• Sales, Leadership, and the Brutal Truths That Actually Make You Better

    Anytime you ask someone — a customer, investor, future business partner — for their precious time or …

  • I’m Thinking About Quitting My Job: Finding My Way Home

    My first book was written in second grade, Bonnie and Mimi Meet Teddy. I had …

  • Curiosity, Courtesy, and Character: 10 Cs for Influence Without Friction

    I’m convinced that most workplace dysfunction isn’t just a strategy problem. It’s …

  • An Unexpected New Year’s… and a Takeaway for the Ages

    Before we begin, don’t worry. This is a “New Year’s” story, but not …

  • So, A Woman Walks Into a Mammogram Appointment…

    Okay, okay. I just. I have to. Who here has ever left a mammogram appointment …

  • Caregivers of Parents: The Forgotten Workforce

    Caregivers of Parents: The Forgotten Workforce

    Is it just me? Or do caregivers of parents get the short end of the stick, especially at work?  Please don’t get it twisted–I’m not coming for parents of kids so let’s not go there. But let’s talk about the…

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    Career Myths We’re (Still) Falling For—and How to Break Free

    Career Myths We’re (Still) Falling For—…

    The other day, one of my besties and I got deep into a conversation about my company’s mission—to redefine what it means to “go to work” (because let’s be real, some of these workplace norms are collecting dust). What started…

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    How to Truly Support Someone—Without Making It About You

    How to Truly Support Someone—Without Making …

    You voted, I listened! This was the #1 topic you wanted me to write about next, so here it is. Let’s talk about how to relate to someone without accidentally hijacking their moment. Empathy Without the Ego Family, friends, general…

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    From Fasting to Focus: What the Daniel Fast Taught Me About Leadership and Growth

    From Fasting to Focus: What the Daniel …

    I thought I was ready for the Daniel Fast—spiritually armed and prepped to conquer. No animal products? Easy. No processed foods? A mild inconvenience (only because of my potato chip habit). No soothing oat milk decaf with honey? Brutal.  But…

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    A Knock I Couldn’t Ignore: The Other ‘L’ Word

    A Knock I Couldn’t Ignore: The …

    Today, I want to introduce you to a friend of mine. Well, ‘friend’ might be a stretch. Let’s just say she’s someone I know very well—maybe too well.  Her name is Mama Fine. She’s… complicated. Picture a combination of a…

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