“NO” is such a simple and elegant word, but under-used and under-valued. But this one little word can establish you as a leader destined for the C-Suite, while developing work-life balance and harmony. The failure to effectively use this word will relegate...
Do you have to trade off work-life balance and harmony for success and productivity? No, you don’t. In fact, if you are making those trade-offs, your productivity and success are not at your full potential and you are cheating yourself. Isn’t it time to...
What is Inspiration? A breath of life … here now and gone tomorrow. But what if you could harness it, nurture it, grow it and fill your daily life with it? You could live an inspired life, no matter what was happening to or around you. A little spark can start a...
That’s what I did in June. I had just returned from an 18-day trip to Hawaii, surfing daily (surprise). On my return, each morning, I sit at my computer and check the surf report for Oahu. As the days went by, I began seeing a report of a large swell that might...
Twenty years before Doc Marten successfully marketed combat boots for everyday wear, I had a pair of my own personally spit-shined combat boots. As an ROTC cadet in college, instead of wearing the regular Army greens, my uniform was battle dress, combat boots, and a...
I had cancer. Now I don’t. Back in September 2001, my primary care doctor ran some tests and she didn’t like what she saw. She referred me to an oncologist, “just in case.” I saw the oncologist who ran more tests. When the test results were in, my husband and I went...
