Does anyone else cringe when friends text you about their latest MLM product? “Let’s grab drinks,” they say, or “we should catch up sometime.” My heart usually responds with something that, oddly, feels like grief. I want to be happy for my friends who feel financially empowered by these new Read more…
My husband had just come home from one of the first national conferences dedicated to organizational health. When I asked about the conference, he answered with a quizzical, almost confused expression on his face. “One of the best parts,” he said, “was an amazingly insightful question by a young woman Read more…
This was not my first rodeo. I had led teams before. But this was a brand new industry for me and my first time leading a sales organization. I was also a member of the family that owned and operated the company, so I felt like I had something to Read more…
Fatherhood has been the most challenging part of my life, by far. Trying to lead my family as my small children grow up has taught me things about myself that have deeply shamed and scared me to death, as well as given me deep and powerful hope. No matter how Read more…
He was middle aged, but slim and smartly dressed, maybe late forties. He was in a grey suit, expensive, with a neutral tie. He had on stylish brown wing-tip shoes and incongruously colorful socks. We were in a suburban bank. It was closed early for the day. There were folding tables Read more…
It seems that some people are born to lead, but I felt doomed by my background to not be one of those shining stars. When I read about people like Alexander the Great, Marcus Aurelius, Caesar, Napoleon, Churchill, Washington or Lincoln, something in me used to sigh and say, “these Read more…
Hi, my name is Matt and I’m an recovering extrovert. I’m also a closet personality profile taker. I LOVE taking personality profile tests to learn what kind of person I am: DiSC (High D and I), Myers Briggs (ENFP), Kolbe, Strengthfinders, Temperments (Choleric), Enneagram. I have done them all, and Read more…