Posts by Jennifer McEwen

As part of discovering how courage takes shape (see last week’s blog), let’s explore confidence. While it’s easy to think that some people have it and some don’t, it’s just not that simple.  Confidence is built (vs. being simply there or not) and it requires something foundational…trust. The word “confidence” comes from the Latin word…

In our past few blogs, we addressed the importance of getting grounded in purpose and presence as core aspects of showing up intentionally. The premise is that being intentional increases your chances of creating the impact you want, more so than showing up ‘accidentally’ or without much attention or thought.  Here, we explore a third aspect…

In last week’s blog, we were reminded that we all have choice in life. And sometimes we choose—often subconsciously—to negatively judge…how we view ourselves, others, or our circumstances.  We can, however, choose to look at things well and wisely…in other words, to be discerning instead of rushing to judgment.  Discernment is the process of making…

In last week’s blog, we explored overusing strengths and how they can become weaknesses. Here, we explore strengths that come from talents.  Talents are special natural abilities or aptitudes. Talents in action—things we do well, regularly, and/or with low effort—can become strengths when exercised like a muscle. These strengths might seem easy to ourselves, and…

You may have made New Year’s resolutions or decided against resolving anything for 2023, preferring to see how things play out. You probably couldn’t go wrong either way. And yet, you would likely benefit from both approaches: Knowing it’s smart to be resolute as well as helpful to stay open to whatever happens (especially given…