A space for honest conversations about learning, growth, and the courage to lead

Around here we don’t chase perfect.
We don't chase their approval.
We don't wait for someone else to develop our skills.

We stay curious, keep learning, and keep taking action toward being better, more courageous leaders.

The Leadership Shift Your Team Is Waiting For There’s a leadership shift and conversation I wish more of us were having, especially women who care deeply, want to be better leaders, and are doing everything they can to build workplaces and homes where people actually thrive. It’s the conversation about power. Most workplaces (and homes […]

Raising the Bar in Your Leadership There’s something I learned about leadership early in my career that I’ve carried with me ever since. And if you’re a woman who wants to grow as a leader in your career and in your personal life I think it matters more now than ever. The Lesson a Master […]

My High-Agency Mindset: Things Always Work Out for Me A long time ago, early in my marriage, I said something to my husband that made him look at me like I had three heads: “Things always work out for me.” He laughed and said, “Must be nice.” In that moment, I realized he thought I […]

If You’re Being Honest, You Already Know Something Needs to Change in Your Career or Life Maybe it’s how you lead your team. Maybe it’s how you take care of yourself. Maybe you need to build some new skills to stay relevant in your role. Maybe it’s how you keep saying yes when your whole […]

I Stopped Blaming Them: How Taking Ownership Gave Me Back My Power Have you ever caught yourself quietly resenting your husband, your kids, or your boss for holding you back? Maybe you tell yourself, “If only they’d help more… if only they’d give me permission… if only they understood how much I’m carrying and took […]

Let’s get real. The average person spends the first 20-30 years of their life being told what to do. Parents, teachers, managers—everyone has a say. You follow a path that looks like everyone else’s: go to school, get a job, get married, have kids. You pour everything into them, hoping they’ll be more successful than […]

Being too busy has become the norm for most people. It’s become so common that it’s the knee jerk reaction many of us have when someone asks us how we’re doing. It’s almost as if we’re wearing busyness around like a badge of honor and the busier we are the better we get to feel […]

As a high-achieving woman, you have a lot on your plate. Between all the demands placed on you from all the roles you play, it can be easy to lose sight of what’s truly important to you. But after spending years taking care of everyone else and making sure everyone else was happy, you know […]

Have you spent decades putting everyone’s needs before your own? Have you focused on doing everything possible to make sure everyone else is happy? Are you noticing that you’re feeling stressed, overwhelmed, trapped, and taken advantage of? If so, you’ve likely lost the connection to who you really are because your identity has been fused […]

I can’t be the only one to feel confused about who I was, what I wanted, and what was next for me as I inched closer to turning 40. So why aren’t we talking about this?  Well, since we aren’t talking about this, I figure that’s all the more reason for me to. So let’s […]