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Jan 20, 2024
Online Personal Assessments
The assessments below are ones I personally completed on my Courageously Imperfect journey. Each helped validate, in descriptive...


Dec 4, 2023
Thriving in Life's Chutes & Ladders
I've had a lot of conversations lately around the analogy of life as a game of perpetual "chutes and ladders." The reference is to the...


Dec 4, 2023
Three Ways to Manage Stress Through Curiosity
Stress: A state of mental or emotional strain or tension resulting from adverse or very demanding circumstances. We all experience it. It...

Dec 4, 2023
What Wisdom Teeth Have In Common With You/Your Organization
What do wisdom teeth and you/your organization have in common? Recently, my son had all four wisdom teeth removed. This led to...


Dec 4, 2023
Annoyed? Frustrated? It May Be Time To Make A Change - Three Questions To Find Out
Recently, my husband was reviewing our monthly bills when he commented, "I really hate paying these whole life insurance premiums every...

Dec 4, 2023
What My Son Taught Me About Being Coachable - A Mother's Day Post
Almost 18 years ago, I took on a new role and title, with no extra pay - I became a mom to "D." He is our only child, so my husband and I...

Dec 4, 2023
How Curiosity Leads to Clarity
Yes, I'm one of THOSE PEOPLE. I'm one of those people who pick a word for the year, for the purpose of setting an intentional focus and...

Dec 4, 2023
Disrupting the Hustle Habit
I'm observing that many, if not most, of us are back to our "pre-COVID hustle" pace, meaning we're back to feeling over-scheduled,...

Dec 4, 2023
The Gift of Clarity - Where Would You Want to Be A Year From Now?
I don't claim to be a career coach (though I do know someone I would highly recommend if you're ready to update your resume and want help...

Dec 4, 2023
Managing Your Dials: Strengths/Stress
When working with my coaching clients, I help them understand themselves better through models and language, specifically exploring where...


Dec 4, 2023
Navigating Disruption
Several of my recent clients have been going through life transitions, which always include emotional speedbumps that can be...


Dec 4, 2023
Seven Tips for Effective Leadership Communication
This week, I trained a group of leaders who wanted to explore tips for better communication across the teams. Since self-awareness is a...

Dec 4, 2023
A Model for Strategic Decision-Making
It's hard to know the "right" decision to make, especially in light of multiple options that could all be acceptable. When I work with...

Dec 4, 2023
About CI
Regardless of age, we’ll all come to a point where we find ourselves asking: How did I get here? (Or, How did I get here…again?) I...

Aug 23, 2020
What Growth Season Are You In?
Growing up on a farm in the Midwest, I very much appreciate the changing of the seasons and how they coincided with the farming process:...


Jun 5, 2020
What The World Needs Now…
At the time of this post, racial tension nationwide has escalated to epic heights in light of the recent deaths or George Floyd and...

Apr 15, 2020
Scripture With A Side of Shame
At the time of this post, it’s week 5 of the COVID quarantine. Easter was last Sunday, and my family joined virtual church from our...

Feb 16, 2020
Running from or running to? (Part 3)
In this final post of the three-part series, I’ll update you on my journey with the health coach I started working with 8 weeks ago. In...

Dec 31, 2019
Recommended courses and workshops
I personally recommend the courses and workshops below for those on their own CI journey, though each involves a significant investment...


Dec 15, 2019
Running From or Running To? (Part 2)
In the first post of this series, I opened up about an area in my life that has been a constant battle for me. I also shared my...

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