There are certain things I procrastinate on. When I finally get around to doing the work I realize the reason I put it off in the first...

Climbing the pole for the high ropes course, my palms were sweaty. I paused a few rungs up, took some deep breaths to steady my nerves...

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...

It happened again. Despite my many attempts, I couldn't get the lid off the jar. So I asked my husband to help. He pops the jar open in...

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

Picking out a Christmas tree has been a source of stress in my life. It's silly but true. Every year we get a fresh cut tree, doing our...

Much to my surprise, I had been given an awesome opportunity at 5:30 pm and I had 24 hours to decide if I was going to say yes! It...

There's something almost mystical about the way our memories work. A sight, sound, smell or taste can bring back a swarm of recollections...

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...

Siya Vansia took a job as an administrative assistant at a bank after graduating college because she wanted something that looked good on...

A half-finished set of curtains hung over the window at my parent's house for over 10 years. I started them when we moved there. I was 16...

As I look back on the last 10+ years in business, I can say with certainty - it has not gone at all as I planned. Some days that simple...

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....

"I'll talk to your father." The mother amiably says to her distressed child. This is a scene we have all encountered, be it personally or...

Students at my daughter's school have the same teacher for two years. When she returned this fall the thing that created the most stress...

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...

Last week I returned to Shadowcliff for the first time since the East Troublesome Fire ravaged Grand County last fall. It was the...

It took me almost four years before I started taking myself seriously in my business. It's not that I wasn't determined. I was, and I...