The key to breaking negative cycles in your life starts with effective goal setting. With the acronym RISE I explain how you can set effective goals and create new healthy cycles in your life. Then, you’ll be able to find the gifts in your challenges.
Read MoreWhy is identity so important? In this episode I contrast two very different places we can look to for our sense of identity. One leads us down a path of despair. The other, a hope and a future.
Read MoreA cycle breaker is someone who sees a destructive pattern in their family and intentionally decides to break the cycle. I am a cycle breaker.
Read MoreIn Episode 25 of The All Gifts Podcast, Jenn Whitmer, speaker, coach, writer, and self-professed “Joy-bringer,” joins me to discuss toxic work environments: how to spot them and how to deal with them without losing your joy in the process.
Read MoreI was delighted when a friend introduced me to Episode 24’s guest, Cindy Villanueva. We were both unwed teen moms who bounced back from that failure only to end up with divorce, domestic violence, and career setbacks as part of our stories. We both learned that we aren’t our failures. And, thanks to our faith, we’ve also learned that we aren’t what we’ve accomplished. Our identities are more than our degrees, careers, and even our children.
Read MoreTo be the kind of leader that I want to be, I’ve learned to first lead myself. For more, please listen to the related All Gifts Podcast Episode 6, Leading Yourself Through Change and Disruption.
These are just a few practices I do regularly to “lead myself” well . . .
Read More2020 has been the great equalizer. It has forced us all, no matter race, gender, or income, to face change. We can resist change, or we can transform it into a gift.
Read MoreAlthough COVID-19’s forced isolation has been immensely difficult, it has had unexpected gifts. As I discussed in my previous post, one of the gifts has been finding and owning more of my voice and identity. Surprisingly, this was reinforced by the awakening of racial injustice to our American consciousness.
The events of 2020 gave me an opportunity to reflect more on my racial identity . . .
Read MoreIn March, my job which consisted of traveling, meeting with my team, and being in front of customers, shifted to working from home. I went from face-to-face interaction with tons of people to staring at screens all day. Even my church went to digital services . . .
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