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โ€œCommon sense is a flower that doesnโ€™t grow in everyoneโ€™s garden.โ€A presenter dropped this line at a recent training I a...
09/18/2026

โ€œCommon sense is a flower that doesnโ€™t grow in everyoneโ€™s garden.โ€

A presenter dropped this line at a recent training I attended, and Iโ€™m pretty sure half the room immediately thought of someone.

But hereโ€™s the leadership twist:

Whatโ€™s obvious to YOU isnโ€™t always obvious to THEM.

So before we blame the garden, maybe we should check how clearly we planted the message.

Good leadership requires fewer assumptions and better communication.

Now be honestโ€ฆ who came to mind when you read the quote?

Sometimes the dots donโ€™t connect until you look backward.โฃโฃYesterday, I had the honor of facilitating ๐“๐ก๐ž ๐.๐ˆ.๐†. ๐€๐๐ฏ๐š๐ง๐ญ๐š...
09/16/2026

Sometimes the dots donโ€™t connect until you look backward.โฃ
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Yesterday, I had the honor of facilitating ๐“๐ก๐ž ๐.๐ˆ.๐†. ๐€๐๐ฏ๐š๐ง๐ญ๐š๐ ๐ž: ๐…๐ซ๐จ๐ฆ ๐“๐ž๐œ๐ก๐ง๐ข๐œ๐š๐ฅ ๐„๐ฑ๐ฉ๐ž๐ซ๐ญ๐ข๐ฌ๐ž ๐ญ๐จ ๐†๐ซ๐ž๐š๐ญ๐ž๐ซ ๐ˆ๐ฆ๐ฉ๐š๐œ๐ญ for a group of engineers across two states, the professionals working in one of the most technically demanding and mission-critical environments.โฃ
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We explored 3 lenses: Behaviors, Ethical Influence, and Generational Awareness.โฃ
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One idea stayed with me:โฃ
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๐“๐ž๐œ๐ก๐ง๐ข๐œ๐š๐ฅ ๐ž๐ฑ๐ฉ๐ž๐ซ๐ญ๐ข๐ฌ๐ž ๐œ๐ซ๐ž๐š๐ญ๐ž๐ฌ ๐ฌ๐จ๐ฅ๐ฎ๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐ฌ. ๐ˆ๐ง๐Ÿ๐ฅ๐ฎ๐ž๐ง๐œ๐ž ๐ก๐ž๐ฅ๐ฉ๐ฌ ๐ญ๐ก๐จ๐ฌ๐ž ๐ฌ๐จ๐ฅ๐ฎ๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐ฌ ๐ญ๐ซ๐š๐ฏ๐ž๐ฅ.โฃ
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Grateful to Dr. Robert Cialdini for the opportunity to learn the science of ethical influence and join the Cialdini Institute at its beginning; to Elizabeth McCormick for group guidance that shaped my speaking journey years ago; and to ๐ž๐’๐ฉ๐ž๐š๐ค๐ž๐ซ๐ฌ for helping the right expertise find the right room.โฃ
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Keep learning. Keep connecting the dots.โฃ
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You never know which one will lead to your next ๐.๐ˆ.๐†. ๐จ๐ฉ๐ฉ๐จ๐ซ๐ญ๐ฎ๐ง๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ.โฃ
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Some stages challenge you to ๐ฌ๐ก๐š๐ซ๐ž ๐ฐ๐ก๐š๐ญ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ ๐ค๐ง๐จ๐ฐ.โฃโฃOthers challenge you to ๐๐ข๐ฌ๐ซ๐ฎ๐ฉ๐ญ ๐ก๐จ๐ฐ ๐ฉ๐ž๐จ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐ž ๐ญ๐ก๐ข๐ง๐ค.๐Ÿ”ฅโฃโฃExcited to be ret...
09/02/2026

Some stages challenge you to ๐ฌ๐ก๐š๐ซ๐ž ๐ฐ๐ก๐š๐ญ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ ๐ค๐ง๐จ๐ฐ.โฃ
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Others challenge you to ๐๐ข๐ฌ๐ซ๐ฎ๐ฉ๐ญ ๐ก๐จ๐ฐ ๐ฉ๐ž๐จ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐ž ๐ญ๐ก๐ข๐ง๐ค.๐Ÿ”ฅโฃ
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Excited to be returning for my ๐ญ๐ก๐ข๐ซ๐ ๐ƒ๐ข๐ฌ๐ซ๐ฎ๐ฉ๐ญ๐‡๐‘ ๐ž๐ฏ๐ž๐ง๐ญ, and this time at ๐ƒ๐ข๐ฌ๐ซ๐ฎ๐ฉ๐ญ๐‡๐‘ ๐‚๐š๐ฉ๐ข๐ญ๐š๐ฅ ๐‘๐ž๐ ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐Ÿ”.๐ŸŽ!โฃ
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Iโ€™ve had the privilege of speaking at different conferences, delivering various in-person and virtual workshops, doing a TEDx talk, but thereโ€™s something uniquely exciting about this stage.โฃ
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And the idea Iโ€™m bringing this time?โฃ
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Letโ€™s just say for now that ๐ฐ๐žโ€™๐ซ๐ž ๐ ๐จ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐ญ๐จ ๐œ๐ฅ๐ข๐ฆ๐› ๐š ๐ฅ๐ข๐ญ๐ญ๐ฅ๐ž ๐ก๐ข๐ ๐ก๐ž๐ซ. โ›ฐ๏ธโฃ
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Stay tuned.

