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One of the greatest privileges of my work is getting to spend time inside organizations where people are thinking deeply...
03/19/2026

One of the greatest privileges of my work is getting to spend time inside organizations where people are thinking deeply about how they lead, how they listen, and how they grow.

Februaryโ€™s offsite with Njevity was one of those reminders.

It was a privilege to spend time with Chris Dobkins and the Njevity team, guiding a multi-day retreat celebrating the companyโ€™s 25th anniversary in Mexico.

Our time together focused on how we work with the mind under pressure.

From morning meditations, to conversations about mindfulness as a leadership and mindset game-changer, to practical tools for navigating stress and moving from fear and frustration into innovation, each session built on the last.

But what stood out most was what happened in between.

The conversations.
The curiosity.
The way people began listening to each other differently.
The real-time shifts in how the team was thinking and working together.

Those moments are why leadership teams step away from the day-to-day and invest in dedicated time to think, reset, and work differently together.

Getting to do this work with a company where people genuinely care about their clients, their teams, and their own growth is a gift.

As a technology company helping organizations rethink and run the systems that power their businesses, the work they do requires clarity, agility, and constant learning.

Whatโ€™s especially striking about Njevity is the culture Chris has built. Itโ€™s a distributed company without a central office, yet people speak about their work with a real sense of belonging. You can feel that people are encouraged to bring their full selves and grow into the best versions of who they are.

, thank you for trusting me with your people and for the environment you cultivate at Njevity. The way you lead makes a real difference in the lives of your team and the organizations you serve.

And Nicole Reints โ€” thank you for the extraordinary thought and coordination that brought the retreat to life. Experiences like this only happen when someone is holding the details with that level of care.

Still reflecting on it โ€“ and grateful.

I see this moment all the time.It usually begins the same way.A conversation begins and the thinking in the room starts ...
03/17/2026

I see this moment all the time.

It usually begins the same way.

A conversation begins and the thinking in the room starts to tighten.

Options feel limited.
The path forward looks smaller than it actually is.

Then someone asks a different question.

And suddenly possibilities start to open.

Not because the situation changed.

But because the lens did.

The brain filters millions of pieces of information every second. What we notice depends largely on what we ask it to look for.

Which means a single question can reveal possibilities that felt completely invisible just moments earlier.

A short reflection on why the mind misses possibilities โ€“ and the question that brings them back.

๐‘๐ž๐š๐ ๐ฆ๐จ๐ซ๐ž. Link in my bio ๐Ÿ”—

Lately Iโ€™ve been feeling a deep sense of gratitude for the work I get to do.Not because of the travel or the stages.Beca...
03/10/2026

Lately Iโ€™ve been feeling a deep sense of gratitude for the work I get to do.

Not because of the travel or the stages.

Because of the people.

When I first stepped into this work, nearly a decade ago, my hope was simple.

If we can support leaders in ๐ญ๐ก๐ข๐ง๐ค๐ข๐ง๐  ๐ฆ๐จ๐ซ๐ž ๐œ๐ฅ๐ž๐š๐ซ๐ฅ๐ฒ, ๐ฅ๐ž๐š๐๐ข๐ง๐  ๐ฆ๐จ๐ซ๐ž ๐œ๐จ๐ง๐ฌ๐œ๐ข๐จ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ฅ๐ฒ, ๐š๐ง๐ ๐ฌ๐ก๐จ๐ฐ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐ฎ๐ฉ ๐ฐ๐ข๐ญ๐ก ๐ ๐ซ๐ž๐š๐ญ๐ž๐ซ ๐ฉ๐ซ๐ž๐ฌ๐ž๐ง๐œ๐ž, ๐ข๐ญ ๐œ๐ซ๐ž๐š๐ญ๐ž๐ฌ ๐š ๐ซ๐ข๐ฉ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐ž ๐ž๐Ÿ๐Ÿ๐ž๐œ๐ญ.

The way someone leads shifts.
The way their team experiences work shifts.
And often the impact reaches much further than any of us can see in the moment.

What continues to surprise me is where those shifts show up.

Across every level of an organization.

๐“๐ข๐ญ๐ฅ๐ž๐ฌ ๐ฆ๐š๐ญ๐ญ๐ž๐ซ ๐Ÿ๐š๐ซ ๐ฅ๐ž๐ฌ๐ฌ ๐ญ๐ก๐š๐ง ๐ฉ๐ž๐จ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐ž ๐ญ๐ก๐ข๐ง๐ค.

The brilliance, growth, and leadership I get to witness from people in all kinds of roles is remarkable.

