Jul 13America’s Favorite Cereal and a Lesson in LeadershipWatching my son eat solid food for the first time was one intense exercise in conscious leadership. The food in question was the magical product known as Cheerios. Ah, that perfect childhood staple. (Also the 2 am adulthood cereal craving staple, but that’s beside the point…) He tried to get…Conscious Leadership3 min read
Jul 112 Truths and 1 Very Popular LieLet’s play 2 truths and a lie. I’ll go first… Life is happening by me and for me. You have to suffer to succeed. There is wisdom to every emotion. The lie in those 3 statements is often passed down societally as a truth. Suffering builds character. If it’s not…Conscious Leadership5 min read
Jul 5You Can Teach Yourself to Be InnovativeInnovation is not just a stroke of luck. It is the product of an incredible, revolutionary process. There’s actually a skillset and mindset that can help you come up with novel ideas. The end goal of all design thinking processes and skills is innovation. Innovation is about applying an idea…Design Thinking6 min read
Jun 13Feeling Reactive? Here’s How to Get Back to Consciousness Instead of Flipping OutIn eighth grade, I had the full junior high Mean Girls experience. Two girls who had been my best friends ditched me and left me in the dust. Teenage wrath bubbled up inside me. I threw my pear on the ground, splattering fruit everywhere and it barely missed my friend’s…Conscious Leadership8 min read
Jun 9What Does It Mean to Be a Man?What does it mean to become a man? Throughout the modern era, initiation rituals and lessons for boys transitioning to manhood have largely fallen to the wayside. So how are men learning how to be men? Is this lack of self-awareness impacting you or someone you know? There is a…Men6 min read
Jun 9How to Overcome Imposter Syndrome at WorkSpiders. Clowns. Open water. Public speaking. Snakes. There are a lot of things you might be afraid of. One of the most common fears I encounter as a coach is the fear of inadequacy. The fear of being discovered as a “fraud.” You are NOT a fraud. But Imposter Syndrome…Imposter Syndrome3 min read
Jun 7Bringing Conscious Leadership HomeLeadership and personal growth junkies like you and me, the ones who actually love to read the books and do the workshops, still might notice that even if we read all the books, we understand all the things, we enact all the models, we do all the practices at work…Conscious Leadership3 min read
Jun 6Are You Lost in a Social Desert?If you were lost in a desert, baking under the blazing sun, walking directionless for miles, you’d quickly realize that you need water…. Wouldn’t you? Sounds like an easy scenario to answer. But, sometimes you get so far removed from what you actually need and so used to a lack…Conversations5 min read
May 30How to Tackle Your To-Do ListHave items on your to-do list that have been there for a very long time? Not doing what you said you would do or intended to do? Ignoring or delaying your to-dos? Still dreaming of completing your goal but not actually acting on it? You are out of integrity. Don’t…To Do List3 min read
May 27I Almost Gave Up On My BusinessI collapsed on the floor, got into child’s pose, and said “I can’t do it. I just can’t do this anymore. I think I need to pull the plug on everything.” And I was thinking to myself, “I think I might just need to shut down my whole entire business.” …Conscious Leadership5 min read