Ouch! That’s a little rough, but hey, sometimes the truth hurts. Now, more than ever, I come across people really struggling with their boundaries, both personally and professionally. Why set boundaries? Because you can’t protect and take care of yourself if you don’t. For some, this is more of a personal issue. Not being able to…
What would you try if you knew you couldn’t fail? What an incredibly powerful question. As I continue to grow my business, write my book, and get ready for a webinar series, I ask myself this question a lot. The biggest barrier to our success is us. I think about things I want to accomplish,…
Take charge and live large…that was the theme of a conference I keynoted on Friday for the Texas Women’s Chamber of Commerce. It was fitting. After a week of vacation in Colorado, renting a motorcycle and riding in the mountains, seeing two shows at Red Rocks, and having a blast, I definitely felt like I…
Last Tuesday night, I was laying in bed reading an email (work/life balance faux paux 101), and my first reaction was defensiveness. “Who does she think she is!” were the first words I accidentally said out loud. My husband Jay looked at me, chuckled, and said, “Don’t get sucked in to the vacuum cleaner. She’ll suck you under”. This…
After speaking at a conference last week, I was sharing a story with a participant who said I was courageous. To be honest, that comment really shocked me. I would consider myself a lot of things, but courageous has never been one of them. It reminded me of one of my favorite quotes by Mary Anne…