Over the past month I facilitated ๐š ๐œ๐จ๐ฆ๐ฉ๐š๐ง๐ฒโ€™๐ฌ ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ“๐ญ๐ก ๐š๐ง๐ง๐ข๐ฏ๐ž๐ซ๐ฌ๐š๐ซ๐ฒ ๐ซ๐ž๐ญ๐ซ๐ž๐š๐ญ ๐ข๐ง ๐Œ๐ž๐ฑ๐ข๐œ๐จ. In a few weeks Iโ€™ll be speaking to ๐ฆ๐จ๐ซ๐ž ๐ญ๐ก๐š๐ง ๐Ÿ,๐ŸŽ๐ŸŽ๐ŸŽ ๐ก๐จ๐ฌ๐ฉ๐ข๐ญ๐š๐ฅ๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ๐ฌ about mindfulness as one of the most powerful assets we have in high-pressure environments.

Next month Iโ€™ll be guiding a retreat for a group of extraordinary women leaders in the California desert.

And in between those moments are the conversations that happen every day.

Coaching leaders navigating real complexity.
Working with groups through .network who are asking deeper questions about leadership and impact.
Leading weekly meditations for the team at as they move through one of the most demanding seasons of their year.

Getting to sit in those roomsโ€ฆ
to witness the moment when someone sees something differentlyโ€ฆ
when a conversation shiftsโ€ฆ
when new possibilities openโ€ฆ

That is the part of this work that stays with me.

And lately, Iโ€™ve been feeling deeply grateful for it. ๐Ÿ’›

Thereโ€™s something our brains are remarkably good at.Forgetting how far weโ€™ve come.We replay the moment we didnโ€™t respond...
03/03/2026

Thereโ€™s something our brains are remarkably good at.

Forgetting how far weโ€™ve come.

We replay the moment we didnโ€™t respond the way we wanted โ€“ and miss how differently we handled it than we once would have.

I wrote a short reflection on growth, nervous systems, and a simple question that helps us stop shaming ourselves and start seeing real progress.

If youโ€™ve been hard on yourself lately (or ever), this may resonate. Read full piece - link in my bio ๐Ÿ”—

๐’๐จ๐ฆ๐ž๐ญ๐ก๐ข๐ง๐  ๐ข๐ง๐ญ๐ž๐ซ๐ž๐ฌ๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐ข๐ฌ ๐ก๐š๐ฉ๐ฉ๐ž๐ง๐ข๐ง๐  ๐ฐ๐ข๐ญ๐ก ๐ฌ๐ž๐ง๐ข๐จ๐ซ ๐ฅ๐ž๐š๐๐ž๐ซ๐ฌ ๐ซ๐ข๐ ๐ก๐ญ ๐ง๐จ๐ฐ โ€“ ๐š๐ง๐ ๐ˆ ๐ญ๐ก๐ข๐ง๐ค ๐ข๐ญ ๐ฆ๐š๐ญ๐ญ๐ž๐ซ๐ฌ ๐Ÿ๐š๐ซ ๐›๐ž๐ฒ๐จ๐ง๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐‚-๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ข๐ญ๐ž.More an...
02/17/2026

๐’๐จ๐ฆ๐ž๐ญ๐ก๐ข๐ง๐  ๐ข๐ง๐ญ๐ž๐ซ๐ž๐ฌ๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐ข๐ฌ ๐ก๐š๐ฉ๐ฉ๐ž๐ง๐ข๐ง๐  ๐ฐ๐ข๐ญ๐ก ๐ฌ๐ž๐ง๐ข๐จ๐ซ ๐ฅ๐ž๐š๐๐ž๐ซ๐ฌ ๐ซ๐ข๐ ๐ก๐ญ ๐ง๐จ๐ฐ โ€“ ๐š๐ง๐ ๐ˆ ๐ญ๐ก๐ข๐ง๐ค ๐ข๐ญ ๐ฆ๐š๐ญ๐ญ๐ž๐ซ๐ฌ ๐Ÿ๐š๐ซ ๐›๐ž๐ฒ๐จ๐ง๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐‚-๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ข๐ญ๐ž.

More and more, Iโ€™m hearing:
โ€œIโ€™m done with rushed decisions.โ€
โ€œIโ€™m done reacting first and thinking later.โ€
โ€œIโ€™m done letting urgency decide for me.โ€

Whatโ€™s changing isnโ€™t strategy or ambition.

Itโ€™s how leaders are slowing the moment down long enough to think clearly, protect judgment, and choose well โ€“ even in high-pressure environments.

I wrote a short reflection about what Iโ€™m seeing, and why this shift may shape the next era of leadership more than speed ever did.

