In a world where AI can out-analyze almost anything, your real edge is what it can’t imitate: your uniquely human way of thinking and creating. From Knowledge Power to Human Power The tide is quickly turning from the days when the most sought-after skills were based on what you know. Students were pushed toward STEM tracks, digesting the ‘what’ and ‘how’ in engineering/medical/law schools.  And then employees who knew how to code or architect or fix a complex network - more o

Today, as we honor all who have worn the uniform, I reflect on the quiet strength, sacrifice, and lifelong service of my amazing dad, 𝗠𝗶𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗲𝗹 𝗚. 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝗶𝗴𝗹𝗶𝗮𝗿𝗼. I think about him and the lessons he taught me every day. But on Veteran's Day, I always feel it's important to pause and consider his impact a little differently...  He was part of a proud, elusive brotherhood within the 𝗨𝗻𝗶𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗦𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗲𝘀 𝗔𝗶𝗿 𝗙𝗼𝗿𝗰𝗲 𝗦𝗲𝗰𝘂𝗿𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗦𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗶𝗰𝗲 (perhap

𝗔𝗻 𝗼𝗹𝗱 𝗝𝗮𝘇𝘇 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗮𝗿𝗱 𝗷𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗰𝗼𝗿𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗽𝗼𝘄𝗲𝗿 𝗼𝗳 𝗮 𝗿𝗲𝗳𝗿𝗮𝗺𝗲... On Tuesday I shared a short video with a fundamental reminder about a single word that can change an entire outcome.  Just a minor  reframe  can do the trick! Here's a short (perhaps a little humorous) story about an accidental reflection I recently had after reading a friend's  LinkedIn  post that instantly brought to mind a scenario from my university years.  Bu

I took last week off from posting after returning from a trip having caught a bad cold.  In the past I would have been really hard on myself for choosing to rest from work & fitness commitments so that I could recuperate from getting sick.  Instead I would just push through, likely prolonging the recovery and possibly getting others sick in the process (I know some of you can relate). Resting felt like a punishment, or like I was missing out! This time - I chose to honor my b

We’ve been talking about art in my house these days.  A couple years ago (almost to the day in fact), my husband left the high-pressure and rigor of global enterprise tech sales to pursue his life-long passion: art. As someone who values the evolution of technology and looking at it through a broad range of lenses – efficiency, globalism, the future, leadership, human connection, artificial intelligence, wellness, markets, and so on - he mentioned something the other day for

Step 1 from the last post & video was clarity: What makes this hard thing important to you? Today I address Step 2 - gaining momentum: the power of small, consistent efforts. 𝗡𝗼𝘁 𝘀𝗲𝘅𝘆. 𝗔𝗹𝘄𝗮𝘆𝘀 𝗲𝗳𝗳𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲. 10 focused minutes. 1 honest rep. A commitment kept - today.  Do that on repeat and the “hard thing” stops being hard; it becomes your new normal. A new habit. In this video, I share a story about how setting a micro-cadence makes for 'impossible' gains

𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗼𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝗱𝗮𝘆 𝗜 𝘄𝗮𝘀 𝘀𝗶𝘁𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝘁 𝗺𝘆 𝗱𝗲𝘀𝗸 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗮 𝘁𝗼𝗽𝗶𝗰 𝗻𝗲𝗮𝗿 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗱𝗲𝗮𝗿 𝘁𝗼 𝗺𝘆 𝗵𝗲𝗮𝗿𝘁 - 𝗺𝗮𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗶𝗺𝗽𝗼𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗯𝗹𝗲, 𝗽𝗼𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗯𝗹𝗲 - was on my mind. So I recorded a short video. 😊 Whether this is about a big personal goal or a #KPI you don't believe is achievable, or you are overwhelmed with an endless 'to-do' list, this is tried and true - I've tested it myself in many categories over the decades. After list

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