The Real Estate in Your Mind: Reclaiming the Space That Shapes You
What’s taking up space in your mind right now? No, really. If your thoughts were tenants, who’s paying rent—and who’s squatting in the corner, draining your energy and refusing to leave? It’s easy to overlook what we’re carrying. We power through the day, responding to emails, solving problems, supporting everyone else. And somewhere in the […]
Kitchen Table Leadership: Why Modeling Matters More Than Managing–and You Don’t Need a Title to Lead
We’ve been sold a narrow definition of leadership, but modeling matters in defining its true essence. We picture the CEO at the head of the boardroom table. The person who commands attention, delivers bullet points with polish, and holds the corner office key. We imagine leadership as loud, official, maybe even a little intimidating. But […]
The Things We Take for Granted
The Overlooked Everyday: We often take for granted the simple things in life. We don’t mean to do it. But we all take things for granted. People, routines, little freedoms we don’t even notice until they’re gone. And most of the time, it’s not because we’re careless or ungrateful. It’s because life moves fast, and […]
What Shoulder Surgery Taught Me About Slowing Down (and Peeing on My Socks)
A week ago, I had shoulder surgery. It wasn’t planned. It wasn’t on my vision board. And it definitely wasn’t how I thought I’d be spending the summer undergoing this surgical procedure. The injury happened during cleanup after Hurricane Helene—a quick movement, a sharp pain, and then that slow, creeping realization: something wasn’t right. I […]
What Happens When You Step Outside Your Comfort Zone
Emma’s Brave ChoiceLast fall, my oldest daughter Emma made a bold decision: she stepped out of her comfort zone, packed up her life and moved to Cardiff, Wales to pursue her master’s degree in art conservation. Now, this wasn’t just a new school in a new city. It was a new country. A new culture. […]
When Confidence Looks Like Rest: What Surgery Is Teaching Me About Slowing Down
The Injury That Wouldn’t Go AwayThis Tuesday, I’m having surgery to repair a torn rotator cuff. I injured my shoulder last October during the cleanup after Hurricane Helene. It wasn’t a big, dramatic moment—just one of those times when you’re in go-mode, doing what needs to be done. I had been lifting, hauling, helping out […]
Live Without Limits: What Happens When You Stop Waiting for Permission
We’ve talked about what it means to respect yourself. We’ve embraced failure and recognized our limitations, but it’s important to strive to live without limits. We’ve asked the hard question—what do you really want? Now we’ve arrived at the fourth and final part of the REAL Method: Live Without Limits. Let’s pause for a second. […]
Ask Yourself What You Want: Getting Clear on What Matters Most
We’ve talked about the power of being real. We’ve explored how failure can shape us instead of stop us. Now we’re moving into the third part of the REAL Method: Ask Yourself What You Want. Sounds simple, right? But for so many of us, this question is surprisingly difficult to answer. Because when life gets […]
Embrace the Mess: How Failure Builds Real Confidence
We’re continuing our journey through the REAL Method—and this week, we’re going straight into the one thing most of us try to avoid: failure. But here’s the truth most people won’t say out loud—failure isn’t the end of your story. In fact, it might be the very thing that helps you write your next chapter […]
Authenticity: How to Embrace Being Real in a World Full of Filters
Let’s be honest—we’re living in a world where it’s harder than ever to know what’s real. The concept of authenticity has become increasingly elusive in today’s society. Between perfectly curated social media feeds, airbrushed influencers, AI-generated everything, and news headlines we don’t know whether to trust, reality has become… complicated. And it’s exhausting. We scroll […]