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Have you ever felt unworthy of something? Be honest, it happens frequently. Unworthy of someone’s love, unworthy of some award or acknowledgement, unworthy of a promotion. What about [...]

Two roads diverged in a wood, and I — I took the one less traveled by, and that has made all the difference. — Robert Frost Some of you reading this, I know. We’ve swapped stories, shared [...]

Does anyone else hate this experience? You go into a doctor’s office, step up to the sliding window to deal with the apparently overworked person sitting behind the desk, fill out the same form [...]

Frogger has long been one of my favorite metaphors for building and managing a business. In the game, crossing the river offers a particularly accurate sensation for those seeking to navigate [...]

Representation of the world, like the world itself, is the work of men; they describe it from their own point of view, which they confuse with absolute truth. — Simone de Beauvoir, The Second Sex [...]

Though much is taken, much abides; and though We are not now that strength which in old days Moved earth and heaven, that which we are, we are; One equal temper of heroic hearts, Made weak by [...]

I am ready for the road less traveled Suiting up for my crowning battle This test is my own cross to bear But I will get there.                                                              – Katy [...]

Why is it so difficult to help others succeed? Bookshelves are loaded with great counsel on leadership and coaching. Blog posts are spilling wisdom at an incredible rate and yet, good leadership [...]

Sweat cleanses from the inside.  It comes from places a shower will never reach.  ~George Sheehan A few years ago, we decided to step out of our yard and hired a lawn service to do the [...]

As I peeled back this discussion around the slow no, I discovered an organizational culture that openly acknowledged the slow no as a decision making process.