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The Hard Work of Leading
I have struggled in the past, feeling inadequate about my lack of resume-friendly leadership experience. My leadership experiences — up until recently — all of the volunteer variety: I helped my husband start and lead a church. I led small groups of women in Bible...
Two Types of Dreams Together
This guest post comes from Angie Butcher. Angie Butcher is a techy who is learning the ways of social media at Weaving Inlfluence. After a degree in Computer Science and a career in I.T., she decided to take a break and have 3 beautiful girls. She recently decided to...
The Evolution of My Dreams
When I was in high school, I dreamed only of travel. While my friends stayed up late our senior year gathering essays, recommendations, and a list of extra-curricular activities for their college applications, I lay on my blue carpet floor, perusing through guide...
Why I’m Daring to Dream
Work for me has typically been a necessary evil, emphasis on evil. For years I didn’t realize there were people who actually found fulfillment in the activity that provided them with a paycheck. “They call it ‘work’ not ‘fun’ for a reason,” was my mantra. Meeting my...
How To Know If You Are Living the Life of Your Dreams
It's the morning of Whitney Johnson's launch of Dare, Dream, Do: Remarkable Things Happen When You Dare to Dream. It's also the morning my very first keynote speech. I first woke up about 3 am, went back to sleep, then woke up again around 4 am. At 4, I mentally...
Dream If You Dare
Growing up in a landlocked state, my childhood dream of being a marine biologist was based more on romance than personal experience. Over the years, I aspired to be a book-loving librarian, a highly respected doctor, a globe-trotting archeologist, and a life-changing...
My Dreams Taste Like…
Today on SmartBlog on Leadership, I am writing about the role a leader can play in inspiring their team members to dream. I hope you'll click through and read the post. In it, I quote Whitney Johnson, whose book is launching in just 5 days. She writes "If a dream...
Welcome Tears
I didn't expect the tears. After all, I chose this. I wanted it. I have been edging toward it for months, trying it on, considering the possibilities of a big change. Comforting the words of a trusted friend, when I asked her if she ever cries over business "Oh, I've...
Life and Leadership Lessons from 20 Years of Being the Chief Cook at Home
We'd been married about four months when I made a big mistake. In graduate school, we ate pretty simply, on a monthly budget that would now do little more than fill my gas tank. Once. Still, I prided myself on preparing good meals, and I had a strong but perhaps...
Gretchen Rubin’s Best Advice
This weekend, I've experienced the truth of this advice, posted by Gretchen Rubin on her Facebook page: To do something, I have to do a reasonable amount of nothing. I've had what feels like the most productive weekend ever, both in terms of housework and work related...
The Vocabulary of Teams
In February, I planned a coffee date with a local friend. I don't often allow myself the luxury of a mid-day social break, for various reasons — mostly related to child care and work responsibilities. But I hadn't seen Tamara in a while and it was past time for a...
12 Minute Media Tips Relaunch
Hi there. Popping in for a quick moment to tell you that today is the official relaunch day of my 12 Minute Media website. I would love to hear your feedback. I just love it and I'm grateful for for Brett Atkin and his work on the site. The basic idea is that I will...