Intention
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The Sacred Pause: Why Winter Is Not a Productivity Glitch but an Invitation
Every year, when the world goes full sparkle with holiday chaos and end-of-year urgency, something quieter calls to us. It’s subtle, but insistent.A tug at the sleeve. Slow down.A whisper in the soul. Pay attention.This season is sacred. Winter is the great equalizer. It doesn’t care about your deadlines, your color-coded calendar, or your heroic…
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A Love Letter to the Ones Who Hold So Much
There’s a quiet ache among those who lead with heart. You feel it in your bones.Not because you’re weak, but because you care so much, and have for so long, often without pause or rest. You’re the one they count on. The one who steps in when others step back.You hold the line, carry the vision,…
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She Let Go – A Poem by Safire Rose
She let go.She let go. Without a thought or a word, she let go.She let go of the fear.She let go of the judgments.She let go of the confluence of opinions swarming around her head.She let go of the committee of indecision within her.She let go of all the “right” reasons.Wholly and completely, without hesitation…
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The Art of Non-Doing
I’ve been reading Tao Te Ching, a 3,000-year-old ancient Chinese text authored by Lao Tzu. It’s a concise compilation of verses offering insights on living a balanced and harmonious life, emphasizing the importance of simplicity, humility, and the interconnectedness of all things. This content is meant to be tasted and digested, not read in one…
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Lessons of Traveling
I recently returned from two weeks of international traveling without our children. I learned the following nine lessons of traveling.
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Like a Wolf
Last year I attended a coaching intensive with 10 extraordinary leaders from around the world. We visited a wolf sanctuary in the mountains of the Los Angeles National Forest called the Wolf Connection. There we spent hours experiencing and observing rescued wolves in their natural ecosystem. I learned some amazing facts about wolves: These understandings…
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I See You
Have you noticed when you encounter a child and acknowledge their remarkable-ness, such as their smile, shoes, dinosaur shirt, hard work, or kindness, they light up? Guess what? It works for adults too. We often walk through our lives bumping into each other without truly SEEING one another, and the light we carry within. I…
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Pulse Check – A Practice Around Priorities, Energy, and Purpose
If you had 12 months to live, what would become most important to you? This inquiry is a practice around priorities, energy, and purpose.
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Action Creates Movement
We all have experienced procrastination and the inertia that prevents forward movement. There’s a saying that can help us out of this trench: Effort Creates Energy.
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Managing Emotional Responses to Elevate Executive Presence
“Between the stimulus and response, there is a space. And in that space lies our power and freedom to choose our responses. In our response lies our growth and our freedom.” Viktor Frankl, 1946 Many of my clients come to me with the desire to work on managing their emotional responses to elevate their executive…
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Legend of the Two Wolves
This story is said to be an ancient Cherokee legend about an elderly Brave who tells his grandson about life. “Son,” he says, “Within all of us there is a battle of two wolves. One is evil, anger, envy, jealousy, sorrow, regret, greed, arrogance, guilt, self-pity, resentment, and ego.” The Brave continues, “The other wolf…
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How Do You Define Your Success?
Are you building a business, running an organization, or managing your family? Perhaps you’re trying to lead yourself in this complex world. As leaders and achievers, we strive and yearn for “success.” We work hard. We do the reading. We get a coach (*wink*). The question is, when do you know you are successful? That…