Absolutely Mad In Love Well, yes, here it is my favorite time of year again. And I sure don’t need to put it in my planner to remember. I love March Madness. For me, what March Madness does exceptionally well is to bring together the best of leadership and authentic team spirit. And watching how [...]
Archive for the ‘positive’ Category
Maria’s Ode to Joy
April 1, 2011
Maria’s Holiday Gift to You
December 21, 2010
December is my favorite month of the year. It is an absolutely jam-packed celebrating, singing, decorating, shopping, traveling, wining and dining month. Okay, I admit I have a love-hate affair with the holidays. At times I wonder if all this holiday bustle is too much — but in the end — what’s really compelling, what [...]
Good Grief…is there any other kind?
October 5, 2010
Have you noticed that I haven’t written one of my regular Yes2Yes messages lately that I always time to inspire you with some interesting life experience? I’ve missed our communication but I’ve been unusually quiet for the last few months with good reason. Front Row Seat to Heaven My beloved — and feisty — mother, [...]
Cheering a Team to Defeat!!!???
May 10, 2010
Spring is the perfect time of year! For me, the season starts to come to life beginning with NCAA March Madness, and then fully blossoms with the NBA playoffs in April and May. If you know me well, you know I’m a huge basketball fan. What can I say — I love team performance while [...]
Failure Is Awesome.
March 26, 2010
Say what? Yes. Failure is a humbling and brilliant teacher. I admit the idea of singing the praises of failure kind of messes with peoples’ minds because it is just so different than what we are taught to believe. Failure is a phenomenal gift whether we are aware of it or not. We often learn [...]
What Are You Really Hungry for This Thanksgiving?
November 23, 2009
November 26th will be upon us in a few days. If you’re like my family, you are busy getting ready to enjoy the traditions like the aroma of turkey and pumpkin pie filling the house, visiting with family and friends and feasting on wonderful foods. Year after year, I’ve watched my family sit down to [...]
Surrender to Summer
August 24, 2009
Summertime…and the living is easy! This year my beach vacation was utterly relaxing. Having just returned home, I sit here lingering in the serenity of this wondrous feeling of chilling so completely. I found rest and relaxation by looking at leadership goals in a new way. I made it a point to include big goals [...]
Ride Your Own Tour de Leadership
July 28, 2009
Leadership isn’t always about winning … or even making everyone happy. Sometimes it’s about furthering your own personal values and purpose. When you choose that kind of leadership, you’re simply not going to listen to your critics. In fact, the people who aim to taunt and challenge, might even inspire you to achieve more. You [...]
Cheering for Underdog Leadership
July 17, 2009
Leadership rarely starts easy. Yet something in all of us wants to believe in the magic of overnight success without all of the hard work and often failure that’s part of the process. That’s probably why I am so drawn to Lloyd, a character on the HBO series, Entourage. When the season premier opened this [...]
Power Up Your Vision
March 3, 2009
Vision has always been a subtle but critical element for effective leadership. In these tough times, I firmly believe that it’s even more essential. My thinking on vision was reinforced last week while speaking at the Georgetown University Leadership Coaching Annual Alumni meeting in Washington, DC. All presentations I attended, including my own, emphasized the [...]
