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Imagine for a minute that you're standing at the ocean's edge and you watch a massive wave building as it moves water toward the shore. You probably have experienced the mixed emotions watching waves - and sense of excitement, awe, and some fear when you see it build... For leaders, January feels like that. There's a surge of possibility rolling toward you: fresh goals, untapped energy, a calendar not yet cluttered with compromise. It's exhilarating. But if you've led long en

Let me guess: You've already started seeing them. The posts, the tools, the methods - all shouting the same thing: New Year, New Goals, New You. And if you're like most leaders I work with, you're feeling... nothing. Or worse, you're feeling that familiar weight of obligation creeping in. Time to set goals that will satisfy the board, or your executive team. The spouse. The coach. The vision statement gathering dust in your drawer since last January. Here's what I've learned

I couldn't get the ice out of the ice tray, and I cried. It was such a simple thing. A stubborn ice tray after three days of what hadn't even looked that busy on paper—never more than four sessions or meetings scheduled each day. I manage my time well. I protect margin. I know my limits. But this wasn't about time. It was about frequency. Three days of unexpected distractions. Necessary, life be 'lifing' interruptions. Each one legitimate, even important. But the cumulative e

Remember when "there's an app for that" became the answer to everything? Need a taxi? There's an app. Want to meditate? There's an app. Craving Thai food at 2 AM? You guessed it—there's an app. Now, that refrain has evolved into something far more ambitious: "Have you used AI for that?" Struggling with imposter syndrome? Ask Claude. Need to process a difficult relationship pattern? ChatGPT is standing by. Want to identify your limiting beliefs and rewrite your inner narrative

"I know, I know - I'm a perfectionist." He laughed as he said it, like the self-awareness earned him points. But his team wasn't laughing. They were burned out, second-guessing every email, and quietly updating their résumés. He knew his tendency. He even joked about it in meetings. What he didn't know was that knowing wasn't enough. When Self-Awareness Becomes Permission Here's the uncomfortable truth: The thing you're most proud of about yourself might be the exact reason p

This Thanksgiving week, our social media feeds will overflow with posts about the things we're grateful for: health, homes, jobs, family gatherings, even pumpkin pie. These are good things, worthy of appreciation. But something essential often goes missing in our gratitude lists—the intangibles that form the very foundation of our lives. We've become experts at thanking people for what they do  and what they give , but we've forgotten how to express gratitude for what they ar