During the rapid-fire questions at the end of Bréne Brown’s podcasts, one question she would ask was something like, “What lesson is the universe continuing to teach you because you haven’t mastered it yet?”

I’ve been thinking a lot about this recently because I realize I still haven’t learned the lesson well enough about leaving thinking space and room for my personal priorities in my calendar.

I had a vision of how my Friday would go. Then I read an email and saw a Slack message, and my plans for a low-key day shifted.

How often does this happen to you?  You do the strategy and planning work for your day or week, but then life intervenes with other plans.

During a coaching session this week, one participant made a connection he hadn’t noticed before. Staying aligned with priorities is no different from managing the scope of a project. We know all about scope creep in project management, but we don’t tend to relate it to our daily lives.

I found this idea so relatable that I wanted to share it with all of you. I often talk about setting priorities and boundaries and then managing them…

When things happen more than one time, you start wondering what message the universe is sending you.

I did a lot of driving this week so got to catch up on several podcasts that I regularly listen to, and one had an author/podcaster who published a book last fall titled, Never Play It Safe.  The episode is linked below.

Do we want to fit in, or are we comfortable standing out?

I recently chatted with a leader who highlighted that some people found his style different and sometimes challenging…

Last week, I was finishing up a training module in the Josh Bersin Academy’s program on Design Thinking for HR.  The topic was focused on testing your ideas and using the feedback framework of…

During a networking discussion earlier this week, I discussed my positioning as a Leadership Endurance Coach and why I put my work under this umbrella.  There was an immediate recognition that leadership is like the endurance sport, and the conversation turned to what it takes to keep going and going… like the energizer bunny.  

We talked about the trade-offs and decisions merging work and family responsibilities…

We’re several days into the year, so I’m curious about how energized you’re feeling for 2025.  

I’m excited for the year ahead and what it might bring, though I have feelings of trepidation based on the number of unknowns facing our world…

As a refresher, here’s what I shared on January 2nd about my choice of three words to anchor my year.

“For 2024, my three words are:  Want, Fun, and Simple.  Here’s how I see these three words guiding me as I make decisions…

Earlier this month, I facilitated an off-site retreat with one of my non-profit clients.  This organization has had quite the year with many successes but also a high level of pressure.  As we designed the session, we wanted to make sure there was time to celebrate the successes.