Author Archive | Agent M1

Your mission, if you choose to accept it: Smile. It’s contagious. You may just make someone’s day. Be kind. Be safe. Be appropriate. Now go!

We have created such a culture of self-reliance and self preservation for the next generation, that we can’t possibly rely on others. That’s what we’re taught and passing on to the future. So of course I’m super frustrated when I hear stories like the recent local problem of the homelessness on KUOW, and how one […]

There are days when I feel like policies governed by this current administration feel like a full frontal assault on my values. And it’s stifling. It’s paralyzing. It’s so maddening I want to lash out. So what do I do? Refrain from broadcasting it on Facebook. Because by doing so, chances are I’m now assaulting others’ values. […]

I find myself stuck with a proposal sitting in front of me. In part because it’s Sunday and I have my kid next to me, while my other daughter is at soccer with her dad. So I can’t just focus. In part because I keep telling myself I should be able to solve this final […]

Are you on a slippery downward slope with bad habits? Popping a handful of mixed nuts and chocolate chips into your mouth as a “healthy” snack during the day (not that I’ve EVER done that before), only to find that healthy just turned super high caloric after two or three handfuls. I have also been […]

The more you write, speak, and process with others, the more you can transcend your personal fears and personal ego. Your mission, if you choose to accept it: Transcend your ego. Seek views outside of your personal and narrow version of the truth.

Your mission if you choose to accept it: Don’t confuse leadership with control. The best leaders let go of control and delegate, knowing that there is beauty in teaching, learning and striving for imperfection.

Your mission if you choose to accept it: Ask yourself: If not me, then who? Don’t wait to be led by others. Step into your life and own it. You don’t have to know all the answers.

Your mission, if you choose to accept it: Harness your resilience. All humans are capable of resilience. Don’t let others beat you down.

The only way to really know yourself is to ask others what they see. That’s what I told a client the other day. Of course, the key is to really listen, and not argue that they are wrong. I personally know how painful it is to be an open-hearted human being. It means I invite […]