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The Gratitude Beyond Achievement Mindset

The Gratitude Beyond Achievement

There comes a point in every leader’s life when gratitude deepens - not because of what we have, but because of what we’ve survived and how far we have come. Thanksgiving isn’t really about the table or the feast. It’s about the pause - that sacred exhale between all we’ve built and all we’ve become. For many of the extraordinary…
Dorothy
November 23, 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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Fear: The Call To Grow!!! Mindset

Fear: The Call To Grow!!!

After months of no travel, life has been a whirl wind of activity and travel these past few months. I just came back from a business trip to Costa Rica, which was wonderful and yet, OMG, an adventure to put it mildly. The organizer, Linda Fisk, of LeadHERship Global, an amazing woman of immense skill and compassion, organized some activities…
Dorothy
December 15, 2024
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The Gift Of Resilience Mindset

The Gift Of Resilience

Resilience is a trait many of us know about, some of us have developed, and still others may have discarded as useless or perhaps not an important or necessary skill. However, every one of us has gone through experiences that have knocked us on our butts. Whether personal or professional, divorce, job loss, bankruptcy, serious illness, or a forced major…
Dorothy
November 11, 2024
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The Many Sides of Vulnerability BlogLeadershipMindset

The Many Sides of Vulnerability

Even with the many books, articles, podcasts, and Ted talks, concerning vulnerability, for so many it is still seen as a fragile time, if not a weakness, to be hidden or protected from so that the “enemy” doesn’t jump when you are most incapable of protecting yourself. Rather, what if that concept, that understanding, was only one sad if not…
Dorothy
November 1, 2024
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Dealing With Confrontation BlogMindset

Dealing With Confrontation

Confrontation occurs in all relationships that have an investment in long-term connections. That sounds like a wild assertion, nonetheless, it is true. The greatest value is in seeing that confrontation is a glorious, even if at times uncomfortable, way to truly understand another person.   The first, and I believe most important, distinction is to separate the idea of conflict from…
Dorothy
October 21, 2024
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State of Being ArticlesBlogBusiness LeadershipMindfulnessMindset

State of Being

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…
Dorothy
October 13, 2024
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Does Intimacy Scare You? Mindset

Does Intimacy Scare You?

Although I have been on several boards, as president of some, I have been on the board of one particular organization since its beginning.  We had a board meeting this week to discuss an upcoming event for 2025. The title Awakening was quickly approved since it efficiently tells the viewer what the event will be about. The sub-title, however, is…
Dorothy
September 14, 2024
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An Ever-Evolving Journey BlogMindset

An Ever-Evolving Journey

For decades I had that belief that “I can do it myself.” I valued my illusionary self-sufficiency while equating it with being strong, powerful, and independent. Those were words many, many folks had used to describe me. At one point, thankfully, I came to realize that self-sufficiency is an illusion. We all need others. We need them in so many…
Dorothy
June 13, 2024