Forward

Some of us, as leaders, go through a series of purpose-expressions, a series of careers, as we grow, learn and become more and more of who we are meant  to be.  Others find one avenue immediately after high school or college and stay with that one expression of their vision throughout much of their life. Whichever path you follow is yours, not right or wrong, just yours..

The one core truth we learn, however, is that whatever path we choose, there will be a continuous series of opportunities for growth or stagnation. For living our truth or being in self-betrayal. Choosing leadership, consciously or otherwise, requires that we be ready to grow in order to deal with all the challenges, opportunities, and expansions that happen as our vision takes on a life of its own. That choosing can support compassion, understanding, and a greater leadership skill as those around us go through their process as well.

As leaders, we are challenged at times to decide if we are ready or even want to grow to that next level, to lead at that level, to become even more of who we are.

If you are human, you will at times want to stop, to breath, to reconsider your choices. That is never a failing, or a weakness, rather it is an amazing gift you give yourself. When you have grown significantly, or when it is time to grow significantly,  stopping to catch up with yourself, to integrate all that is happening, is a smart and solid way of strengthening your foundation, your connection to your Spirit,  to your purpose, and to you.

Use these articles as a means to do that.

your choice

Your Choice!

By Articles, Blog, Leadership

Last Wednesday I was blessed to speak to almost 400 women at an annual conference. Leadership: Purpose, Passion, & Power was the title of my talk. Staring out at this huge room with packed circular tables everywhere, I started with “What if I told you every one of us is called to leadership?” and then “What if I told you…

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impact through conversation

What’s Your Impact?

By Articles, Blog, Coaching, Leadership, Mindfulness

After speaking with someone about my work as a teacher, I mentioned that for every physician I taught the method of integrative health I developed, there were probably 1,000 or more patients he or she impacted over their career. I impacted one, he or she impacted thousands. Think of that….  Having taught innumerable physicians, nurses, social workers, physical therapists, occupational…

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state of being

State of Being

By Articles, Blog, Business Leadership, Mindfulness, Mindset

For many of us, there is a belief (or illusion) that when we are truly present our mood, energy, and focus is dependent upon, or greatly impacted by, the many interruptions, individuals, and circumstances that come our way on a moment-to-moment basis. I am here to say that is not at all the truth.  We are so powerful that every…

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communication

The Four Agreements

By Articles, Blog, Leadership, Relationships

I had an interesting conversation with a friend/business associate this week, and one of the key points I made was about the necessity of knowing what your integrity looks like. It will frequently be challenged by numerous situations which arise, some offering you options to short-cut, to let a touch of integrity go, or to rationalize to justify a particular…

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Your Call To An Expanded Purpose

By Articles, Blog, Energy, Transition, Values

Have you noticed that if you followed your heart when you began working, or perhaps chose to listen to your heart later, that at some point you still may have found yourself surviving rather than living? You were doing what you loved and chose yet somehow it didn’t seem to fit any more?  What a gift…  That happens because you…

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woman walking through the door of success

All It Takes Is An Energy Shift!

By Articles, Blog, Energy, Leadership, Mindset

As I witnessed the transformations of the women in my group today, I could not help but see the courage, openness, vulnerability, and willingness to own their power that these women have moved into in just 4 short months.  As with all of us, moving into that next level can sound good when it is empty conversation and no actions…

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women farmers caring for chickens

What Are You Connecting With?

By Articles, Blog, Business Leadership, Leadership, Mindset

I held a one-day intensive this Saturday for the women in my current 10-month Women in Transition program. As happens, a great deal of additional self-awareness and accountability was ever-present for these amazing women who were willing to risk being fully present and thus fully real.  One frame of reference we discussed was, are powerful women in authority really like…

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New life new body

New Life – New Body – New Dream

By Articles, Blog, Transition

It’s a new year – almost a full month in – and that implies for me a new life. In March I have another 10-month program starting for women in transition:  Transitioning into Freedom, Transformation, and Passion (along with power, impact, & purpose.) It is solely the byproduct of my love of transition and recognizing that, for many, transition is…

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