word originated in the early 1300's from the Latin autheniticus meaning "one who does things himself". Some of my work …

Last year, I studied and was certified in Judith Glaser's Conversational Intelligence (C-IQ) work. In her teachings, she describes the Three Levels of Conversation as follows:

• Level I is transactional.

This is when we exchange information. You ask. I tell. Repeat. Reverse. And so goes the dance. This is simply giving instructions or directing someone.

• Level II is positional.

It is an exchange of power, when we explore what we know. It is persuading, advocating, inquiring and influencing …

“Women upset everything. When you let them into your life, you find that the woman is driving at one thing and you're driving at another.” George Bernard Shaw (1856 - 1950) “Pygmalion” (1913)

I spent many years of my career climbing the proverbial ladder in Corporate America. I did what I think is typical of so many women who want to succeed in their careers and be promoted into leadership positions.

I looked at who was above me, modeled them, was mentored by them, and got promoted by them. Th…

Comfort Zones are the habits we have—neither good nor bad—that we need to be aware of, because they may be preventing us from playing our bigger games. Comfort Zones may be keeping us in the same old place, as they are just that—they are comfortable.

And who wants to leave a place that is comfortable for what is unknown and more than likely uncomfortable? 

A Comfort Zone can be a behavior or an action of some sort.

For instance, how many of us watch too much TV, are on our smartphones way too…

I’ve been doing quite a bit of reflection over this past week and I’ve been looking at what will make me more productive. Self-confession, I have a focus issue and follow the shiniest object that appears in front of me. This causes me to have too much ‘to do’ on that ‘to do’ pile and I just watch it grow bigger. I seem to accomplish a lot, but it’s all small stuff that doesn’t really advance my work. This will change. In reading other’s tips and tricks for what they do to increase their producti…

Quite a few years back someone wished me good karma and sent me this list of what the Dalai Lama had to say to bring in a new year.

I found this list, his “Instructions for Life” to be a very useful reminder of what is important in both my personal and professional life. I hope you find it of value in yours.

1. Take into account that great love and great achievements involve great risk.
2. When you lose, don’t lose the lesson.
3. Follow the three R’s:
   • Respect for self,
   • Respect for others,
   • Resp…

"Give whatever you are doing and whoever you are with the gift of your attention." ~Jim Rohn

With one of my strengths being learner (StrengthsFinder 2.0), I did some post-graduate work a few years ago in the Neuroscience of Leadership at the NeuroLeadership Institute. NeuroLeadership is an emerging field of study focused on bringing neuroscientific knowledge into the areas of leadership development, management training, change management, education, consulting and coaching. This field helps ind…

A really interesting article came across my desk this morning from The Chopra Center. It was written by Emily Holland who is a health coach and freelance writer who focuses on psychology and optimal living.

The article 8 Routine Habits That May Be Stressing You Out focused on those daily habits that heighten stress levels that are less obvious than the ones we know are not good for us such as over consuming caffeine, eating large quantities of processed foods and over scheduling ourselves for …

Fail fabulously. I first heard this term when I was attending coach training, and I disliked it from the moment I heard it. What was fabulous about failing? Failing was failing, and you couldn't convince me that it was a fabulous experience. I had never experienced it in that way.

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