Every year I take time to pause and evaluate how and where I spend my time – as a professional, volunteer, community member and mom. I feel it’s important to treat your time as a precious resource, being intentional on where it’s spent.  After taking a closer look at all the various volunteer roles I hold, I realized it was…

I recently had a friend ask me for advice on how she can better share her thoughts when she is frustrated or overwhelmed. She noticed I tend to have good relationships with people and wondered how I don’t lose my cool.  First of all, I have definitely lost my cool. Multiple times. Each time this has happened, while it was…

I’ve been working from home long before the pandemic. As a consultant, speaker and writer, I work with organizations that are spread across the country. Sometimes I’m part of a virtual team, other times I partner with other consultants, and occasionally I work independently on my own projects.  Being self-employed and not having a consistent work team, I’ve learned how…

A brand is more than a logo. It is the emotions, thoughts, impressions and facts that come to mind when we think of an organization. Large corporations spend a lot of time and money protecting and elevating their brands. They know having brand recognition and respect are important elements of their business strategy.  But how often do we as individuals…

I’m an entrepreneur, mom of two kids, wife, volunteer and juggler of schedules. At any point in time I have a lot of balls in the air. And a couple that are rolling away from me faster than I can catch them.  Up until lately, I thought it was my job to juggle all these balls.  Advocating for my child…

There’s a meme going around social media that reads “This goes out to all of the girls who had report cards growing up that read ‘talks too much.’” I know this meme well because not only was I that girl, but I’m often tagged when former classmates share the post.  Every time this meme is shared, there is a long…