If youโ€™ve been feeling the pace rise and the margin shrink, this may resonate. https://www.iamliving.us/the-shift-im-seeing-in-leadership-right-now

Over the last few weeks โ€“ with storms, cancellations, and more time indoors โ€“ Iโ€™ve been noticing something.People feel a...
02/13/2026

Over the last few weeks โ€“ with storms, cancellations, and more time indoors โ€“ Iโ€™ve been noticing something.

People feel a little more isolated than usual.

Even the strong ones.
Even the leaders.
Even the ones who are usually holding everyone else.

And I noticed something in myself too.

I need more hugs.

Not metaphorically.

Literally.

Hereโ€™s why this matters.

Physical touch โ€“ when itโ€™s welcome and safe โ€“ stimulates oxytocin.
It lowers cortisol.
It signals to the nervous system: youโ€™re not alone.

In a recent BEabove Leadership neuroscience call, we talked about how touch doesnโ€™t just calm us โ€“ it strengthens our sense of self. It helps us feel more grounded in who we are.

For leaders who spend most of their days in cognitive mode โ€“ solving, deciding, responding โ€“ that kind of regulation often gets overlooked.

We assume clarity comes from thinking harder.

But sometimes it comes from feeling supported.

Some people get that through partners.
Some through friends.
Some through their children.

And sometimes โ€“ especially during seasons of isolation โ€“ we donโ€™t get enough of it at all.

As simple as it sounds, wrapping your arms around someone you trust can shift your physiology.

And yes โ€“ even wrapping your arms around yourself and taking a breath can send a signal of safety to the body.

Itโ€™s not indulgent.

Itโ€™s biological.

Leadership isnโ€™t just mental stamina.

Itโ€™s nervous system sustainability.

And when connection feels thinner than usual, itโ€™s worth noticing what your system might actually be asking for.

Sometimes the most sophisticated thing you can doโ€ฆ
is let yourself be supported.

Thereโ€™s a moment โ€“ often just a few seconds โ€“ where everything could go one of two ways.Most people rush through it.Not ...
02/10/2026

Thereโ€™s a moment โ€“ often just a few seconds โ€“ where everything could go one of two ways.

Most people rush through it.

Not because theyโ€™re careless โ€“ but because theyโ€™re trained to.

Leadership isnโ€™t about having the fastest answer.

Itโ€™s about noticing the moment before the reaction โ€“ and choosing how to respond.

That pause?

Thatโ€™s not weakness.
Thatโ€™s where clarity lives.

๐๐ฎ๐ซ๐ง๐จ๐ฎ๐ญ ๐ข๐ฌ๐งโ€™๐ญ ๐ฃ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ญ ๐จ๐ง๐ž ๐ญ๐ก๐ข๐ง๐ .Sometimes itโ€™s workload.Sometimes itโ€™s culture.Sometimes itโ€™s carrying more than is humanly...
02/05/2026

๐๐ฎ๐ซ๐ง๐จ๐ฎ๐ญ ๐ข๐ฌ๐งโ€™๐ญ ๐ฃ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ญ ๐จ๐ง๐ž ๐ญ๐ก๐ข๐ง๐ .

Sometimes itโ€™s workload.
Sometimes itโ€™s culture.
Sometimes itโ€™s carrying more than is humanly sustainable โ€“ without enough support, respect, or recovery.

And sometimesโ€ฆ
itโ€™s what happens inside us while all of that is true.

I see this often when people care deeply and are trying to grow at the same time.

Theyโ€™re learning.
Theyโ€™re stretching.
Theyโ€™re receiving feedback.
Theyโ€™re adjusting course โ€“ again and again.

On the outside, it looks like commitment.
On the inside, it can quietly turn into:

๐˜ ๐˜ด๐˜ฉ๐˜ฐ๐˜ถ๐˜ญ๐˜ฅ ๐˜ฃ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ฃ๐˜ฆ๐˜ต๐˜ต๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ ๐˜ฃ๐˜บ ๐˜ฏ๐˜ฐ๐˜ธ.
๐˜ž๐˜ฉ๐˜บ ๐˜ข๐˜ฎ ๐˜ ๐˜ด๐˜ต๐˜ช๐˜ญ๐˜ญ ๐˜จ๐˜ฆ๐˜ต๐˜ต๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜จ ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ช๐˜ด ๐˜ธ๐˜ณ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ๐˜จ?
๐˜ ๐˜ค๐˜ข๐˜ฏโ€™๐˜ต ๐˜ข๐˜ง๐˜ง๐˜ฐ๐˜ณ๐˜ฅ ๐˜ต๐˜ฐ ๐˜ฎ๐˜ฆ๐˜ด๐˜ด ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ช๐˜ด ๐˜ถ๐˜ฑ.

