Why Rocking the Proverbial Boat Creates Innovation

It is so easy to hide from your beliefs and convictions. It seems easier to get along with everyone to follow along and not speak up. However, if you are not living within your values you are not showing up in your full potential!  The end game is not easier; you are allowing others to tell you to not rock the proverbial boat. One of the worst things you can do in relationship building with your team is to set an expectation (spoken or not); do not rock the boat. I truly dislike this saying; it tells me there is no belief in the team or you to succeed. There is one guarantee here in not rocking the boat; your organization will not grow or innovate. You will not be able to see the potential if you are not willing to let yourself and others show up to rock, row,…

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Be a Champion to Others: Be a “Mother”

Lead and champion others by empowering them with vulnerability. Every day we have a choice to embrace new realities and the paradigm shifts before us. A collaborator and friend told me a few weeks ago; I keep everything pretty close to the chest. Meaning, people don’t know who I am or what I have to offer because I do not open up. I am also the last one to ask for help. Today I am reminded I have a new reality of being someone’s mom. It did not happen overnight however the privilege to write, mother did. Five years ago my husband and I decided we had something to offer; a safe place to live for a child to who may not have that opportunity. So, our journey began and we started the training to becoming Foster Parents. Jump forward to October 2017 we met our forever child “Sven” and…

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