Have you ever had one of those days when you want to chuck it all, sell off all your belongings, and move to a tropical island where you will earn a living peddling shaved ice by the sea? No? Just me? We’ve all heard a story of someone who has done just that....
Happy 200th anniversary to me! I’m not that old. But my blog is. This is the 200th blog post I’ve published since starting my writing on this site (formerly Commander-in-She) back in 2017. I celebrated How to Write 100 Blog Posts in March of 2019. The next...
Resolutions don’t work. We know that. And yet, in advance of each New Year, we find ourselves making them anyway. We promise to get up early and go to the gym, eat more vegetables and whole grains, meditate daily, ask for that raise, get bold, act kindly, give...
If I had one bit of advice to pass along, or mantra, or anchor that guides my actions, it might be this: Do the thing. Nike said it better with “Just do it.” Since that was taken and certainly trademarked, I’m going with “Do the thing.” What is “the thing?” It’s...
Cake is good. Icing on the cake makes it even better. For those who say, “I don’t like cake,” know that this post is not at all about cake. (And, also, what is wrong with you and why are we friends? Cake is delicious!) This post is about needs vs....
“We’ve already done storytelling,” the Learning and Development manager said to me over the phone as I proposed a workshop for emerging leaders at the organization. “What else do you do?” What else do I do? I could have told a story,...