That internal pressure adds weight to an already heavy load.
And when effort starts to feel like evidence that youโ€™re failing,
the nervous system tightens.

From there:

mistakes increase
clarity fades
exhaustion accelerates

Not because someone isnโ€™t capable โ€“
but because growth is being carried from a place of bracing rather than steadiness.

This doesnโ€™t mean we lower standards.
And it doesnโ€™t mean we ignore real workload or broken systems.

It means we start paying attention to how weโ€™re holding ourselves
while we move through all of it.

Because burnout isnโ€™t always about doing too much.
Sometimes itโ€™s about being relentlessly hard on yourself
for not being โ€œthereโ€ yet.

This one preserves sophistication and speaks directly to high performers:

Growth doesnโ€™t have to be something we brace our way through.

It can be something we integrate.
Something we metabolize.
Something that strengthens us rather than depletes us.

And that shift โ€“ even a small one โ€“
changes how sustainable everything becomes.

๐€ ๐œ๐ฅ๐ข๐ž๐ง๐ญ ๐ฌ๐š๐ข๐ ๐ฌ๐จ๐ฆ๐ž๐ญ๐ก๐ข๐ง๐  ๐ญ๐จ ๐ฆ๐ž ๐ซ๐ž๐œ๐ž๐ง๐ญ๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐ญ๐ก๐š๐ญ ๐ˆ ๐œ๐š๐งโ€™๐ญ ๐ฌ๐ญ๐จ๐ฉ ๐ญ๐ก๐ข๐ง๐ค๐ข๐ง๐  ๐š๐›๐จ๐ฎ๐ญ.She said: โ€œ๐˜โ€™๐˜ฎ ๐˜ฅ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ธ๐˜ช๐˜ต๐˜ฉ ๐˜ฑ๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ-๐˜ด๐˜ถ๐˜ง๐˜ง๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜จ.โ€We talke...
02/03/2026

๐€ ๐œ๐ฅ๐ข๐ž๐ง๐ญ ๐ฌ๐š๐ข๐ ๐ฌ๐จ๐ฆ๐ž๐ญ๐ก๐ข๐ง๐  ๐ญ๐จ ๐ฆ๐ž ๐ซ๐ž๐œ๐ž๐ง๐ญ๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐ญ๐ก๐š๐ญ ๐ˆ ๐œ๐š๐งโ€™๐ญ ๐ฌ๐ญ๐จ๐ฉ ๐ญ๐ก๐ข๐ง๐ค๐ข๐ง๐  ๐š๐›๐จ๐ฎ๐ญ.

She said: โ€œ๐˜โ€™๐˜ฎ ๐˜ฅ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ธ๐˜ช๐˜ต๐˜ฉ ๐˜ฑ๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ-๐˜ด๐˜ถ๐˜ง๐˜ง๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜จ.โ€

We talked about how often we live things hundreds of times before they ever happen โ€“ rehearsing, bracing, protecting โ€“ and how much energy that quietly costs us.

I wrote a short reflection about worry, nervous systems, and how we reclaim capacity when we stop living the future too early.

If youโ€™ve been feeling stretched, anticipating, or carrying more than usual, this oneโ€™s for you. Read the full piece - link in my bio ๐Ÿ”—

So grateful to be featured in Studio Bank's monthly newsletter alongside Tash Weddle, founder of , in a beautiful conver...
01/29/2026

So grateful to be featured in Studio Bank's monthly newsletter alongside Tash Weddle, founder of , in a beautiful conversation about wellness, energy, and how we actually sustain ourselves. ๐Ÿ’›

We explored questions I hear every day in my work with leaders and high-capacity women:
โœจ How do you push forward without burning out?
โœจ How do you decide what truly deserves your energy?
โœจ And what small mindset shifts actually change how you show up each day?

For me, it always comes back to slowing just enough to notice what matters. Anchoring our intentions in what feels deeply meaningful. And remembering that with a single breath, we can always begin again.

Those small, consistent shifts โ€“ the micro-moments of awareness โ€“ are where real clarity, resilience, and momentum are built.

And if youโ€™re not familiar with yet, you should be. Iโ€™ve never experienced a bank that invests in entrepreneurs and companies with this much care, heart, and curiosity. Truly the real deal. ๐Ÿ’›

โœจRead the short interview. Link is in the comment section.

And tell me โ€“ whatโ€™s one small shift youโ€™re choosing this year that feels aligned with who youโ€™re becoming?

PS: Due to the winter storm โ„๏ธ, we had to postpone our upcoming event. The silver lining? It opens the door for others to join. If this experience was calling you but the original date didnโ€™t work, you still have time to sign up. Link in my bio.

