Maybe you feel fear when speaking in public, teaching your teenager to drive, or thinking about climate change. Me too! But recently I had a panic attack at the top of a cliff and at that moment I transformed fear into love. How? By focusing on the very small miracles around me and breathing. I...
Tag: Leadership
Standing By Your Convictions in the Face of Injustice
You know that feeling when you witness someone doing or saying something that you know is wrong? It might be something as trivial as an incorrect statement of the facts or it could be an action that has the potential to cause others harm. Your heart starts beating rapidly, threatening to thump right out of...
Following Your North Star
Wouldn’t it be nice if life always presented you with two clean choices and all you had to do was pick the one that felt right? That you could make all your life choices with conviction because the options presented were either a ‘HECK yeah!’ or a ‘hell no!’ Many entrepreneurs, business experts, and leaders...
Mentors vs. Sponsors and Why You Need Both
If you’re looking to advance your career, all the mentors in the world can’t help you. Ok, so that’s not entirely true, but while a mentor can help you pursue your sacred question, she may not have the leverage to move you up the professional ladder. A mentor is still incredibly valuable and necessary as...
Leadership Inspired by Nature
Thinking outside the box is nature’s oldest trick in the book. For millions of years, nature has come up with brilliant solutions to complex problems. Nature has figured out how to give birds the ability to fly, how to dispose of billions of tons of biomass on an annual basis, and how to create a...
How to Stay Confident in Scary Situations
Sit still for two minutes, eyes closed, and observe the flow of your breath. In. And out. In. And out. If you’re very still, you may become aware of an internal energetic force in your body, even if very faint. The energy can be palpable like a fire or tender like a breath; sit or...
Stepping into the Superhero Mindset
Superheroes all adhere to their own personal code of ethics, especially when in costume. Wonder Woman is a perfect example. As Diana Prince (aka Wonder Woman not in costume), she is your typical good samaritan, trying her best to live a life of peace, honesty, and compassion. When she puts on her bold red corset...