Chosen resentment is exactly that - chosen. Say yes when you really need to say no?Chosen resentment. Don’t set a boundary, then get mad when no one respects the unspoken one?Chosen resentment. Give beyond what you really have to give?Chosen resentment. Show up and
They're like ghosts. One of my favorite follows (@lizmoody), also the author of one of the most helpful books I’ve read recently, asked her audience about having children. The slide carousel on Instagram was raw and real—every emotion poured out. It
What we don’t heal, we project. Pain doesn’t vanish just because we ignore it. The unspoken is never benign—it lingers, it festers, it grows. Left unchecked, it owns us while wounding those we love and lead. Healing into our courage starts with feeling it
Doing the work of courage isn’t about fixing yourself. It’s about stripping away everything that was never really you. You were never too much. You were never not enough. You’ve just been buried under stories that weren’t yours.
In the quiet of only one hour on social media a day, here are just a few lessons I have learned already this Lent season: ? I am informed enough.? Consuming less about the world means I have more to give
Yesterday’s double-header kicked off with a two-hour keynote for one of my favorite companies—who just might have won my unofficial award for best intro slide! Then, it was off to Webster University to keynote their Staff Professional Development Day. I don’t
Had the chance to sit down with @Andy_Storch on The Talent Development Hot Seat podcast to talk about emotional well-being, empathy, and how we show up as whole humans in our work. Andy creates such thoughtful conversations, and this one
For me, it’s usually a last-minute vet visit for a dog, a trip to the chiropractor for me, and a schedule that was already packed before the unexpected got added. Throw in some traffic, and it can quickly turn into a
Lately, I’m realizing that what I think I’m showing up to do is often just one piece of what I’m actually meant to do in that space. Whether it’s during a speaking engagement, my volunteer hours, or even a Marco
