My first surprise of the day was the crowds. When my daughter and I were invited to a Gem and Jewelry show, I envisioned a small setup you could walk through in less than an hour. I should have paid more attention. It was held in the main part of the Houston Convention Center, and apparently we were late to the game for this phenomenon. If you've ever attended any large trade show at a major city's convention center, you will have some sense of what appeared before us as we walked through the ... Read More » about When was the last time you were surprised?
Possibilities & Perspective
A funny thing happened on my stroll through paradoxes
When I was a young girl, I asked a lot of questions. Most children do. But in our house, a question rarely got a straight answer back. Instead, my parents would ask one of their own.Why do you ask? At the time, it felt like a dodge. I wanted an answer, not another question. But they weren't avoiding mine. They were looking for it — the real one, underneath the one I'd said out loud.It took me years to understand what they were doing. They knew that why someone asks is almost always more ... Read More » about A funny thing happened on my stroll through paradoxes
Are you a possibilitarian?
Recently, I had the chance to listen to an interview with Simon Sinek. I’ve always appreciated the way he brings things to a human level—helping us find a different perspective so that we can make better choices. The question they were discussing was how we should introduce ourselves. An age-old dilemma. It usually starts with “What do you do?” or perhaps “Tell me something about yourself.” Our first response is almost always to begin with whatever we see as our most dominant role at the ... Read More » about Are you a possibilitarian?
What do we keep missing about failure?
It's not the risk. It's the resource. Author’s note: Selecting the right image for each article I write is part of the work. But it’s also a part I relish because I’m a visual person myself. When I come across something that halts my eye, I know I’ve found it. As it happened this week. What you see in the image above is something hikers will recognize. It's a trail marker. It's information for hikers, left by someone who went before. For us, it confirms that failure can be framed as a ... Read More » about What do we keep missing about failure?
The stories of two women born in 1933
Two women were born in 1933. One in France. One in America. The woman born in France was Jewish. Her name was Francine. The American girl was born in a small town in West Virginia. She was a second-generation Cherokee. Her name was Peggy. They came from different parts of the world and would face very different challenges. What they shared was coming into the world in the year Hitler came into power. That became part of both of their stories. By the time Francine was eight years old, ... Read More » about The stories of two women born in 1933
FAQ Series: Growth & Legacy – What will you make possible?
Welcome to the fifth and final installment of our Personal FAQs series, where we explore questions that can guide us as we continuously recenter, realign, and move forward with clarity throughout our lives.To make it easier to ask questions that are relevant to where we are and what we need at any juncture, we have been reviewing five FAQs domains. We move now to our final domain, Growth & Legacy.The Five Personal FAQ Domains: Growth & Legacy Some time ago, I wrote an article ... Read More » about FAQ Series: Growth & Legacy – What will you make possible?
