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What Makes You Truly Unique?
Recognizing Uniqueness I was 21. It was my first summer working with Visions Service Adventures, and we were making the 6-hour drive from Anchorage, Alaska, to Tok, a tiny town …
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What Makes You Truly Unique?
Recognizing Uniqueness I was 21. It was my first summer working with Visions Service Adventures, and we were making the 6-hour drive from Anchorage, Alaska, to Tok, a tiny town …
Fleet Decision-Makers (FDMs)
Developing Your Leadership Presence Fleet Decision-Makers (FDMs) are at the helm of transformative changes, and their adept leadership is pivotal for steering through new challenges and opportunities. Improving leadership skills …
What Does It Take to Lead in Uncertain Times?
Having conversations about the realities of life and work while not talking about politics can be complex to navigate. Over the last 13 years, my team has been brought in to …
Your Public Sector Workplace Check-Up: Simple, Cost-Free Ways to Transform Your Team
A Personal Journey: From EMT to Public Health When I was an EMT working on an ambulance, I saw the same thing over and over—people sick with preventable diseases. It …
Do Expectations Really Set Us Up for Disappointment?
Expectations get a bad rap. “Happiness is reality minus expectations,” is a refrain I hear from some seemingly enlightened circles, and it sounds good in theory. “The moment you stop having expectations is the moment you start having peace,” I think was said by people who don’t actually live in reality. I’m not buying this expectation of having no expectations. As I see it, we all have expectations all the time, but we become most aware of them when the expectations aren’t met.
How Do You Bounce Back from Life’s Unexpected Encounters?
The other day, I stopped by a hotel to drop off a book. The Flagstaff Leadership Program asked if I would give one of the new resilience stories books to …
CUBA TRAVELS: ATTACK THE WOMAN
“Your feet are, como se dice: mal?“ my dance teacher in Cuba says and asks me. “Bad,” I say. “Your feet are bad,” he says. I knew he meant that …
CUBA TRAVELS: THE SCREAMING
I scream from my seat in movie theaters when someone jumps out. In my house growing up, my mom’s & my startle-reflex would make an energetic appearance when we’d accidentally …
CUBA TRAVELS: SURPRISES & DELIGHTS
“We will ride 31 miles today of undulating hills,” our guide says. We are cycling & sweating our way through the costal hills between Cienfuegos & Playa Larga & Trinidad. …
Lifting Each Other Up & Best Selling and Award Winning Book – What? 😊
I recently heard a statistic that if we have a culture of high inclusion, burnout decreases by 93%. This helps me to understand myself and my motivations for my work. …