Personal Mastery

Being Bold at Work

Key Takeaways: Being bold at work means owning your voice, taking up space, and acting with purpose—even when it’s uncomfortable. Boldness isn’t arrogance; it’s alignment with your values and belief in your own worth. Playing it safe might keep you liked, but it won’t move your career forward....

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3 Ways Powerful Leaders Can Practice the Art of Saying No

Make your YES mean more by saying NO more often. Saying “No” is hard because we don’t just say the word, we burden it with other – unsaid – baggage on both the sayer’s and receiver’s part. But it doesn’t have to be that way and powerful leaders know how to use the Art of No in ways that leave the listener feeling useful, appreciated and inspired. Learn to practice the Art of No. Your team will thank you for it.

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Why Playing Small Doesn’t Serve You Or Your Company

This guest post from Laurie Erdman reminds us that even though we are often encouraged to play small and create a work environment where I staffs can play small too, this helps nobody. It takes courage to play big. Where can you play bigger than you do today? ~Dana Key Takeaways: Fast-growing...

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Fear of Failure and Embracing The Inner Loser

Key Takeaways: Fear of failure is sneaky—it creeps into our dreams, our self-talk, and our leadership style, convincing us we’re impostors just waiting to be exposed (usually right before a big presentation). We all have an “inner loser”—that voice whispering that we’re not good enough—and...

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Stop Worrying – Choose Trust

Key Takeaways: Worry depletes energy: Both conscious and unconscious worry drain energy. Often, we carry around anxiety without realizing it, which can be exhausting until we identify and address the specific source of our worry. The opposite of worry is trust: To stop worrying, you must choose to...

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Discovering the Roots of Your Restlessness

Key Takeaways: Feeling restless, sad, or stuck—even in a seemingly “good” life—is often a signal that you’ve drifted from your authentic self, not a sign that something external needs fixing. Choosing comfort and fear-avoidance over fulfillment can slowly erode your sense of joy and purpose—it’s...

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The Psychology of Goal-Setting Success

I am a student of goal-setting success. Early in my career I began to notice that I was more likely to meet some of my goals than others. Being curious, I began to experiment and reflect on which goals led to fairly effortless success and which ones might predictably end in frustration. My most...

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Toss The To Do Lists – Set Your Intention And Lead

I no longer believe in ToDo lists. I sometimes use them to help clear my mind of stuff that’s in the way of important thoughts, BUT, I have found that in being productive, in running effective meetings and even in moving projects along a diffuse and choppy timeline, lists of 5, 7 or 10 things are...

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