Dear Friends, I’m going to share this now while it’s still raw because if I don’t I’m sure I probably never will. At our leader’s meeting today, we discussed What was one thing we got out of our MOPS meetings …
The Greatest Connection
If you say you want to connect with others but never ask questions, then you don’t really understand connection. The greatest connection often comes from just being willing to ask the question and may have very little to do with …
Scales and Arpeggios
Growing up, I took several years of piano lessons and my least favorite part was practicing my scales. It seemed so tedious. Did it really have a purpose? Turns out there was a purpose. Practicing the scales strengthened my fingers, …
Don’t Allow Work to Take Over
Work is like laundry, even if you did it 24 hours a day, seven days a week, there’d always be more to do. For your own mental health, the health of your team, and even your marriage and kids, you …
Meetings 101, Part 2: Tips for Attending
Meetings are a gathering of two or more people who come together to accomplish what one person cannot. Meetings help create a team atmosphere and cultivate collaboration. At some point in your life, you will be asked to attend a …
Meetings 101, Part 1: Tips for Leading
Meetings are a gathering of two or more people who come together to accomplish what one person cannot. Meetings help create a team atmosphere and cultivate collaboration. At some point in your life, you may be asked to lead a …
Really? Effective Leadership Meetings
Leadership meetings are usually viewed as a necessary evil. Often long and boring, they can feel like a waste of time. Yet well designed leadership meetings can not only be engaging and purposeful, they can strengthen team bonds and drive …
Generational Cultivators
People say I am just like my dad. We look the same, act the same, think the same. But I would argue as I get older, I am becoming more like my mom. I am fairly independent and determined to …
The Best Assumptions
I have not always been one to assume the best about others. There, I said it. It’s not pretty, but it’s true. As a teenager, I was a people-pleaser who followed the rules. That combination means that I didn’t get …
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