Fear is a monster. It’s the one thing we human beings try to conquer our entire lives. We teach our children to be afraid of strangers, and to be courageous in pursuing their dreams. We fight our inner voices to go after bigger and better lives for ourselves and our family. And fear gets in the way […]
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Being Accountable to Society #legos #collectivesociety
Sometimes when I think of the many ways we can teach our children to be better humans, I wonder how translatable it is to adults and society at large. And then I think that maybe telling a story through the eyes of a child could help create empathy for adults. Maybe? I have this (I […]
Leadership Beacon #PassionEconomy #CovertLeadership
When I think about the many inspiring people in my life, driving and leading for change in small and large ways, I picture a beacon flashing in the distance, just barely visible through the fog. And our job as groupies is to try to track it, reach it and catch it with our head, heart and […]
The Art of Passion
Most of us would say that it takes passion to be any kind of artist. When I was watching a trio of musicians playing at a house party recently, the way they sang and felt the music was beautifully displayed in their actions and on their faces. As a result, their “art” was full of […]
Impact
I just wrapped up a fantastic project for a global company focused on, in my own words, product innovation for humanity. Their mission doesn’t say anything close to that. As I sat through a full day of presentation rehearsals, I balanced my time between really listening to each speaker’s story, and carefully analyzing the cinematic […]
Embracing Discomfort
Fear, uncertainty, and discomfort are your compasses toward growth. Joseph Cambell
Letting Creativity In
In an earlier post, I referred to emotional balance at work as being the key to my personal definition of success. I’ve given up on the notion of work / personal life balance. My life is filled with drop offs and pick ups, laundry and errands, cleaning and cooking, afterschool functions, rehearsals, recitals, soccer practice […]
Being Essential
Have I mentioned How I met your Mother? I suppose it’s easy to refer to that show when it’s a masterpiece, as far as the writing is concerned. I LOVE the dialogue, and yes the characters are endearing. I just (today) realized that Barney, the ficticious character played by Neil Patrick Harris, has a Barney blog […]
Clean Slate
Sometimes I have my best thinking in the shower. I’ve sung my best high notes, had some earth-shattering ideas and epiphanies and felt all around the most relaxed in a shower – all while getting cleansed and ready to start afresh. During my cathartic cleanse this evening, I stared at the new shower tile. Well, […]
Early mid-life crisis
I’m starting to wonder just what the perfect job looks like. Not career, mind you. Just enough to keep me going without giving in to sacrifice. I’m calling this new stage in my life an early mid-life crisis. So I am going to test this new theory that I can find interesting and available jobs […]