Get your tickets via the link here ๐Ÿ‘‰๐Ÿป https://www.eventbrite.com/e/disrupthr-capital-region-60-heading-to-saratoga-tickets-1999300474539

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When it rains, look for RAINBOWS.When itโ€™s dark, look for STARS.And when you canโ€™t see whatโ€™s next?Maybe you donโ€™t need ...
09/02/2026

When it rains, look for RAINBOWS.
When itโ€™s dark, look for STARS.

And when you canโ€™t see whatโ€™s next?

Maybe you donโ€™t need more certainty.

Maybe you just need the courage to take the next step.

Because sometimes the moments that make your heart beat a little faster are the ones that remind you just how alive, and capable, you really are.

Something exciting is coming.

08/27/2026

What if you donโ€™t need a new path? What if you need to try again?

Our first Lake Tahoe hike took us twice as long to reach the destination.

The second time, we knew what was coming:

The swim.
The rope swing.
The climb.
The challenge.

We prepared differently.

And we reached the same destination in half the time.

Thatโ€™s the lesson:

The destination didnโ€™t change. We did.

In leadership, business, and life, the first attempt often gives you something more valuable than success: evaluated experience.

So donโ€™t be too quick to walk away from the goal.

Take the lesson.
Adjust the strategy.
Prepare better.

Then step up. And do it again.

Thatโ€™s how you thrive.

โ€œYou can have everything in life you want, if you will just help enough other people get what they want.โ€ โ€” Zig ZiglarIโ€™...
08/07/2026

โ€œYou can have everything in life you want, if you will just help enough other people get what they want.โ€ โ€” Zig Ziglar

Iโ€™ve found this to be true throughout my career.
The leaders who create the greatest impact arenโ€™t the ones who focus only on advancing themselves.

Theyโ€™re the ones who ask:
โ€œHow can I create more value?โ€
Ironically, one of the biggest barriers to serving others isnโ€™t a lack of ability.
Itโ€™s hesitation.
The hesitation to speak up.
The hesitation to lead.
The hesitation to share an idea.
The hesitation to have a difficult conversation.

When we allow those invisible boundaries to make our decisions, we donโ€™t just limit ourselvesโ€”we limit the people we were meant to serve.

Thatโ€™s why Iโ€™m hosting a complimentary webinar, Beyond Boundaries, where weโ€™ll explore the hidden beliefs that keep capable leaders from taking courageous action and how to begin moving beyond them.

If youโ€™ve ever felt called to make a greater impact but found yourself waiting for the โ€œright time,โ€ I hope youโ€™ll join me.

๐Ÿ“… Monday, August 17
๐Ÿ•— 8:00 PM EST
๐Ÿ’ป Live on Zoom ๐Ÿ“ฒ in bio section

Sometimes the greatest opportunity to serve begins with one courageous decision.





08/06/2026

Recently, my daughter was determined to go rollerblading.

The bumps and cracks of the pavement were there. The road wasnโ€™t perfect.

I asked, โ€œDo you want to turn back?โ€

She smiled. โ€œNo.โ€

It reminded me that courage rarely begins with confidence.

It begins with a decision.

A burning desire strengthens the will. And when the will is strong enough, we stop looking for excuses and start finding a way.

Maybe the greatest boundary youโ€™ll ever overcome isnโ€™t in front of you.

Itโ€™s the one youโ€™ve accepted in your own mind.

โ€The only limits that exist are the ones you place on yourself.โ€ โ€” Bob Proctor

โ€œThe only limits that exist are the ones you place on yourself.โ€ โ€” Bob ProctorRecently, I watched my daughter choose the...
08/06/2026

โ€œThe only limits that exist are the ones you place on yourself.โ€ โ€” Bob Proctor

Recently, I watched my daughter choose the hill instead of turning back.

It reminded me that boundaries arenโ€™t always out there.

Most of the time... theyโ€™re within.

What if the next level of your leadership, career, or life isnโ€™t waiting for more confidence, but for one courageous decision?

Beyond Boundaries is coming.

Are you ready to discover whatโ€™s really been holding you back?

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