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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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Living Large Values

Living Large

On Saturday, I attended a memorial party for a dear friend of almost 50 years who passed two weeks ago. It was almost 50 years of laughter, support, secrets, wild outrageous adventures, and unlimited service.  Her five kids followed her request to celebrate her life rather than mourn her death. It was filled with laughter, music, an open bar, and…
Dorothy
June 20, 2024
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Do You Know Your Values? ArticlesBlogLeadershipValues

Do You Know Your Values?

This may sound like a strange question since, of course you do, is the logical response, yet… My LinkedIn profile says: Guiding Visionary Leaders Through Transition. Challenging existing paradigms, discovering innovative solutions, and honoring value-driven leadership, through personal transformation for success on all levels. Before working with someone, one of my questions is, what are the values you bring to…
Dorothy
April 11, 2024
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Christmas Expectations ArticlesBlogMental HealthMindsetValues

Christmas Expectations

Most newsletters sent out today or tomorrow are usually wonderfully inspiring and ethereal. That is such a gift.   However, I would like to provide another approach. As a psychotherapist in private practice for 25+ years, this time of year – November 15th to January 15th, extra appointments were always the norm…. Why? Expectations. It is true that this time of…
Dorothy
December 17, 2023
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It’s An Odd World ArticlesBlogMindfulnessMindsetValues

It’s An Odd World

Have you ever noticed that the most skilled, qualified folks, have a large sense of insecurity or uncertainty about so many things they are not expected to know?  Or that the folks who are just starting out have an amazing sense of all-knowingness?  A theoretical physicist I know will not feel he has accomplished anything until he equals or exceeds…
Dorothy
December 22, 2022