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Dorothy

Dr. Dorothy’s life story of coming from an orphanage, being raised in the housing projects of South Boston, becoming a Catholic nun, an international airline stewardess, a wife, mother, graduate faculty member, Clinical Instructor at a Medical School, and so much more provides the perfect backdrop for her message of joy, humor, passion and faith as the necessary tools for life.

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The Cost of Leading Without Your Core Values

The Cost of Leading Without Your Core

If your wins cost your well-being, they’re not victories - they’re invoices. There are so many ways to achieve what is viewed as success. Most of us learned that “hard work” was the most significant ingredient in success. Hard work always paid off. It was a simple value to understand if not always easy to execute. Hard work, however, doesn’t…
Dorothy
September 5, 2025
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The Myth of Instant Gratification Mindset

The Myth of Instant Gratification

The real hunger isn’t for success—it’s for meaning. When we grab for something, for instant gratification, we are running. We are running from ourselves, from fear of failure, fear of incompetence, fear of feeling lost, lonely, unwanted, unneeded, and so on. We grab in order not to feel. We tell ourselves we deserve this, whatever it is. We find ways…
Dorothy
August 14, 2025
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The Mid-Summer Reset: More Than Just A Vacation Transition

The Mid-Summer Reset: More Than Just A Vacation

This season isn’t just about taking time off—it’s about realigning with what matters. I’ve always loved this time of year, so I see life going way too fast - it’s already mid-summer, a seductive time of year. It promises rest yet rarely delivers it fully. Perhaps because even on vacation, many executives are still mentally clocked in—managing, planning, fixing, stressing,…
Dorothy
August 5, 2025
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Time Compression: The Truth About Great Coaches Coaching

Time Compression: The Truth About Great Coaches

A great coach doesn’t just guide you—they fast-track your evolution. In a conversation this week about coaching, who and how it serves, there were some interesting points debated. One train of thought is that coaches never offer advice or direction, they simply ask probing questions allowing the client to figure things out for themselves. Another perspective is that coaches use…
Dorothy
July 17, 2025
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What Are You Really Investing In? Energy

What Are You Really Investing In?

I was recently in a conversation with someone and began talking about what it means to be an investor. With my mind going straight to financials, stocks, bonds, real estate, etc., she shifted it immediately to a lifetime of investing in people, in causes, and my businesses. It became so clear how conditioned we can become with words and the…
Dorothy
July 10, 2025