My mother used to call me her “Danielle Steele Daughter.” And just like the fantasy romance novels, I was the 40-year-old corporate executive (with porcelain skin and sea green eyes…) dating the dashing entrepreneur, 20 years my senior… with silver hair, sapphire blue eyes, a luxury yacht and several homes. What the story book novel […]
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Creating a New Chapter During the past 8 months, I have written blogs about the many major changes in my life, ranging from falling in love during the pandemic after the age of 65, selling everything and moving to an island in the Caribbean. Needless to say, lots of people have had questions. Here is […]
Read MoreIn my last blog, I shared how one dream ended and another began. The response was overwhelming, so I want to give you a behind the scenes peek of some of the things that led me to finding the right and perfect man for me… after 35 years of looking for love in all the […]
Read MoreFour years ago I made, what seemed to many, a dramatic move. After 25 years of living in Kansas City, I sold most of my belongings and moved to La Jolla CA , aka SoCal, – because I could. My motivation was, initially, to be on the ocean and away from a land-locked environment. For […]
Read MoreBack in April I wrote a blog about how hard it was for me to write. After 10+ years of writing a blog every 2 weeks, I had nothing… My previous go-to topics of about leadership, teamwork and effective communication seemed horrifyingly trite. So here I am, 3 months later spinning in a sea of […]
Read MoreAs you read this blog, I am on my way for a big adventure: walking portions of the Camino de Santiago in Spain. For 10 years I’ve been saying that I was going to walk the Camino. Then earlier this year I came to the realization that I would probably never hike 500 miles and […]
Read MoreI recently participated in a conference on Global Transformation with 900 people from around the world. We were asked “What is our commitment to the world?” And we were asked to be in an inquiry about our commitments. They said: “Inquiry begins in wonder. In this space, with meaning suspended, we are free to look, […]
Read MoreSometimes it takes real courage to be honest with yourself. For over 20 years now, I’ve been spreading the Get Out of B.E.D.(Blame, Excuses and Denial) message, encouraging people to take Ownership, Accountability and Responsibility for their thoughts, words and actions.. And for over 20 years, I’ve had to look myself in the mirror to […]
Read MoreAre you a doer-manager? Are you the person who keeps doing many of the tasks that you did before you were promoted to manager, director, VP or even to the C-suite? Because we all know: no one can do the job as well as you… it takes too long to train someone… it’s easier and […]
Read MoreIn a previous blog, I wrote about the benefits of taking a trip to gain clarity and focus. This blog’s focus is on the benefits of getting out of your comfort zone by taking a trip. Being out of your comfort zone can be excruciating Let me first say that as an executive coach and […]
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