The Quietly Powerful Leader

The work may not need to change. The way you hold it might. You can love the work you do…

When leadership looks effective from the outside but feels exhausting on the inside. I’ve realized I’m not really writing about…

Sometimes confidence is simply not abandoning yourself for approval. I have been thinking about how much energy we spend trying…

What it costs to keep editing yourself to belong Most people think stress comes from what they have to do.…

Have you ever noticed how difficult it is to think clearly when everything feels urgent? The emails.The decisions.The constant sense…

Why healthier rhythms matter more than perfect balance Work-life balance is often held up as the goal. But most leaders…

How small moments of convenience quietly weaken discernment, presence, and leadership Recently at my other job, I received a request…

Why constant availability quietly erodes clarity, focus, and sustainable leadership. Have you ever noticed how easy it is to become…

The Question That Stayed With Me A woman in my recent Enneagram workshop looked at me and said: “Who has…

Some of the most important leadership moments happen on the edges. On the edges where someone is paying attention without…

There’s a quieter way to lead. Not because leadership should be easy or passive, but because so many of us…

There comes a point when even the strongest, most self-aware person hits a wall. Not because they’re lost.Not because they…

The Hidden Exhaustion Quiet Leaders Carry On the outside, everyone thinks you’re calm. You’re steady. You seem like you’re leading…

Why Rest Isn’t the Reward. It’s the Rhythm That Fuels Sustainable Leadership. Most of us don’t view rest as a…

You can get 8 hours of sleep, eat all the right things, exercise, and get in 10,000 steps a day…

You’ve ordered the planner, set your goals, made the checklist, and decided you are finally ready to “stay consistent” with…

I walked into the office bombarded almost immediately with issues. Email notifications one right after the other of people wanting…

Culture and society tell us that leaders should always be loud, upbeat, make decisions quickly, always have the answers. But…

You know those days when you wake up with your heart already racing because of all that’s already on your…

You struggle to get out of bed after a terrible night of sleep. You tossed and turned and your mind…

What if the Enneagram and understanding your Working Genius together could bring greater self-awareness and clarity so you could live…

Working Genius and Stress: Why It Matters You leave work after a long day completely drained and realize nothing you…

How Self-Awareness Creates Calm You walk into work and sit down at your desk. You open your email and can’t…

Do you ever walk into work and feel overwhelmed before you even get started? Feeling like you’ll never be “caught…

Quiet Doesn’t Mean Less In many businesses, companies, and organizations, loud = leadership. But what if the quietest voices have…

Does this sound familiar? You skip lunch and never get to your tasks because your day is full of meetings…

Are you ever accused of being “too sensitive?” As a child were you told “you’re just too sensitive!”? Maybe you…

Thriving doesn’t come from doing more—it comes from knowing yourself better. We live in a world that celebrates the loudest…

When it comes to self-awareness, no single tool gives us the full picture — but when we bring the right…

“Until you make the unconscious conscious, it will direct your life and you will call it fate.” – Carl Jung…

I tend to think of good habits and routines more as rhythms and practices. They help ground us when life…

Our days can be filled with small events and interactions that seem insignificant. When we think about how they add…

Work life balance is a myth. But that doesn’t mean we don’t need to set boundaries when it comes to…

Do you ever catch yourself playing small? I am going through a group coaching program right now with my coach.…

I recently had the opportunity to be a guest on the Good Neighbor Podcast from Village Centre Press. Thank you,…

Energy drains can add a lot of stress to our days. When they become chronic over time they can lead…

I’ve seen companies and organizations push “leadership” with their volunteers and managers, but it was always about leading others. I…

I’ve been thinking a lot lately about intentions and how our mindset is connected to our intentions. Being intentional in…

Want to help your team members thrive in their work and life? Check out these 4 ways of how investing…

Personal growth is the foundation for growing as an effective leader. We can’t confuse leadership and management either. You might…

