Being seen
The blue heron on the creek bank in Boulder, CO, was in the shadows. He was not exactly hiding, he was positioned to get what he needed – a fish. I’ve watched a heron follow a big fish for an hour trying to decide whether he could take it and never actually attempting it. This […]
The long road up
Sometimes I ask myself why I decide to take these steep hikes. I could be sitting with my feet in the stream. Or, reading a book. Yet, I wake up in the morning and think about what hike I want to take today. When they are steep like this ridge hike, I spend a certain […]
The value of deeper connection
According to Brandon Burchard, Vistage National Speaker and author of High Performance Habits, people have 3 aspiration needs: Aliveness, Deeper Connection and Meaningful Pursuits. Since this is a holiday weekend, chances are you may see friends and family in person (IRL). You may get the chance to satisfy conscious and unconscious needs and desires without […]
Get old? No way.
For all I knew, my Grandparents were born old. They dressed formally, walked painfully and corrected me frequently. In our lifetime, healthy 70 year olds have living parents in their 90’s or older. Our current view doesn’t match the role models we grew up with. So forgive us throwing it all up in the air […]
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 […]
The EQ triangle
We had the pleasure last week of Vistage Speaker Heather Anderson’s Master Class on Emotional Intelligence. If you have not done a deep dive into Emotional Intelligence, it is highly recommended. It gives you a vocabulary to express feelings or intuition you have about yourself and others. It gives you words to express frustration and […]
As summer starts…
Memorial Day jump starts summer time with the first long weekend in a while. It has warmed up in most parts of the country, and the spring green is fabulous. Visiting the Chicago Botanical Gardens, the last tulips were barely hanging in there and the Rhododendron were gorgeous. As summer starts, everyone we spoke with […]
Don’t quit on a bad day!
Have you ever watched a TED talk with a colleague or a movie with a friend and walked away with a completely different take-away than they did? How we interpret data is of course filtered through our own experiences and our mood, ability to focus and a bunch of other factors including how tired we […]
A time to celebrate
25 years old, 25th wedding anniversary. Anything you celebrate that you did for 25 years is a pretty big deal. This week my Vistage Members joined me to celebrate my 25th anniversary of being a Vistage Chair and the party was awesome. A KEY Member* hosted at the LA Athletic Club in the Blue Room […]
“Rewirement” – Not Retirement
I heard the phrase this week “Rewirement, not Retirement”, and I’ve been mulling it around for a few days. Many of my 1-2-1’s this year have been with folks thinking of retirement, and they are not too sure what happens next. Yes, they can jump into consulting, or board work, and, they plan lots of […]