by Becky | Jan 12, 2017 | Authentic life and leadership
Nuts come in all kinds of shapes and sizes. They grow from a variety of different trees and come from different parts of the world. They all look different and taste different; yet they are all nuts. They all have the unlimited potentiality to become great unique...
by Becky | Jan 10, 2017 | Authentic life and leadership
There is a universal principle called cause and effect. Our perception of cause and effect impacts our ability to be or not to be authentic and empowered leaders. If we live and lead from the perception that our success or happiness is a result of something outside...
by Becky | Jan 5, 2017 | Authentic life and leadership, gratitude, Mindfulness
Yesterday, a friend whom I had not spoken to in over 8 months kept coming to my mind. No matter what I did, no matter how swamped I felt, he kept popping in my head. Eventually, I heeded the nudge and called him. Overwhelmed with gratitude to hear from someone, he...
by Becky | Jan 3, 2017 | Authentic life and leadership
In working with leaders, I often come into situations where a leader treats their protégés with an air of arrogance. It is as if the leader is somewhat better than the new hire, or those below him/her. In fact, this sense of arrogance is false pride. It is the one...
by Becky | Dec 24, 2016 | Authentic life and leadership, goal setting
We are where we are in life based on the decisions we have made up to this point. This is a very empowering insight because if we don’t like where we are, we can make different choices. After all, it is said that doing the same thing over and over again...
by Becky | Dec 12, 2016 | Authentic life and leadership
This year I have a bumper crop of pecans so we are shelling them, cooking with them and freezing some. In the past 7 years, we have been in a drought and the birds and squirrels have eaten them and there have been very few left for us. At any rate, as I sit shelling...