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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

I was in a hurry to run an errand last week, and the car in front of me was crawling along at least ten miles below the speed limit, in a no pass zone. My frustration built with every second. Don't they realize some of us have places to be? Then I caught myself. What if they're lost? What if they're a new driver in a strange car? What if there's a child in the backseat they keep checking on? What if they're driving someone to a medical appointment and afraid of braking too qu