Change management is an art – we must help people work through the resistance so they can accept and embrace change.

These days, self-compassion and “growth mindset” are terms used frequently in the business word, but frequently disregarded as irrelevant factors of performance.

Feeling defensive is human. It’s a manifestation of a fear response that takes place in our amygdala fear and triggers our “fight, flight, or freeze” instincts.

Listening so people feel respected, showing up non-defensively, controlling our emotional impulses and owning our mistakes – these skills are vital to the health of our relationships.

We're sitting on a planet spinning around in the middle of absolutely nowhere, and our time here is SO brief. The least we can do for ourselves, for others and for the world is find the beauty and the richness and the pleasure in the dailyness of life.