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The Trick to Stop Circling The Same Issue.
This is the fourth and final week of the Clarity Series. Over the last three weeks, we...
Why You Keep Circling The Same Question.
You can’t see the forest for the trees. My dad taught me that saying when I was young. He was full...
Three Clarity Traps Most 0f Us Fall Into.
Summer is winding down. Kids are heading back to school. Routines are coming back online. The...
One Thing Every Woman of Altitude Pursues.
I have been having conversations with women of altitude since the isolation at altitude newsletter...
What The Last Six Weeks Were Building Toward.
This is the seventh and final week of the Isolation at Altitude series. Over the last six weeks we...
What Impostor Syndrome Cannot Explain.
Last week we sat with the Always On Problem, the cost of leading in a glass office. This week is...
I Want to Be a Person of Walmart.
There is a difference between acknowledging that something is hard and carrying it. Naming the...
What Aristotle Knew About The Friendships That Last.
This is week four of the Isolation at Altitude Series. Last week we sat with the Cheerleader...
She Said ‘I believe in you.’ That’s When I Knew Something Was Wrong.
This is week three of the Isolation at Altitude Series. Last week we sat with the Backstory Tax....
They Love You. They Cannot Help You Think.
This is week two of the Isolation at Altitude Series. Last week, we opened with the Ambition Edit,...
“Tone It Down!”
Every person who has ever changed history was driven by ambition. We do not call it that anymore....
The Night We Accidentally Set My Hair On Fire
I recently reconnected with someone I had not spoken to in more than ten years. Her name is...
I Said It Out Loud And Everything Changed
Three weeks ago, I was at lunch with eight professional women in my network. Somewhere in the...
What If The Right Question Is The One You Have Been Avoiding?
For the last few weeks, I have been traveling. And everywhere I went, I ended up in conversation...
What 350 Ambitious Women in One Room Actually Feels Like
This week, I stood in a room with 350 women who have spent the last 16 months in the trenches...
The Gut Punch You Didn’t See Coming
Last week, something hit me that I didn't see coming. It was feedback I needed to hear, but didn't...
My Mama’s Party Trick (And What It Taught Me About Breakthroughs)
My mama always says, "If you want a clean house, send out invitations to a party. Because you will...
Messy Hair, A Spontaneous Loom Video, and 10 Women
A few weeks ago, I had a crazy idea. I wanted to get together as many high-achieving women as I...
A Bad Bond Movie and A Bag of Frozen Cauliflower
My husband kicked his phone across the room on Tuesday. Not on purpose. It was one of those freak...
What $52,000 Taught Me About the Wrong Room
I want to be honest about something I don’t talk about often. Over the course of my career, I have...
The Thing You’ve Been Carrying
Last month, I spent four weeks writing about slingshot partnerships. The relationships that tell...
This One’s for the Women Who Are Done Doing It Alone
I’ve been asking myself a question this month: “This” being the professional community I have now....
The THREE Must-haves for a High-velocity Partnership
Over the last two weeks I’ve set the stage for what I want to say today. We talked about how the...
Nobody Warned Me About this Part
When I left corporate, I thought I knew what I was walking into. The uncertainty. The learning...
The Person Who Tells You the Truth
Last month we spent a lot of time on feedback. How to receive it. How not to shop for agreement...
My dad asked me one question. I couldn’t answer it.
Last week I told you about my dad and the moment he looked me in the eye and told me he cared more...
Are you seeking feedback? Or are you seeking comfort?
There was a point in my career when I thought I was the best leader. In all the ways. Then I got...
How You Respond to Feedback Can Determine Your Future
Last week, we talked about how to receive feedback without getting defensive and how to ask a...
How to Deal With the “F Word” at Work: Feedback
It's that time of year. You've either just walked out of your annual performance review, you're...
Three Ways to Journal (Even If You Hate Blank Pages)
In my last note, we talked about why journaling can be such a powerful breakthrough tool. This...
Why Journaling Helps You Get Unstuck (Even When You Don’t Want To Write)
Let’s talk about journaling. I know what you may be thinking. I, myself, have had an...
The Tiny Tweak to Create Momentum
The start of a new year has a funny way of messing with us, doesn’t it? On one hand, there’s...
When Monday Hits Hard… Do This Instead
We’re officially in it. The new year is here, the "word for the year" is set, the intentions are...
Your 2026 Field Guide
We’ve covered a lot of ground together. We moved from the "slump season" to a high-capacity...
Part 4: Why I’m leaving Q3 and Q4 blank (and the “Speaker’s Trick” for your 2026 goals)
We’ve done the heart work. We’ve determined our Word for the Year, committed to our three big...
Part 3: The High-Capacity Trap (& Why I’m Only Setting 3 Goals This Year)
If you’ve completed the exercise of choosing your Word and Affirmation, you’re holding the anchor...
Part 2: What’s Your Word?
Last blog, we talked about that early-December slump and what it means to gather yourself for a...
Part 1: Stuck in the December Slump?
You may have heard me say before that this time of year is my absolute favorite. I live for the...
If You Feel Burnt Out or Isolated, You’re Not Imagining It…
I recently had the privilege of offering coffee conversations to incredible women in the Black...
Battered, Bruised, and Heading Into the Holidays?
Are you feeling it too? That frantic push to get every project wrapped up, every major goal met,...
It’s Everywhere, If You Look for It.
I recently found myself on the road again, heading to a Mastermind in Austin, TX. ✈️ I’m no...
The Moment I Had to Follow a Minnesota Vikings Coach on Stage
This past season, I had the extreme privilege of speaking to a room of 250 powerful women as one...
What’s Your Breakthrough Leadership Style?
Have you ever felt like you're putting in all the effort, you know you're capable, but somehow...
My Husband Offered Me Money for C’s.
Have you ever found yourself paralyzed by a fear that your work isn’t good enough? Or perhaps it...
My Crazy October Secret (and Why I Almost Didn’t Tell You)
I recently had a great conversation with a powerhouse woman I really admire. She’s a luxury brand...
Are You Chasing a Plan… or Living Your Purpose?
On the Brave Enough Podcast, I joined Dr. Sasha Shillcutt to discuss some of the lessons I've had...
The Question I Couldn’t Answer
Have you ever felt like you were on the verge of a big decision but couldn’t quite find the...
What a Disaster… or Was It?
What do a broken projector, a group of strangers, and a contractor-grade extension cord have in...
It Started With a Lunch Invitation to a Stranger…
Community is a powerful thing. Our desire to belong and to connect with others starts at an early...

















