What goals and dreams are you reaching for in 2024? Do they align with you core values? ⁠ ⁠ Landing…

I’ve thought a lot about purpose over the past decade. I guess when you hit your late 30s & 40s…

One of the biggest frustrations in the workplace is communication. Miscommunication can lead to wasted resources, inefficient use of time,…

No is a complete sentence.⁠⁠To learn more about why you may have a hard time saying no, click here to…

Do you struggle to just stop and rest? I don’t mean resting at bedtime each night. Intentionally slowing down and…

The most accurate “personality system” (for lack of a better description) to help you grow as a leader and overcome…

One of the things I’ve learned in my personal growth is to let go of what I can’t control. To…

Maybe you need the reminder this week: You do not have to earn rest. You do not have to earn…

Self awareness and emotional intelligence are the top 2 indicators for success as a leader. But it’s not just about…

After I had been studying the Enneagram, mindset & personal growth several years ago I began to realize the powerful…

Awareness of how I was living from the core fear and other core motivations of my Enneagram type was the…

The words we use matter. It matters when we are speaking with another person, but the language we use with…

Learning to see experiences and situations from the perspective of others is essential to living with peace and purpose. Whether…

I first heard this phrase from a fellow Enneagram coach who recommended reading K.J. Ramsey’s book The Lord is My…

My 10-year old niece has been playing rec league soccer since she was 5. And she’s a good little soccer…

As I’ve worked with my coach over the past year I have tried to mindfully start making small shifts in…

We’ve all thought about this question. Maybe we want to be further in our career. Maybe we want to be…

Most people believe we can’t choose our thoughts. And while we may not be able to choose the thoughts we…

As I’m building my coaching business I’m still working another job. My manager recently took another job. I fully support…

I don’t like setting goals. And heaven forbid I set a resolution. It’s going to last all of maybe 3…

I grew up hearing and reading the scriptures that said “do not fear” and “cast all your cares” and “…

Are you constantly thinking about what you should have done? Or could have done? Or would have done if x,y,…

Do you know you have gifts and strengths? Maybe no one has ever told you that, but I want you…

Do you know your true worth? Whether consciously or unconsciously, do you base your worth on your paycheck? Or your…

Sabbath. It’s something that became almost sacred to me during 2020. The world was so noisy and filled with so…

Joy cannot be found outside of ourselves. It can only be found when we are following the way of Christ…

Do we know how to just be? My contemplative book club just finished Eckhart Tolle’s A New Earth and in…

I was on my way home from work one recent Friday & traffic was heavier than usual. The university students…

Do you ever feel like you are constantly struggling to hold on to your inner peace? Does it seem like…

I was talking to a friend today & she was sharing about a situation she was in the middle of…

It’s late afternoon/early evening. I’m never sure what time of day this is during the late spring/summer when it’s 6…

God has really been teaching me about fear and the impact living in fear can have on our lives physically,…

“God’s position on humanity hasn’t changed. But humanity’s position on themselves has.” – Marty Soloman This is a quote from…

Over the past year I’ve come to see everything as spiritual even if I do not perhaps see it in…

There is something holy about being in the garden just after sunrise tending to and cutting flowers before most of…

Noise and Fear. These seem to be two major themes God is teaching me about and revealing truths about to…

We live in a kingdom of noise as C. S. Lewis put it in The Screwtape Letters. Maybe not audible…

Every thing, every action or reaction, every word spoken or message shared with others, is done out of either fear or out…

Have you ever done something or said something that almost immediately, or later, you wonder why on earth you did…

I overheard part of a phone conversation at work yesterday and it got me to thinking about something. It also…

“Be curious, not judgmental.” This quote is attributed to Walt Whitman. It seems to be mis-attributed from the research I’ve…

Over the past few years God has given me a passion and joy in learning about personalities and the different…

Earlier this week I found out a friend had something really good happen for them. I can’t share what exactly…