How do you Start a Hard Conversation? Clumsily.

How do you Start a Hard Conversation? Clumsily.

She made a comment that set off an internal cringe. Her explanation of the comment, with full confidence and determination of proving her theory brought the slow rise of the internal double middle-finger. Then she asked a question…and that set me over. Full shut down....
Addressing Uncertainty to Open Up Possibility

Addressing Uncertainty to Open Up Possibility

Note: I had a conversation with Coco prior to writing and got her permission to share our car ride convo with you all. 😊 I’m Aunt Erin to 7 nieces and 1 nephew. The oldest starts her sophomore year in college in the fall. I’ve made it clear that they will all refer to...
Not seeing what is true. How denial bites us.

Not seeing what is true. How denial bites us.

We were walking Steve, our dog, down the beach on Sunday. Two large dogs and their humans approached, and the site of Steve had them dragging said humans toward us. I could tell that while they were trying to hold the dogs back, those hounds were way stronger and the...
It’s Not Their Job to Care, It’s Yours

It’s Not Their Job to Care, It’s Yours

Last week, I had my monthly check-in call with two fellow business owners. There was excitement all around as we heard from Stacey that she had a few sales deals in the pipeline–like really far down the pipeline! Momentum was building! The metaphorical cha-ching was...