Why We Need an INNER CIRCLE

Motivation, Personal Mastery

It’s 9:00 AM and I’m at the bottom of the steps to the second floor in my mom’s apartment complex in Clarksville, TN.  It’s a Friday, any Friday, since I’ve had Lisa block the calendar to keep this day open so I can check in on my mom. Mom lives by herself as she has...

The Morning After

Personal Mastery

It’s Wednesday morning, November 3, 1976, and I walk my 12-year-old self into the kitchen to hear my parents talking happily. That means a lot.  Normally, it’s constant arguing. They are celebrating the results of the presidential election between Gerald Ford and...

The Power of Stories

Professional Development

It’s 2:10 pm and I’m out for a walk in the woods.  I haven’t had lunch yet.  In fact, I haven’t eaten since yesterday. Then, just when I thought I would go hungry again, I spy a bush with some delicious-looking berries hanging off the branches....

Hanging in the Balance

Personal Mastery

Work/Life balance is a fallacy.  And yet, we try to prove otherwise on a regular basis. Once upon a time, there was work/life separation.  You came to work, did your job, and went home. Technology changed all that.  With technology, there was never a need to unplug. ...

My Wake-up Call

Growth, Personal Mastery

It’s 1:05 PM on a hot August afternoon and I’m racing to get home. I have a 1:30 Zoom call, my dogs have been outside in their kennel since 6:15 AM and I need to get them out of the heat and into the house.  Plus, I really need to pee. Earlier that day, I did two,...