Antarctic Ambassador Series I went on a bucket list trip to Antarctica earlier this year — if you’d like to read about it, click here. Every person who makes the journey is given the honorary title of Antarctic Ambassador to share the beauty and knowledge with others about the last…

A bucket list trip… Antarctica has fascinated me since 2007 when I saw an ad for an expedition cruise highlighted in a National Geographic Travel magazine. Although it's remained number one on my bucket list all these years, I never believed I’d make it there due to timing and cost. …

As a coach, I am familiar with the science around gratitude — how it lifts your spirits when you focus on the things you do have rather than the things you don’t. Yet it’s only been recently that I experienced firsthand how gratitude has shifted my perspective. Situation: My husband…

And other self-reflections from the Harry & Meghan Docuseries I wasn’t going to watch it. In fact, I was actively avoiding it. I hadn’t watched the Oprah interview and wasn’t interested in watching Harry & Meghan play the victim card for six additional episodes. But I did — and I’m…

As the world of work rapidly evolves, so must our leadership approach. The world feels heavy. And work is no exception. Everywhere you look, you hear about employees feeling more overwhelmed, stressed, and disengaged than ever before. Yet management styles don’t seem to have evolved all that much to address these new challenges. Traditional command and control management — top-down hierarchy, ‘do…

Work like an athlete We glorify A-Players. The best, smartest, most successful workers. Whoever heard a hiring manager say they want to hire a bunch of B-Players? Never. It’s always about getting the best — aka A-Players. And understandably so. A-Players are typically defined as the top 10% of performers. Self-starters who go above…

Embracing the Art of Doing Nothing — ‘Doing nothing is better than being busy doing nothing.’ — Lao Tzu A couple of weeks ago I went on a five-day silent retreat in the mountains of North Carolina. I was hoping to take some time alone with my thoughts to rest and recharge (which is the same advice…

If you spend it the right way — If money isn’t making you happy, you may not be spending it right. That was the conclusion of research published by the Society for Consumer Psychology, which found that money, when spent effectively, can make you happier. One of the most important conclusions in their research is that money offers…

Or at least four of them... — The Relationship Between Money and Happiness Money can’t buy happiness. Or can it? The idea that money can’t buy happiness is a popular societal belief. Those who firmly believe in the adage argue that happiness stems from intangible things like friendship, a sense of fulfillment, a flourishing social life, etc. …