Control, where does it fit into our lives? Does it serve us? Or is it holding us back? In this week’s podcast, Maren and Stephanie have an open conversation about control that will have you looking more deeply at these questions in your own life. We’re taught that...

A reaction triggers a reaction, which triggers another, and another. As leaders, this can turn into an out of control snowball. How do you get it under control? Even better, how do you keep it from happening in the first place. Problems, attacks and blow ups often end...

“If I'm still for a moment, I'm procrastinating - and I feel guilty.” How often have you thought that? Our culture worships ‘doing’ and ‘being busy’. There are volumes and volumes of books, blogs, vlogs and more on how to beat procrastination. You can’t turn around...

Leadership = have all the answers and prove yourself over and over. Why is this old thought process still SO pervasive??? It’s not only backwards, it’s outright damaging - to everyone involved. It keeps us stuck and eliminates all possibility. It’s 100% tied to the...

Have you ever felt like you're on the wrong side of 40? Or actually been told that you are? Today Stephanie and Maren interview Dr. Rosie Ross about midlife, transitions and what it means to honor ourselves at every stage of life. Dr. Rosie is not only a woman with a...

There’s a formula for how things are done. At least that’s what we’re told, what we believe. If we just learn, and follow, the ‘right’ formula, we’ll be successful. So we try. We spend our time and money on the next quick fix, the next sure-fire thing, the next “10...

We’re not meant to do it all. Yet society tells us the opposite.  Throughout school we’re expected to do well in all subjects and to work harder where we are weak. At work, the expectation is the same - be good at all aspects, dig in where we’re weak. This...

As leaders we’re expected to be “all-in”, that’s the minimum, so what does that mean in today’s culture and what about the cost(s)? Based on quiet quitting and the proliferation of help wanted signs, the business pendulum seems to be swinging in the opposite...

We all do it. It happens in our heads, it happens at work, it happens at home. Most of the time we don’t even notice we’re doing it.  Is it hardwired into us? It’s not something we WANT to do, especially as leaders, yet it’s pervasive.  What if it was...

Have you ever had one of those days, or even weeks where everything goes sideways? You have a plan, you are working your plan and someone drops a ball - the babysitter is late, the meeting gets pushed back, or your account gets hacked. Your carefully laid plan is in...