Ephemeral?
Chasing the latest and greatest AI tools feels like children chasing bubbles at the park. The bubbles are big, small, lovely, and floating past. They pop so quickly. Time to chase the next and the next. Giggles, excitement, getting covered in soapy popped bubbles, all part of the experience. When the bubble maker dips into […]
Builder, connector, community activist
Last night I attended the Cope Award dinner for my dear friend Beth Adkisson in Newport Beach, CA. I knew Vistage Chairs from all over the US who were close with Beth were invited, I just didn’t think they would all show up. Boy, was I wrong. Beth was roasted with love and humor. Skits […]
Meaningful Pursuits
Today is day three of discussing Brandon Burchard’s Primary Aspiration Theory. The enclosed drawing is a triangle with the lines of Aliveness, Deeper Connection, Meaningful Pursuits and Growth in the middle. Each week I discussed one of the sides. Today, let’s discuss meaningful pursuits. Humans are meaning makers. We interpret, understand, and make sense of […]
“Thank You” Day
Thank you to all the nurturers out there, especially the Mothers. Thank you to those who saw and appreciated us for who we were, and encouraged us to keep going. Thank you to the teachers, the coaches, the scout leaders. As we got older it was our friends, our partners, our first great supervisor who […]
Fragile balance
This rock may have balanced for centuries near the Mobius Arch on the road to Whitney Portal in the Eastern Sierra. When we stopped to take a quick hike, I had to laugh and snap a photo. It struck me as a picture of the fragile balance most leaders are perched in. Between keeping […]
What is required of me to be of service here?
Reviewing Brendon Burchard’s High Performing Habits with my KEY group this week, a mindshift happened in the group. Burchard had spent over a decade researching what motivates people to perform at higher levels of success. He boiled it down to 6 habits. First we reviewed what those were, then he suggested that we reframe our roles […]
Being a light
Do you start your day setting an intention? Something like: “Today, I will be grumpy, mean and an all around disruptor.” Or “My kids didn’t sleep, so I didn’t sleep, so you will all pay!!” Likely not. If you set an intention, it might be “May I help one person today.” Or, “may I stay […]
Kindness still matters
Twice in the last week, I gave a tip when I didn’t have to. I was surprised at the reaction. A delivery driver was so unexpectedly grateful and a counter worker at Dodger Stadium thanked my husband after I walked away. As the economy gets worse, more and more people are working 2 jobs, cutting […]
Captain Cassidy
Yesterday, hundreds of Vistage Members, Chairs, HQ staff, former members, friends and family celebrated the life of Larry Cassidy, a Vistage Master Chair from Orange County. His musically talented family sang songs to him and one written for him by his son-in-law entitled “Captain Cassidy.” For a man loved and respected by so many, the […]
Mentoring moments
If you have or have been a teenager, you know to seize that moment when someone is curious and camp there. “Hey Mom, can I ask you a question?”, “Hey boss, why do we do it this way?” Stop, look and listen! A brief window just opened. Drop everything and pay attention. If you are […]