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Here’s a truth about me: My clients and I are VERY different. Even though I work with a lot of very experienced and highly successful executives, founders, and entrepreneurs, I don’t “do” a lot of the things they do. I’m not a glam girl. I don’t spend money on expensive shoes, purses, or watches. I […]

I once read a story about a man in a village. A researcher visited this man’s village and he noticed that they did not have many extra stores of food. The researcher asked the man about this and the man replied, “I store my extra food in the belly of my brother.” Hungarian-Canadian physician and […]

I remember the look in his eyes when I asked one pointed question. ? Surprise, excitement, and RELIEF! He was the regional manager at a growing and well-respected mortgage company. And despite having a team, he was feeling snowed under. ? “What if you were ONLY allowed to work 2 hours a day?” I asked. […]

Let’s talk about one of my FAVORITE things: Nature! There’s this amazing thing called “Attention Restoration Theory” (ART) was proposed by two researchers, Rachel and Stephen Kaplan. The Kaplans discuss four ways we can restore ourselves by being out in Nature. They happen one at a time, over three hours…or better yet, over three days. […]

Author Daniel Pink conducted a “World Regret Survey” during the early part of the pandemic. Some of the universal themes? Not pursuing higher education (on not taking it seriously enough) Turning down opportunities to travel Missing final chances to connect with loved ones Not ending a bad marriage Pink suggests we tend to regret the […]

My friend Barrie Barton has written a book to accompany her AMAZING work as a speech coach through Stand and Deliver Asheville (Stand and Deliver Asheville | Public Speaking and Communication Training). In addition to her groundbreaking Stand and Deliver Asheville training programs, Barton is the Executive Director of TEDx Asheville and Artistic Director of […]