In her recently published and much-talked-about book, Lean In, Facebook Chief Operations Officer, Sheryl Sandberg, asserts that more female leadership will lead to fairer treatment for ALL women. If you haven’t picked up a copy of this little gem, I suggest you do so. It’s spirited, spunky, and supports what I’ve long espoused as truth:…

There is so much change going on for me! 1. New haircut. 2. New back-to-school routine. 3. New computer. 4. New body weight. 5. New trainer. 6. New clients. 7. New updated biz plan. 8. New coach. 9. New yoga routine. 10. New brand of coffee.   So much newness and change makes me want…

I deemed 2012 my “year of awareness.” Each month, my lead blog is about the topic of awareness and my exploration of it. This is the fourth installation in the series “awareness.” I spent my last session with my coach, Nancy, discussing the irony of summer. Summer is a time that’s frequently thought of as “lazy,…

I recently took a trip home to Central Illinois, where I grew up. While there, I visited my grandparent’s old farmstead, which we lovingly called Snicarte (sny-car-tee). My grandparents, now deceased, raised 5 kids and many cows, pigs, and chickens on this 300+ acre parcel, and I spent many memorable week-ends, holidays, and summertimes there…

No pansy resolutions this new year for me. I deem 2012 my “year of awareness.” In doing so, I resolve to continue the process of awakening to my life, my purpose, and my being in 2012. Becoming aware of myself and my life in newly defined ways and from different angles is what makes me…