"Always be in control of the meeting Ariana." A coach once told me as we prepared together for a sales conversation I was about to have....

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...

Charisse Bowen is a self-proclaimed entrepreneur who now works for the Federal Government. "I always love a good challenge, which is, I...

Lately, my daughter has been enjoying the series Allie Finkle's Rules for Girls. It's about an 8-year-old who keeps a book of rules to...

I have a friend who’s been dealing with a disagreement with a neighbor. His neighbor sports a bumper sticker encouraging, “In a world...

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

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...

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...

A few years ago, whenever I experienced rejection I felt like I was being stabbed in the heart. Immediately, my thoughts spiraled into an...

I was out for a walk with my family last month. We were at the local museum parking lot, which has many interesting treasures to explore....

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...

I hadn't even been at this networking event 20 minutes before I was triggered. It was a reunion with a peer group I belonged to a few...

The first time I went for a float in a sensory deprivation chamber, I was shivering. The float chamber contains saline water that's...

A few years back, a client was experiencing a lot of conflict within their department. Individual frustrations became exacerbated every...

Daylight savings is one of my least favorite times of the year. I find it a hard adjustment to make. It's not just because we lose an...

I was working with an emerging leader who was excited to sharpen their skills at guiding a team to co-create a new program that was...