Work can take a lot out of a person, especially when the deadlines, emails, decisions, meetings, and family needs at home all start piling on at once. Somewhere in the middle of all of this, we start moving through the day on autopilot, causing a disconnect between our bodies and minds.

Work can hold a lot more meaning when people learn new ways to return to themselves. It doesn’t have to start with a long morning routine when you’re already low on time or a big lifestyle change you aren’t ready for. Sometimes it’s just in the small rituals we do that help us feel more present, grounded, and connected to the heart behind the work we do. [Read more…]

Do people tense up when you walk into a room? Do people get quieter? Answers get shorter, and everyone starts watching what they say. Calm leaders don’t have to say much to change the energy. Steadiness gives other permission to think clearly, speak honestly, and stop bracing themselves for the next reaction.

In the business world, this kind of presence is easy to overlook because it doesn’t always look dramatic. It still matters, though. [Read more…]

How many times a day do you have people coming up to you with questions and needs? How many people depend on you on any given day? Work needs your focus. Your family needs your patience. Yet your phone keeps ringing, those notifications keep dinging, and before you know it, the day is over, and you never had even a minute to check in on yourself. [Read more…]

People often remember how a leader made them feel. They may not remember the meetings, the slide deck, or the wording used when a decision was made. But they will remember if they felt respected and heard.

Leading with heart doesn’t mean you have to avoid hard conversations or make every choice easy. It means bringing awareness to the way all of these small moments happen. Soulful leaders can still make clear decisions in the business world. [Read more…]

Ambition can be a great thing. It’s something that helps you get out of bed in the morning because it gives you a purpose. It helps you get to that next meeting, start the business you’ve been thinking about, and helps you keep going when it would be easier to stop. [Read more…]

How many times during the day do you find yourself making pressure the default? People tend to make pressure normal. How do we do this? Answering one more email, squeezing in one last errand or chore, one more meeting.

Following through with these things often feels easier than explaining why you can’t do them. And before long, you’ll find your day moving faster with your mind struggling to keep up. [Read more…]

Do you constantly feel the pressure to always be on? Leadership has a way of making every minute feel like it has to be productive. You’re always going to have an email you have to answer, some kind of decision to make, a problem you need to solve, or have someone coming to you in search of direction during the day. In the business world, that kind of constant motion can start to look like strength to some. [Read more…]

The short answer to this commonly asked question is a big, resounding yes. Ambition and well-being don’t have to be opposites in our world. If you want to do something more meaningful, grow a business, lead a team, or chase even bigger dreams, you have to accept that stress is going to be a part of the deal. Ambition isn’t the problem here. The problem is how we pursue it while actively ignoring ourselves. [Read more…]