Ten small yet huge words have been replaying on a continuous loop in my mind from a recent message from a dear friend. Towards the end of a heartfelt note to say she'd been thinking of me and to share an update of how well things are going in her life, confession of a fear that "the other shoe is going to drop sooner or… read more
Resist the Undertow
April 21, 2015On the heels of an intense weeklong mastermind retreat with my mentor, I was ambling along the Atlantic coast deep in thought when suddenly I felt the strong pull of the ocean beneath my feet. I’d started out at the water’s edge, just where the salty water gently lapped over my toes, but I became so lost in thought that I didn’t notice a shift in the water… read more
Park the Bulldozer
April 7, 2015In the earlier, more naive days of my corporate career, I used to think brute force was the way to get things done. I mistakenly thought I had to bulldoze a path to get ahead in a male-dominated company and industry. At the time, it seemed like a natural continuation of my childhood belief that exerting power over others was the way to progress in… read more