For the past few months I’ve been on a leadership team tasked with developing a 10-year strategic plan to promote active healthy lifestyles within the Russian Federation. Like any endeavor this huge and complex, moments of frustration have peppered the …
Lately I’ve been counting my blessings. Like every year at this holiday time, I appreciate how much I have to be grateful for— dear friends and family, incredible clients, a husband that I adore, a dog that keeps me smiling, …
Now and again, just to stimulate my creativity (and hopefully awaken a few more brain cells), I like to browse websites that completely differ from the world I live in every day. Today I found a gem: My Modern Met. …
Yesterday, at one my favorite local tea shops, I walked into the art show of friend and artist, Tim Davis. Tim has a gift for taking unique pictures of old worn out vehicles, turning a rust spot on a truck …
Last Saturday, my husband and I decided to do a 40 mile bike ride together, hills included. The kicker? We committed to end the ride with almost as much energy as we started it.
Usually I’m dog-tired at the end …
The amount of crisis and dramatic change around the world this year has been incredible. We are facing unprecedented situations like political upheaval in the Middle East and the downgrading of the U.S. credit rating. Our global physical environment is …
I’ve said it hundreds of times— no, thousands— to my clients: self-observation is a tool which can help increase our vitality and energy. How, you might ask, can observing the seemingly mundane details of our daily lives energize us? Well, …
I attended the 2011 LOHAS Forum last month. This is the same annual gathering where, nine years ago, I met my wonderful business partner and great friend, Renee Moorefield. The mission of the LOHAS movement really grabbed me back in …
I’m a sucker for good vision. No, I don’t mean eyesight, although the human eye is a magnificent device. I mean aspirations, the things a leader sees that are outside ordinary perception, beyond the horizon, or perhaps not yet even …
How tightly do I hold the reins when I have a vision, a project, or a goal? When should I loosen my grip, take a step back, or reorient? And when should I hunker down and stay focused? This inquiry …
