Powerfully Free to Be Yourself
I will never forget the first time I traveled to Japan for work, as it changed the way I saw myself and the world. At the tender age of 24, I knew it was going to be an adventure. It sounded like a cool thing to do. So exotic. Having grown up in Montana and […]
Are Your Fences a Barrier Brave?
I don’t know about you, but I find that my biggest barriers to brave are often of my own making. I suspect I’m not alone. As it turns out, there are a lot of chickens out there running around trying to escape their fences, as illustrated in the fun and macabre film, Chicken Run. Chicken Run is an […]
A Leader’s Most Important Job
On the first day of my son’s Spring break, I woke up to 3 inches of snow. Everything was blanketed in white, electrified by the morning sun. By lunchtime it was gone, as if it were a mirage. Could it be that all transformation is similar? That one day we’re one way – believing we’re capable of […]
The Comparison Trap
There are some days that, try as you might, you cannot escape being human. And even though you know, logically, that “everybody’s got their somethin”, it’s still easy to fall into that comparison trap. You know the one. Remember the last time you saw somebody who seemed to have it all? You look at them […]
The Magic of Baby Steps
It never ceases to amaze me, how when I look out over the panorama of my life, the biggest obstacles around are those that I’ve put there myself. It’s almost as if I’ve driven a 4×4 jeep through my muddy pot-holed-filled journey, erecting ‘do-not-enter‘ signs every few yards. I’m not alone in this unwitting-self-sabotage, I’ve […]
Bridging Courage
When I was growing up we lived about 10 miles out town (I was a country mouse) and I rode my bike everywhere. I thought nothing of pedaling the 7 miles each way to my best friend’s house to hang out, when her family moved closer to town. I did what a kid had to do […]
Are You Having the Impact You Want to Have?
Wow. It’s amazing the impact that one person can have. It’s easy to forget how powerful we all are. Single-handedly, we can inspire everyone around us, or take an entire team down in flames, I’ve witnessed both ends of the spectrum. When I first met the “down-in-flames” leader, she didn’t make eye contact with me, […]
Possibility Unleashed
Think for a moment about the people who have made the biggest difference in your life. Who pointed you in a new direction? Who gave you that unique opportunity? Who saw something in you, that perhaps you hadn’t even seen in yourself? There are people we meet who seem to magically change the trajectory of […]
