Early in my first management position, I was fortunate to be surrounded by seasoned mentors and they poured into me in amazing ways. But some things I still learned by failure. In the interview process for my first management position, I remember talking about how important it was for me…

Sobbing into the water as I stood in the shower was the only thing I knew to do. My heart hurt and my nose was producing a copious amount of snot! Last year we moved from the only town and school my kids had known. …

The definition of confidence is a)a feeling of self-assurance arising from one’s appreciation of one’s own abilities or qualities.b) the state of feeling certain about the truth of something. If I asked you to tell me your confidence number on a scale of 1–10. …

A small impact story… I was sitting next to a friend at a volleyball game this week when a retired teacher walked by and sat on the bleachers down from us. My friend turned to me with a big smile and said, “That woman saved my life in middle school.”…

The biggest and most common way that we connect is through conversation. Have you ever had a conversation happen and you left feeling like it was a waste of time because you didn’t connect? …

On the 4th of July, our campsite was in the yard of our friends Jeff and Cate (see pic below)! It happened to be not only an Independence Day celebration but also their wedding anniversary. On their wedding day, they had J-Birds Flavor in Motion come serve their guests, J-Birds…

The question is not what you look at, but what you see.” — Henry David Thoreau Each of us has the ability to choose where we direct our focus…our energy. Want proof? Don’t think about purple elephants. Whatever you do. DON’T think about purple elephants. What are you doing right…

What do you think about when you hear the word imagination? Children playing? Creation? Invisible friends? Vision? We all use our imagination every day. Think about it. What did you imagine as you were getting dressed this morning? …

This week the focus is on relationships but on managing the toxic ones. Let’s start by saying that we are each on our own journey and this topic is not meant to put other people down in any way. As we to grow we gain awareness and understanding of ourselves…