It is so easy to beat ourselves up and judge ourselves harshly and something I talk a lot about is having more compassion for ourselves and those around us. But what does this look like? Showing yourself compassion is one thing, but sometimes something else is going on instead. Laura Boyd is back this week, […]
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The truth about brave leadership [DEEP DIVE]
When we have problems, we tend to want to fix them immediately. We read leadership books or seek out trainings and become so absorbed and focused on the right way of doing things to get the outcome we want. But there is no right way and being a brave leader is more than reading a […]
Dealing with difficult people
People can be difficult. They can show up and do things we don’t necessarily agree with; it’s just what happens in life. And difficult people are something that we all get the opportunity to experience. Laura Boyd is coming back onto the show as a guest co-host today, and we’re talking all about dealing with […]
Compartmentalizing: stop surviving and start thriving [DEEP DIVE]
Many of us have been so focused on surviving a global pandemic over the last 16 months that we have pushed down our emotions in an attempt to keep on moving forward. We have learned how to survive using a process called compartmentalizing. Compartmentalizing is a defense mechanism where we suppress our thoughts and emotions. […]
Courage to ask [Wisdom Wednesday]
One of the myths of vulnerability is that we practice vulnerability in isolation. But that’s not true. We need to step into our lives to create what we want. And to get what we want, we have to have the courage to ask. Sometimes when we are not able or ready to be courageous we […]
Developing your own potential [DEEP DIVE]
When we think about leaders, we think about titles like CEO, CFO, and President. But leadership isn’t about titles, it’s not about hierarchy and it isn’t something that somebody gives you. It’s about taking care of ourselves so that we can take care of others and being willing to step up in our lives. Brené Brown defines a […]
Cultivate strong, connected, and authentic relationships [Wisdom Wednesday]
Sometimes when we think about what we really want, a lot of fear comes up. We are afraid we’re not good enough or that we can’t really have the thing that we want. Sometimes we feel that we are not worthy of connected and authentic relationships. I’m here to tell you that you can have […]
Choose who you become
The conversations with clients + my AquaMonster parents, usually turn to their fears around raising their kids. They worry that they’re raising their kids “wrong” … they worry about messing up their kids … they worry about something bad happening to their child and that that something will define the rest of their child’s life. […]
Align with your values + integrity [Wisdom Wednesday]
You’re highly educated and have high expectations of yourself. You’re exhausted from living life worried about what other people think while trying to get approval from them at the same time. In the process of working so hard to be perfect, the anxiety of conforming is keeping you from being real. You have had a […]
What obstacles are you willing to overcome
How often do you say to yourself: “This isn’t supposed to be happening!” I used to say it whenever an obstacle happened in my life. What kind of obstacle: An employee leaving for a new job. My kids leaving a trail of socks throughout the house. My child with an injury. My lack of cooking […]
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