I get questions and comments from nonprofit professionals all the time, and not just from nonprofit professionals. A friend in the tech industry called recently and we had a great heart-to-heart talk about stuff she’s going through. A Navy friend and I had a...
What would you do if you knew you would succeed? What would you do if you knew you would not fail? What one thing would you like to achieve in the final months of 2022? It might be something personal, like lose 20 pounds. It might be something about a...
I had a great coaching call recently with one of my coaching clients. At one point in our discussion, she said that she felt like she had a real breakthrough. She noticed that when her thoughts about a situation at work were leading her in a certain direction,...
I get it. You’re a skilled professional, but life is busy. Kids, parents, spouses, partners, volunteer duties, lawn mowing, kids’ sports, vacation, laundry. Life is hectic for all of us. But what I see happening is that we reach a certain level of success and we...
You’ve achieved a lot during Covid and built a good team. You’re a good leader. You have a great deal to be proud of and big goals to reach this year. But you know to continue to achieve, you will have to continue to grow and evolve yourself. You need to examine...
I attended the meeting of a professional association recently and talked with an attorney I’ve known for about 10 years. It was my first time to see him since COVID began. Since March 2020, 75 people close to him have died. One per week for a year and a half....
You got into your field because you wanted to make a difference, because your work had meaning. But along the way, you’ve lost some of your spark. Your job can be draining. I understand that. Over time, your imperfections have been revealed. But that’s OK....
There are many talented nonprofit professionals in the Hampton Roads community. I’ve worked with many of them in my various roles as staff, board member, consultant, and coach. I often hear their frustrations and dreams. If you’re ready to envision a different and better future, I can help you achieve it.
I’m a military spouse, and I’ve been that since the day I married my husband, who served 23 years in the Navy. It was a great career for him and took us to several cities in the United States and even to Naples, Italy. But that’s the story I tell now. At the time we...
A good friend and successful, high-ranking nonprofit leader recently said to me, “where would we be without failure?” Our failures are gifts if we are willing to see them as such. We learn a lot more from our failures than from our successes. Don’t believe...