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I was struck yesterday with the realization that toddlers have mastered the formula for declaring. Raising their voices, waving their arms, stomping their feet … they declare what they want with all their being. Imagine what we could do if we recaptured that feeling down to our core, and then used it to declare to…

Someone once wrote “people want to leave a legacy because they want to feel that their life mattered.” That’s one perspective. I have a different one: Leaving a legacy isn’t about my life; rather, it’s about leaving something that benefits others and makes them feel that their lives and experiences matter. It’s about ways you…

You know that feeling when you do something and others catch on? Like a brave soul who gets on an empty dance floor and others follow? One small action can propel others into movement. To Transform Your Horizons means doing something that’s larger than you in YOUR world. Notice I don’t say in THE world…that’s…

9/11/2001. I was supposed to be at the Pentagon that day. Just an hour before I had planned on leaving my building, I was pulled into another meeting. I remember walking into the conference room, as the first plane hit the Twin Towers. We thought it was an accident. We soon learned differently. Throughout my…

*It’s the first week of 4th grade and it’s my turn to stand in front of the room. Deciding what to share about my escapades of the last two months was a lot of pressure! Did anyone really want to hear what I did? Would I be as funny as Sam or as interesting as Molly? What difference would it make to share my story anyway?

She was a gift. She might not have known it at the time, but something special was transforming on her horizons. She embarked on a journey that eventually took her back to her roots. This is the story of one of many children saved by grace and the woman who created that through a single…

I logged into Facebook and saw a post from a friend intent on helping the children in detention centers along our borders. The post read: “Please help us fill the truck with the listed donated supplies. You can read more about what we’re doing at SolveItToday.org If you’d prefer a monetary donation to help us pay for…

I’m often asked why I decided to become a professional coach and leadership consultant; especially since I never held an HR role during my corporate career. (Most people assume coaches have extensive HR backgrounds.) The fact is I loved what I was doing. I had opportunities to fix, change and create processes and systems for…

As I sat down to write this, Madonna’s “Material Girl” popped into my head and I was compelled to find it on YouTube and watch it … you never know when the universe is talking to you. It was a perfect metaphor for what I planned to write about. We all work really hard to…