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Bring to mind someone you consider to be an exceptional mentor. It may be easy to describe their character or personality (e.g....

I wanted to write a chapter of my book in May, but got super busy with the end of school. I intended to do it in June while on a cruise...

Between now and August 1st, I’m practicing what I preach by making space to be with the people I love most in the world. I have a...

Impostor syndrome. It sucks. In case you haven’t heard the term before, impostor syndrome is a fear of failure that manifests as extreme...

I was working with James (not his real name) last week who is the executive director and founder of a thriving nonprofit. The good news...

Feedback zingers. You know the ones. Those sarcastic one liners that feel like a hunting knife straight to the heart. Or sometimes it...

Let’s begin this blog post on vulnerability with the three most embarrassing moments of my life: When I was twelve, I had a massive crush...

We just had the inaugural meeting of the Collective Wisdom Mastermind group. OMG. I am just blown away by this incredible group of...

My purpose is to encourage the light within leaders to shine brighter. Yet, for so many of us, the feedback and evaluation process does...

As much as I love stories, the hero’s journey narrative arc never really felt like it was quite the right fit for me. Too...

“What might integrated leadership look like for me?” That’s what one of the people who joined our women’s leadership retreat recently...

You know the one. There’s a “look” I got as an Asian female each time I walked into a board room full of superintendents in collared...

Captain Jack Sparrow: "True enough, this compass does not point north." Elizabeth Swann: "...Where does it point?" Captain Jack Sparrow:...

Today the last day of school where I can still call myself a staff member at Chrysalis Charter School. This school has meant so much to...

Imagine a public swimming pool with dozens of kids and adults splashing on a warm summer evening. (I know that may be hard to imagine...

Most of the time I listen to a podcast in the background while doing other things -- driving, doing the dishes, folding the laundry, etc....

In the poem she wrote for the inauguration, Amanda Gorman begins: “When day comes, we ask ourselves where can we find light in this...

So... I'm starting a book club. If you are a curious, daring adventurer looking for a warm, safe tavern on a long, drizzly, lonely road,...

Some people love part 2 of a trilogy -- the forces of darkness gather and seem overwhelming, but there's hope. We're in part 2 now.

We are not workers, we are owners. It’s the difference between how you treat somewhere you rent versus how you treat a place you rent.