As we close out on another year of a global pandemic, I’m struck by how much we’ve all learned about ourselves. How we rediscovered resilience, got creative, and finally started to live authentically. And by authentically, I mean getting real about issues ranging from racial inequity to mental health to standing stronger in our own political beliefs and convictions. Can you relate? As we … [Read more...]
3 Ways to Be a Role Model and Influencer
Quick. Name an influencer or role model you adore. Someone you follow on social media, or listen to their podcast, or read every book they’ve ever written. You may think you are so far from becoming that influential. And you’d be dead wrong. My dear friend, coach Jamie Greenwood has said in the past that we get to be culture makers and culture changers. And my book The Empathy Edge was all … [Read more...]
Your Dream is Not Dead Yet
About two years ago, we had our new house landscaped, front and back. We're talking major overhaul. One of the plants our designer had recommend was a Pride of Madeira. It's a bold, big, round plant commonly seen here in Northern California that can quickly get unwieldy if not properly maintained. But when it is properly loved, the purple conical flowers look so lovely amidst all that … [Read more...]
Managing Entrepreneurship and Motherhood: A Chat with Sara Dean
How do you juggle the dueling demands of parenthood and running your own business or career? Are you managing it with aplomb or do you feel like a crazy person most of the time? I admit to the latter. See, I had this image of running my own business and doting on my sweet babe with grace and ease. Reality quickly set in and I have never, ever felt that kind of pressure before. An imaginary … [Read more...]
Go Get Your Blocks!
Kids teach us the craziest lessons. My 20-month old son adores playing with these stacking boxes he got from his aunt. Ten colorful boxes adorned with letters, colors, shapes and animals provide endless entertainment. He is just now mastering stacking them from largest to tiniest, but for the most part shrieks in delight when I build a tower for him–only to topple it all down in a fit of … [Read more...]
