01 Oct PSL Season … The New Fall
Are you a PSLer? If you don’t know what PSL is, then you are definitely not one! PSL stands for Pumpkin Spice Latte, and for Pumpkin Spice lovers, they know it’s fall when PSL is back on the menu! Have you ever thought about how you...
07 Jul What’s Getting Your Attention? Four Steps To Refocusing!
One of my friends sent me the quote we used in today’s meme. While I’ve said the same thing in many different ways, I really connected to this particular version. If you don’t like something, just take away its only power: your attention. If I'm continually focused...
24 Jun The Gift Is In The Fall
I fall down. A lot. It’s getting easier to accept the falls though. I get up faster and faster. AND, leadership is a practice. Doing the work doesn’t mean I don’t fall. It actually means I fall more often. The quicker I get up, the more opportunities...
04 Feb Leading From Your Wounds Can Hurt Or Heal
There were five kids in my family, and I am the youngest. My dad built our house, and it took awhile, so when I came along, my crib was in a bedroom with two of my brothers. In fact, I shared that room until I...
29 Jan Change The Stories In Your Library
This week's blog contribution comes from High5 Leadership Strategist and Trainer, Dominic Oaxaca. Recently I was on a phone call, and I advised that person to ask questions if they don't understand another person’s viewpoint or communication. I went on to talk about a theory that...
06 Nov Life Lessons From Teenage Girls
Recently, I took a road trip with my 14- and 16-year-old daughters. It was an eight-hour drive, so on our way home I decided to take advantage of that quality time to have a much-needed conversation. After the conversation, it occurred to me that everything...
23 Oct Are You Willing To Give Feedback?
I received an amazing gift after last week's blog. I shared that following our Straight Talk For Leaders event, I pretty much skipped the celebrating and went straight into analyzing what to change. Later that day I received a gift from one of our readers,...
13 Aug Three Leadership Lessons From Your Dog
I've had the privilege of being a dog mom for three amazing dogs in my lifetime so far. Currently, I don’t have a pet because of my travel and training schedule. However, I do get some puppy love almost every day on my walks. I...
10 Jul Who Is Living Inside Your Head?
Depending on the answer to who's living inside your head, it may be time to take roll call and shift some duties. We all have voices constantly talking to us. Growing up, I was told that if you heard voices in your head, you were...