I’m so excited. This is the day I program my contact places with my “on vacation!” message, and switch gears for two weeks. The hubby and I will be jetting off to a family vacation, and I can barely contain my joy in imagining all it will be for us — we have planned for […]
Piloting Projects: Job One is You
Do you know who Roz Savage is? For those who don’t, Roz is the first woman to have rowed solo across three oceans – the Atlantic, Pacific and Indian. Solo. And you know how that came to be? She knew she needed a project, and so she chose one. Roz Savage was a management consultant […]
Sunday Mālama: Dads are Forever
Yes, I know that the first Sunday this December is actually the 7th (and that it may not even be Sunday yet as you read this). Call it my editorial privilege if you like, for I want to honor my dad with this Sunday Mālama. Were he still gracing this earth, my father would have […]
I wish you Christmas Moments
Mele Kalikimaka, a very Merry Christmas to you today. There is a quiet, me-time moment I cherish greatly each Christmas Day, one which fills me with wonder and a uniquely recurring faith. Over the years, I have come to know that it is in this moment I will again understand the power and strength of […]
When Children Sleep, Angels Whisper
I took my annual visit to the Talking Story archives this morning, in honor of my Dad’s birthday, and decided our Papa Angel whispers need to bless these blog pages too. Hau‘oli lā hānau ke Lani Papa ~ Happy Birthday-in-Heaven Dad; your influence lives on in this humble life we lead here within earthly places, […]
The Opportunity to Reset
Aloha my friends, I’m just back from experiencing my very favorite thing: ‘OHANA. I enjoyed a week unplugged from my work (and digital everything) to focus solely on summer vacation away with my family. We now call three different places home base, and we departed from each, coming together at Portland International Airport to embark […]
1-Catch the Good, 2-Tell Them!
So this happened; I’m touring a workplace right before a coaching session with an executive team, and the manager showing me around introduces me to someone he describes as “one of my lead people, a star.” After a short conversation, and as we walk away, leaving his star behind us, the manager starts to tell […]