When Your Brain Lies to You: The Other Shoe Effect

“Don’t let the shadow of the other shoe spoil the sunshine of the moment.”   –  Unknown Why High Achievers Expect Things to Go Wrong Hang around high-achievers long enough and you’ll hear this statement, “I’m just waiting for the other shoe to drop.”...

When Your Brain Lies to You: Befriending Your Fears

“Fear is a reaction. Courage is a decision.”   –  Winston Churchill Fear vs. Reality: How Your Brain Creates False Alarms The Cold War, Cuban Missile Crisis, and the assassinations of John F. Kennedy, Robert F. Kennedy, and Martin Luther King Jr....

When Your Brain Lies to You: Unmasking Imposter Syndrome

“The exaggerated esteem in which my life work is held makes me very ill at ease. I feel compelled to think of myself as an involuntary swindler.”   –  Albert Einstein You’ve achieved great things. You have the track record, the credentials, and the...

Overcoming Pain with Resilience: Adaptive Coping Mechanisms

Be Brave Be Strong 4 Words Have 4 words ever changed your life? Those 4 words changed mine. Be brave be strong were spoken to me by my father in 2022. I was a full year into grappling with a mysterious chronic illness. Plot twist; my dad went to be with the Lord in...

Overcoming Pain Appraisal

Choose Your Stressor You’ve just lost your job. The relationship you dreamed of is suddenly on the rocks. The business you’ve built with blood, sweat, and tears is threatened by rumors of a looming recession. You’re facing a huge unexpected financial challenge....

Overcoming Pain With Resilience

What comes to mind when you think of the word pain? The word pain reminds me of a journey I’ve been on for the past 2 plus years. A journey defined by a mysterious undiagnosed chronic illness.  Yes, I experienced true physical pain that at times felt unbearable....

Complementary Strengths Interview

What’s your favorite quote, one that motivates you? One of my all-time favorite quotes comes from Winston Churchill: “If you are going through hell, keep on going.” Life isn’t always what it seems. Social Media platforms have given us a false sense of reality. Despite...

Having Difficult Conversations

“When we avoid difficult conversations, we trade short-term discomfort for long-term dysfunction.” – Peter Bromberg As a leader, you must be willing to do hard things. This includes having difficult conversations. It is never a question of if you will have to...