Awareness Shows You the Work. Willingness Picks Up the Shovel. In the last post, we talked about awareness—the ability to see what’s really there, including the hard truths about yourself, your patterns, and your circumstances. But awareness alone doesn’t change anything. You can see the problem clearly. You can understand what needs to shift. ButContinue reading “Foundations of Success: Willingness – The Superpower of Readiness”
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Foundations of Success: The Importance of Awareness
You Can’t Build on Ground You Haven’t Surveyed We’ve all heard the saying: “If you love what you do, you’ll never work a day in your life.” In the real world, that translates to something more honest: know yourself, know what you impact, and know why you’re doing it—or you’ll be miserable. I’ve faced retaliation.Continue reading “Foundations of Success: The Importance of Awareness”
Foundations of Success: Unglamorous Work That Changes Everything
You See the Outcome. You Don’t See the Work. When people come to me with frustrations about their career or life, it often sounds like a complaint about someone else. “Why did she get promoted and not me?” “How does he afford that house?” “They just got lucky.” But underneath that complaint is usually aContinue reading “Foundations of Success: Unglamorous Work That Changes Everything”
Willingness: A Superpower for Life
What is willingness? At its simplest, willingness is a readiness to act. It is the quality of being prepared to do something, to lean in rather than hold back. That readiness is the spark that moves ideas into motion and keeps us learning when things get uncomfortable. Cambridge Dictionary The pattern I see in coachingContinue reading “Willingness: A Superpower for Life”
Practice Over Pretend: How Trying New Things Turns Failure Into Fuel
Why failure and firsts belong together We love phrases like “fake it till you make it” or “be brave enough to try.” Underneath both is the same truth. Growth requires stretching your mind. The more you try, the more familiar problem solving becomes. Not every problem gets easier, but you get stronger. Like studying aContinue reading “Practice Over Pretend: How Trying New Things Turns Failure Into Fuel”
Continuous Improvement: Maintaining Relevance in an Evolving World
In a world where change is constant and innovation never pauses, one truth remains: we must adapt, or risk becoming irrelevant. At work, in life, and in the coaching sessions I lead, this is a core message I share. You don’t need to be an expert in every late-breaking trend, but remaining aware, curious, andContinue reading “Continuous Improvement: Maintaining Relevance in an Evolving World”
The Filing Cabinet of Life: Experience Fuels our Foundation
There’s a simple truth I keep coming back to: every moment is a choice. We don’t get to decide which moments will be perfect and which will be tragic. Life has a way of handing us both; sometimes in the same week, sometimes in the same breath. What we do get to decide though, isContinue reading “The Filing Cabinet of Life: Experience Fuels our Foundation”
I Shanked It: Resilience Lessons from the Volleyball Court
🏐 I’m Sure I’ve Mentioned I Play Volleyball… Once or Twice Okay, probably more like a hundred times. (If we’ve ever had coffee, I’ve probably brought it up before your latte even cooled.) But hear me out—sports and careers really do share a lot of the same lessons. It’s part of why people say organizedContinue reading “I Shanked It: Resilience Lessons from the Volleyball Court”
Above or Below the Line: How Culture Shapes Accountability and Impact
⚖️ Accountability Isn’t Just Personal—It’s Cultural If you’ve followed along on this blog, you already know how much I believe in resilient leadership, authentic presence, and leading from within, regardless of title. But there’s another truth that’s just as powerful: Even the most self-aware, motivated people can get stuck when they’re in a culture thatContinue reading “Above or Below the Line: How Culture Shapes Accountability and Impact”
The Impact of How We Show Up
💡 Why Showing Up Still Matters In today’s fast-moving world, one truth holds firm: how you show up matters. More than ever, people are tempted to do the bare minimum but expect maximum reward. Meanwhile, those who consistently show up with accountability, presence, and intention continue to set themselves apart—not because they’re louder or flashier,Continue reading “The Impact of How We Show Up”
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