How to Keep Your Expectations Reasonable

How to Keep Your Expectations Reasonable

I got an email from a speaker friend the other day asking; “How do speakers know when they’ve made a meaningful impact?  I feel like my only measurement for success would be a standing ovation, people weeping at my content or maybe a...
Are You Competing or Adding?

Are You Competing or Adding?

A couple of weeks ago, I attended DisruptHR Indy, a TED talk-inspired event focused on disrupting the world of human resources. I was there to support one of my clients and to cheer on all the other speakers, several who are good friends of mine. It was like Christmas...
You’re Just so… EFFUSIVE

You’re Just so… EFFUSIVE

Words have hurt me many times in my life. It was supposed to be my dream job, and I wanted to do my best.  I was about forty days in when I got the chance to meet my boss’s favorite client.  She (my boss) couldn’t say enough positive things...
Inextricably Tied

Inextricably Tied

The text came as I was leaving a meeting today.   It was from a friend, telling our group that she and her husband had suffered a tragic loss… again.  My heart broke into a thousand pieces for her, for her husband. I texted her that I didn’t yet have words...

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