If you’ve been reading our articles for any length of time, you know that we are big fans of planning. We create 1-year plans and quarterly plans, and internally, we maintain a 3-year and 1-year plan for the company. There are wonderful reasons to plan—it saves time...

What Seeds Are You Watering? I am finding more and more peace and calm from my mindfulness practice. Recently, I was listening to The Art of Mindful Living by Thich Nhat Hanh, and I was struck by a question he posed: What seeds are you watering? He explained that we...

Reflecting on Goals This year, I wrote my goals as I often do. I started with my bold business goal, to grow the company by 20%. Followed it with a leadership goal that I use to keep my eye on the team’s professional development and staying organized so that company...

This week my friend, Dr. Diana Hill, hosted a small gathering of women at her home to celebrate our group’s December birthdays and also to welcome in and set our intentions for the new year. In our meeting, Diana introduced the idea of junk rest - rest that doesn’t...

A theme serves as an aspirational guide, helping you stay intentional throughout the year ahead. For me, 2024's theme—fun, freedom, and lightness—helped me embrace playfulness and curiosity. It felt especially poignant during a winter solstice celebration centered on...

Welcome back to our series on the myths of accountability. This week, we're tackling a surprising one: Myth #3: "Highly effective people don’t need accountability." Wrong. In reality, highly effective people are the most likely to seek out accountability and...

Welcome back to our series on the myths of accountability. This week, we’re tackling Myth #2: the belief that people don’t want or like being held accountable. Fortunately, this isn’t true—otherwise, we’d be out of business! An interesting statistic from the Harvard...

This week, we’re kicking off part one of our series on common myths of accountability. These insights are especially helpful for those of us holding ourselves accountable or managing accountability with others. Myth #1:  Being Held Accountable Means You’ve Done...

Balancing self-compassion and drive isn’t easy. Our clients tend to have plenty of drive. As you might imagine, if you seek out accountability, it’s because you have goals and you want to make sure you accomplish them. However, self-compassion tends to be in shorter...