Any transition serious enough to alter your definition of self will require not just small adjustments in your way of living and thinking but a full-on metamorphosis. -Martha Beck This Wednesday we explore Disengagement & Discomfort. A lot of people are in the...

If you don’t build your dream, someone will hire you to help you build theirs.~ Anon   Word.       How many times have you talked about creating an organization or a social enterprise,  but never moved into action? How many times have you seen a...

  Life shrinks or expands in proportion to one’s courage. -Anais Nin   True courage is risking being uncomfortable. True personal growth and organizational growth only happen when we move forward, and that only happens when we have strength and courage and...

You cannot teach a person anything; you can only help him find it within himself. —Galileo   You need coaching.  You may have started off  managing  programs and now you are at the helm of a huge organization. The skills that brought you there are not the ones...

It’s not what you did that got you here. It’s the thought you believed that made you do what you did that got you here.~Byron Katie Post Traumatic Strength.   A friend and client mentioned this phrase to me earlier this week and I kind of fell in love with it.  We all...

Are you speaking with conviction? Learn to say no more so that YOUR YES has a deeper, richer meaning. Learn the tone and sound of your voice.Learn its depth and know its magic.   Make sure that your organization understands why and when it should say YES and why...

Your time is limited, so don't waste it living someone else's life. Don't be trapped by dogma - which is living with the results of other people's thinking. Don't let the noise of others' opinions drown out your own inner voice. And most important, have the courage to...

Light the fire.... fight the fight.   This week my video is an ode to all of you kick ass activist. Some days we get lost in doing stuff...completing tasks, answering emails and prepping for meetings. Today I want you to connect back to that source. The passion...

We no longer have the luxury of an abundance of  resources to stand alone.  Success will depend on building strong and sustainable coalitions both online and up the street.  Time to stop being insular, our survival depends on it.  Outward is the new black. Smarter...