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๐“๐ก๐ข๐ฌ ๐ฐ๐ž๐ž๐ค, ๐ˆโ€™๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐›๐ž ๐ฌ๐ฉ๐ž๐š๐ค๐ข๐ง๐  ๐š๐ญ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐„๐ฆ๐ž๐ซ๐ ๐ž๐ง๐œ๐ฒ ๐๐ฎ๐ซ๐ฌ๐ž๐ฌ ๐€๐ฌ๐ฌ๐จ๐œ๐ข๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐‹๐ž๐š๐๐ž๐ซ๐ฌ๐ก๐ข๐ฉ ๐‚๐จ๐ง๐Ÿ๐ž๐ซ๐ž๐ง๐œ๐ž โ€“ ๐š๐ง๐ ๐ˆ ๐œ๐จ๐ฎ๐ฅ๐๐งโ€™๐ญ ๐›๐ž ๐ฆ๐จ๐ซ๐ž ๐ž๐ฑ๐œ๐ข๐ญ๐ž๐ ๐ญ...
01/27/2026

๐“๐ก๐ข๐ฌ ๐ฐ๐ž๐ž๐ค, ๐ˆโ€™๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐›๐ž ๐ฌ๐ฉ๐ž๐š๐ค๐ข๐ง๐  ๐š๐ญ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐„๐ฆ๐ž๐ซ๐ ๐ž๐ง๐œ๐ฒ ๐๐ฎ๐ซ๐ฌ๐ž๐ฌ ๐€๐ฌ๐ฌ๐จ๐œ๐ข๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐‹๐ž๐š๐๐ž๐ซ๐ฌ๐ก๐ข๐ฉ ๐‚๐จ๐ง๐Ÿ๐ž๐ซ๐ž๐ง๐œ๐ž โ€“ ๐š๐ง๐ ๐ˆ ๐œ๐จ๐ฎ๐ฅ๐๐งโ€™๐ญ ๐›๐ž ๐ฆ๐จ๐ซ๐ž ๐ž๐ฑ๐œ๐ข๐ญ๐ž๐ ๐ญ๐จ ๐›๐ž ๐ข๐ง ๐œ๐จ๐ง๐ฏ๐ž๐ซ๐ฌ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐ฐ๐ข๐ญ๐ก ๐ญ๐ก๐ข๐ฌ ๐œ๐จ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ฎ๐ง๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ.

Working with the ENA team to craft this keynote has been an absolute joy.

Weโ€™ve built something thatโ€™s not just thoughtful โ€“ but practical, grounded, and genuinely fun.

A space where weโ€™ll dig in, laugh a little, reflect honestly, and apply real tools that help people re-resource in the middle of some of the most demanding environments imaginable.

Iโ€™ve long felt deeply called to support those who work in high-intensity medical settings.
Not because I live that reality โ€“ I donโ€™t.
But because the pressure, pace, and emotional weight are unmistakable.
And because the inner state of the people doing this work matters โ€“ profoundly.

Emergency nurses make rapid decisions, navigate uncertainty, and hold steadiness in moments where there is very little margin for error.

Often without time to pause.
Without space to reset.
And yet โ€“ the state theyโ€™re in shapes everything:
clarity
communication
teamwork
care

The work weโ€™ll be sharing isnโ€™t about pushing harder.
Itโ€™s not about adding one more thing to an already full plate.

Itโ€™s about creating just enough internal space โ€“ even in the middle of real pressure โ€“ to:
๐ญ๐ก๐ข๐ง๐ค clearly
๐ซ๐ž๐ฌ๐ฉ๐จ๐ง๐ intentionally
๐ฌ๐ญ๐š๐ฒ connected to yourself and to one another

My hope is simple:

That participants leave with one or two tools they can actually use โ€“ on shift, in conversation, or in a charged moment โ€“ to support steadiness when it matters most.

Iโ€™m deeply grateful for this opportunity, and for the care, thoughtfulness, and collaboration the ENA team has brought to every step of this process.

Looking forward to a powerful days ahead.๐Ÿ’›

I work in this space for a living.I have more tools than most.And still - I fall off sometimes.What l've learned is this...
01/22/2026

I work in this space for a living.
I have more tools than most.
And still - I fall off sometimes.

What l've learned is this: growth isn't about becoming better.
It's about becoming clearer - less tangled in old patterns, less obscured by self-judgment.

If your New Year isn't unfolding the way you hoped, this might be the reminder you need.

You're not behind.
You're becoming.

I wrote more about it. Link in my bio ๐Ÿ”—

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