This morning, the air was thick, it was already 88 degrees and I was in the mood for some blues to accompany me on my walk. Jeff Beck fit...

We are grown up now and as we sit in meetings with other adults it is still happening! Some folks are followers and others lead. Those...

A Story of Focus “Hold that plank for one minute,” my trainer said. “No problem,” I thought, because I have two hands and two feet on the...

Strange, but true. There’s an important professional lesson hiding in a popular children’s book by Laura Numeroff. If You Give a Moose a...

From the moment they’re hatched, sea turtles are hurled into the world to fend for themselves until they’re ready to fulfill their...

Did you make any New Year’s resolutions? Even if you didn’t, there’s still something oddly liberating about a fresh calendar in January....

Fitness trackers provide us with constant, real-time data about the health and efficiency of our bodies—distance walked, calories burned,...

If you’ve worked hard to differentiate yourself by specializing in a certain area, you may run the risk of over-relying on your...

When my coaching clients struggle to move their careers forward, the roadblock usually is not their managers. Or their organizations. Or...

In my last post, I talked about the Fear of Asking for Help (#FOAFH) and how that can damage our careers. Now I want to give you some...

Sometimes accuracy is a requirement, not an option. I was reminded about the importance of precision in business after reading a recent...

If you regularly negotiate to land new clients and projects—or to convince your boss you deserve a promotion—you probably have some solid...

Be honest:  are you addicted to work?  Do you feel guilty when you’re not working? Does it actually seem stressful to take time off or go...

Imagine getting lost as you drive through an unfamiliar area late at night. You’re faced with a choice:  head down a dark road that...

When tortoises feel threatened, they retreat into their thick shells to safely wait out the potential crisis. But what happens when...

Spoiler Alert: this is NOT one of those work/life balance articles about being consumed by our work and allowing it to invade our...

As a kid, I always loved Spring—especially when my Dad would help us create a garden. He’d guide us to plant seeds in rows and carefully...

“Everything is raw material. Everything is relevant. Everything is usable. Everything feeds into my creativity. But without proper...

“Happiness doesn’t always make you feel happy. Often, happiness requires you to do things that make you feel anxious, resentful,...

This time of year is exciting for many of us in Texas. (Not just because of football.) The Monarch butterflies migrating from Canada...