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8 Steps to Being Liked as a Leader (As if That’s All that Matters)

Being a good leader isn’t a popularity contest. It isn’t about who likes you or who wants to be your friend. But it is about people. And it is flat out impossible to be a truly effective leader...

Managing Emotions Through Wide Open Space

I’ve been busy lately. But not in the way where everything flows, and I end each day full of gratitude for everything I experienced and accomplished (ah, how I love those days). Instead...

When What You Want Changes: Finding Wholeness to Make the Right Decisions

It’s not if, it’s when. Inevitably, what you said you wanted will somehow, some way, morph into something else. It may be the next organic step from what you wanted – maybe you got...

Feminine Power Is Not a Synonym For Control

I spent 13 years as a social worker, with a focus in domestic violence. If you’re at all familiar with the dynamics of domestic violence, you’ll be familiar with the term “power and...