How NOT to Be a Leader

How NOT to Be a Leader

What Makes a Great Leader? Becoming a great leader takes hard work, dedication, and the willingness to self-evaluate the way in which you treat your team members. All bad leaders have one thing in common: insecurity. An insecure leader is detrimental not only to their...
Balancing Self Care and Care For Others

Balancing Self Care and Care For Others

In April, I received my first COVID-19 vaccine, and while I initially felt fine it later became clear that I needed to step back and practice a little self-care. I missed my regularly scheduled Meaningful Monday and instead of feeling guilty, I felt renewed in my...
Don’t Fear Your Own Shadow

Don’t Fear Your Own Shadow

Everyone Carries a Shadow The psychoanalyst Carl Jung had a highly influential theory about one’s unconscious: “Everyone carries a shadow,” according to Jung, “and the less it is embodied in the individual’s conscious life, the blacker and denser it...
Awareness is the Key to Contextual Identity

Awareness is the Key to Contextual Identity

Whether you are at home or work, with family or strangers, or simply going from a meeting with your supervisor to one with your direct reports, your role can switch from moment to moment, meeting to meeting, and place to place. These adaptations make up your...
Understanding Your Absolute Identity

Understanding Your Absolute Identity

When working with a coach, the first thing you will do is answer a lot of questions. Not only does your coach want to get to know you, but they also want to prompt you to begin the self-reflection that makes up a huge part of the coaching process. The journey to...