I believe everything can be put into perspective by looking up at the sky. As a kid, I loved sitting in the hammock on summer nights...

A few months ago I finished up work for the day and decided to head out for a walk before I went to acupuncture. As I walked by the...

Over the last 10 years, I've interviewed hundreds of leaders. I kept hearing similar themes among interviewees. They had a mission to...

Sometimes writing a blog feels like journaling. I get an idea and start writing. My writing takes on a life all its own - going places I...

Anna Santiago never intended to run a gymnastics studio let alone be an entrepreneur. But when she left her husband with two young kids...

I was talking with a friend recently who's been in a dark place. She's been plagued with a lot of self-doubt and feelings of...

Sometimes I feel like Winnie the Pooh. One arm wrapped around my body with my other hand tapping my head saying, "Think, think, think."...

As I've reconnected with friends and colleagues lately, we typically take a few minutes to recall the last time we had seen each other....

Upon successfully fleeing to safety after the threat of an attack, a giraffe will shake. It turns out a lot of animals do this. By...

"Triggers are everywhere," my client, we'll call her Dee, observed as we were checking in on her progress since our last session. Dee...

When Lewis came to me for coaching, he was tired of being stuck in an unhealthy pattern. There were too many fires to put out at work and...

Early on in my career, I struggled to find places that adequately supported my professional development. As a self-described misfit, I...

I remember when I was in my second or third year in business. A colleague had invited me to the ten-year anniversary party of her...

In the last fourteen months, most of us have had to scrap the plans we made and refocus our efforts to meet current needs. When that...

One of the benefits of rebounding from a major illness is the self-knowledge that you can do it. That's a critical piece of your story...

I was a senior in high school when I found myself sicker than I ever had been before. Recently hospitalized for illness, my body and my...

In the evening of January 19, 2011, I sat comfortably on the futon in my house processing a conversation I had with a mentor earlier that...

I recently gave a talk on the Neuroscience of Conversation to a group of job seekers who are all currently unemployed. As part of the...

Many of my clients only used their journals for taking notes during talks, while reading books, or participating in workshops before we...

Like many organizations a year ago, the Board of Directors of Shadowcliff realized it was losing close to 90% of its revenue for the year...