"There's no such thing as work-life balance. There are work-life choices, and you make them, and they have consequences." - Jack Welch I met with one of my clients for our first meeting where we set expectations of each other. One of the first assignments I give my clients is to write down their top [...]
"If we would only give, just once, the same amount of reflection to what we want to get out of life that we give to the question of what to do with a two week's vacation, we would be startled at our false standards and the aimless procession of our busy days." ~Dorothy Canfield Fisher [...]
What I’ve learned about finding allies to help you along the way of playing your bigger games is that some are here already, like family and friends, but for most, it is best to strategically select your networks and allies for your specific game. The great thing about finding allies is that you already have [...]
"Networking puts eyes and ears in places where you yourself can't look and can't listen." ~Max Messmer A client of mine was laid off after 15 years with the same company. One of her first realizations was that she wished she had networked more during that time to stay in contact with people she met in [...]
“If I had an hour to solve a problem and my life depended on the solution, I would spend the first 55 minutes determining the proper question to ask for once I know the proper questions, I could solve the problem in less than five minutes.” - Albert Einstein In the work I do helping [...]
Inspire means to take it in, to inhale, to bring in that fresh new air. The opposite is to expire which means to die, to end, to quit. You have a choice as to whether or not you want to inspire or expire. Which one is it? Do you want to bring in that fresh [...]
"The familiar life horizon has been outgrown; the old concepts, ideals and emotional patterns no longer fit; the time for the passing of a threshold is at hand" ~Joseph Campbell Photo by: H. Koppdelaney I have recently been reflecting on my leadership journey and thinking about the pivotal moments in my life when I [...]
"The value of compassion cannot be over-emphasized. Anyone can criticize. It takes a true believer to be compassionate. No greater burden can be borne by an individual than to know no one cares or understands." ~Arthur H. Stainback by H. Koppdelaney I spent a lot of my career in the business world working for [...]
Most of us divide up our life experiences into those we like and those we don’t. But the Taoists masters teach us to look deeper. In the flow of yin and yang everything is constantly changing into its opposite. The more we live with awareness of the inevitable tides of Tao, the more it seems [...]
In 2015, Boyhood won the best motion picture Academy Award, Golden Globes, BAFTA, AFI and several others. Photo by IFC Films - © IFC Films What made this picture worthy of all these awards is that it was a groundbreaking story of growing up as seen through the eyes of a young boy [...]