Voice of a Leader

a little flash poetry for Jeffrey David Zacko-Smith   And when discussing qualities of effective leaders So many people list communication balance being authentic walking your talk many people And So many others. It just gets confusing to someone someone to me....

What can I say today? A new year’s tale.

For the past month we’ve been packing and saying goodbye to our Seattle home and lives, fretting about our new home loan processes closing on time (which they didn’t, we closed December 24th instead of the 18th, which was a lot more stressful than it sounds), and then...

What you create joins you: nine great times to create

This post is dedicated to my new friend Joey Gray, who told me upon our very first meeting this week that, at age 43, it’s high time I move past my stubborn insistence on always being the learner in the room and never, ever, the teacher. Here’s what I’ve learned about...

Allowing space and time to embrace “I don’t know”

While cleaning my office this morning I found an old journal called Gratitude: A Journal. It actually says that on its salmon-colored cover and spine. According to the first entry, I got it in July 2009—and as I now recall, I got one for me, one for my mom, and one...

Answering a wake-up call from yourself

Or, “Things I like about working for myself #4232: procrastination as an indicator that I really should be doing something else entirely.” As I looked at the blank page for my blog post this morning, I couldn’t focus. I was restless. Distracted. Not...