Are You a Doer or a Dreamer?
Did you just answer this question quickly? If yes, you are like the majority of professionals! They answer based on what’s been rewarded in their career, not what actually drives their behavior when no one is watching. Being a doer or a dreamer isn’t about...
Who’s Sitting Where in Your Work Theater?
Everyone has heard the saying that you are the sum of the 5 people you spend the most time with. But like me, many professionals spend years curating their resumes and careers, but very little time thinking about something just as influential, who are they spending...
When Being Good at Your Job Starts Working Against You
There’s a point in many professional careers where being overly competent quietly turns into a constraint. You’re reliable. Trusted. The person who gets things done. And without realizing it, that reputation begins to shape what’s expected of you, and what’s no longer...
Content or Desiring More?
There’s a quiet tension that I have been hearing about from many accomplished professionals. It’s lived with but rarely named. See if you can relate. You can appreciate your life, your work, even your success, and still feel a pull toward something more. Not because...
Anabolic vs. Catabolic Leaders
Don’t let the words anabolic and catabolic scare you but allow me to geek out here. Remember these words from biology? They are process of metabolism and biochemistry within your body. But I want to apply them to our energy field as leaders and to have you remember...
The Validation Spiral: Are You In It?
To me, January has a way of stripping things down. The noise quiets, until it doesn’t. The calendar loosens up a bit, until end of the quarter, and then it’s full again. And suddenly, accomplishments that once felt solid don’t land the way they used to. That...





