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5 Steps to Become an Effective, Engaging, and Authentic Leader
We are all unique. Not everyone leads the same way. Confidence comes from using leadership techniques that are natural to you. As you enter 2018, begin by developing a leadership style that is not only effective but also allows you to feel comfortable in being you. We are all unique. Not everyone leads the same […]
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From Mom with Love
This summer I moved my parents from Kansas to California. It was a journey that took nearly seven months to complete. My parents come from what I call the “hoarder” generation. I’m sure you all have parents like this – they don’t throw anything away. I guess it is because they were alive during a […]
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Journey on My Forever Friend with Love
Over the last two years, my family and I have been caring for a senior dog. I never knew this side of caring for a pet. It isn’t spoken about when you purchase a puppy; what it is like to care for the dog in its later years. All you are really thinking about is […]
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Left Here Without You
I remember the day you left as if it were yesterday. Until that moment in my life, I had known pain but never a pain such as I felt on that day. Your life had just inextricably been entangled into mine. Neither of us gave up too much but we gave of each other freely. […]
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Do the Right Thing
Yesterday I returned from a brief trip to San Antonio, Texas. My return flights took me through Los Angeles. The flight from LA to Sacramento was on one of the smaller regional airplanes with two seats on each side of the aisle. I was one of the first people to board the plane and while […]
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Community
I know that the times in my life where I have been the happiest and the most content have always been during times of being part of a community. When I was growing up, I was a cheerleader. I know it is hard to believe but in the 7th and 8th grades, I wore a […]
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How Tall is Your Stack?
I recently came across the topic of practical intelligence in my studies and I was intrigued. Practical intelligence is defined as, “the ability that individuals use to find a more optimal fit between themselves and the demands of the environment through adapting to the environment, shaping (or modifying) the environment, or selecting a new environment […]
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Happiness is Not About Getting What You Want — It Is Appreciating What You Have
When I was a young mother, I lived in England for three years. I stayed home with my kids and spent most of my time taking care of the family and our home. One of my favorite pastimes was gardening in the backyard — which in England they call the garden. We moved into a […]
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Small Town Values in a Big World
I grew up in a small town in northern Ohio and learned my values from my parents. My father worked for Chevrolet his entire life. My mother was a stay-at-home mom who coached girls’ softball. I was the youngest and only girl in my family. I grew up watching the Waltons and Hee Haw and […]
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Welcome to the Journey to the Authentic You!
In 2014, I developed a workshop that uniquely focused on the concepts of authentic leadership. The workshop was a huge success. Attendees learned about themselves, they shared stories, we cried, and we developed personal development plans on how to bring out our authenticity. Now I am developing the ability to bring this workshop to directly […]
