In my last post, I closed out by talking about my mom’s perspective change about my identity and how good intentions can get muddled in the expression. I think it’s important to revisit that idea as we look at the present and future of LGBTQIA2S+ rights…

Pride month has come to mean a wide spectrum of things for people, both personal and political. Although political battles are still being fought over LGBTQIA2S+ rights across the country…

As March draws to a close, I’m thinking about all that Women’s History Month has brought us. It is a special thing to commemorate all that women have brought to the world and to honor every intersection of woman we are blessed with on our planet…

We’re going to explore the different stages of reacting to change or transition, and with this model, your awareness of where you are in the process of change could help you to develop a deeper understanding of your internal life during volatile times…

Upgrades to video conferencing and remote work capabilities have made it easier than ever to connect to people around the globe. However, just because it’s easier to connect to people doesn’t mean it’s as easy to connect with people…

Pantone’s 2022 Color Of The Year, Very Peri, helps us understand the necessity of emotional intelligence and emodiversity in life and at work.

“Tell me a story.” For some of us, that was our childhood routine. Every night, Mom or Dad or the grandparents would read a story. Sometimes it was rushed, often the reader lingered on illustrations, and the storytelling voice always hinted at dozens of voices and personalities…

When one is in a state of “Flow,” the most incredible things can happen — but what exactly is “Flow?” And how do you achieve it?

There is a long, winding path ahead; if you let me, I can be your guide—and your biggest supporter. Get connected. Stay connected.

Visual Journaling specialist Stacy Christopher and I interview each other about the craft of visual journaling, and share some examples as well!

What lessons have you learned through adversity?

During the month of February we’re bombarded with messages about Valentine’s Day. It’s hard to avoid thinking about love – or at least what advertisers want us to think about love.

As we approach the New Year, in challenging times, many of us are searching for ways to be more hopeful. That quest is even shared by the company that sets standards for the use of color: Pantone says its 2019 pick for color of the year “Living Coral” represents optimism.

Finding the appropriate level of assertiveness is a bit of a Goldilocks predicament: How much is too little? How much is too much? And where is the “just right” sweet spot of asserting yourself, in business and in your personal life?

With the boom of corporate social responsibility programs in companies, and the ever-growing number of expansive political movements making headlines, one might think that social responsibility has to have massive impact and result in huge transformation.

Sitting in front of your computer, just back from a relaxing holiday, you scroll through the volumes of emails which have accumulated while you were away.  You open one up from your boss and you read the words, “How come you and your team can’t seem to get this right?”

Mark, a former client of mine, was a 35-year-old marketing director on the fast track. Being type-A personality, he was driven for success. But Mark was not winning much favor from his employees — they found that his feedback was often given in a drive-by, “hit-and-run” manner and left them feeling like roadkill.

So often when I ask a client this question, the response is an automatic “good” or “bad.” Then, when I share a list of over 200 emotions with them, they will say “wow, I had no idea there were SO MANY!”

I’m curious how all of us can stay connected to our own Emotional Intelligence while our political leaders seem to be lacking it. With many politicians showing extremely low empathy, too much self-regard, lack of impulse control or sense of social responsibility, who out there in society is modeling for us high levels of emotional intelligence and achieving greater levels of success and happiness?