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Springtime despair
In many ways, I regret the surge of frantic energy around work, as if we have to make up for the past 15 months right now. RIGHT NOW! There is no making up for it. It was both a lost and a blessed period of time. I want to hold on to the gentle, quiet pace. My safe little bubble, where I joyfully lived for these past many months, is being forced open. I'm watching my hopes and dreams, routines and patterns dissipate out the open doors and windows, and try as I might, I'm afraid I'll never catch them and bring them back close to me again.
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Life Lessons from afternoon tea
You will find yourself reflecting often on that three-tiered platter of exquisitely designed sandwiches, scones and desserts. Engage in small shifts in thinking, intention and action and you will find the same thing: these are experiences that change you, in small ways at first but, taken as a whole, in ways that stay with you long after you've moved on.
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Look at that, your Champagne’s gone flat
I have fabulous content in place, and I am trying out some new elements with this current cohort that I'm really excited about. Now I'm starting to drill down on who I'm generally for. I need to define that and be ok with leaving others out, at least for now. This week, I've been kicking around the idea of inviting executive women to be part of a small cohort and do this work together, very early in the morning (think once a week for six weeks, 6-7:30am since that seems to be the only time open for many women I know). That's generally pre-getting kids and self ready for work,…
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Disrupt your personal systems to articulate and plan your next dream
For the first time, the Personal Systems Disruption retreat is being offered in a 6-week format. Starting April 5, we'll meet from 6-8pm central until May 10. It's going to be an extraordinary experience; I hope you'll join us!
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6 months, 182 days, 4,380 hours ago…
So the Hamlet analogy can only go so far since the ending is not something to aspire to, but the point of hesitancy is something very real to consider. How do other people make bold moves with so little certainty of the outcome? And what is it about the potential of success or failure that I'm afraid of?
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I know my calling: Reflecting on the book Limitless
Think about the name of Ms GO's book. Limitless. Without limits. Too often, we put limits even on our free writing, brainstorming and dreaming, as if what we articulate will be seen and judged by others, seen and judged by ourselves. You are allowed to dream as big and wild as you want. In fact, I not only encourage it, I demand (in as much as I can demand you, the unknown reader) you to go all out. The only thing you will "waste" is some ink and paper.
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Cross pollinating my recognized expertise
TThen & Now When I started as Executive Director of The Arts Partnership in 2010, I was pretty much an absolute nobody. I didn’t come from a family name that mattered in my community, I hadn’t done anything that identified me as a powerhouse and I wasn’t married to someone whose name, title or reputation held any particular significance. In short, I had to build my credibility from the ground up. So I did. I made one phone call after the other, read one leadership book on top of another, drank one seemingly never-ending cup of coffee (eventually moving entirely to tea), introduced myself to one person and the next…
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It’s a new year disruption, and you’re invited!
I'm thrilled to announce that I'm partnering with Ladyboss Midwest to host two Personal Systems Disruption virtual weekend retreats in January. Jan 1-3 and Jan 15-17 In addition to the powerful 6-part series, we'll add a "New Year, New You" theme (don't we all need to shake 2020 right off our heels?) as well as including Ladyboss swag in the pre-retreat welcome package and other content from them throughout the retreat.
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Manage your stress or it will manage you
Stress is inevitable. Jobs, families, money, personal anxiety, mental and physical health, politics, the economy, a global pandemic...the list goes on and on. But almost nothing is ever better accomplished by a panicked frenzied state of being. And if it is, the price to pay is with your own state of mind.
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Taking action, and I’m inviting you to join me
Are you ready to name your dream and to not only put it out to the Universe but to also do your part of working toward achieving it, too? Then this Personal Systems Disruption retreat is definitely for you.
