The Personal Journey
Chris Lowney Redefines Leadership: Think of Your Own Name First
Today was the Second Annual Social Entrepreneur Day in Colorado. I attended one of several events held throughout Denver to bring awareness to social entrepreneurship, as a way to solve global problems, by applying effective business practices. Chris Lowney spoke at the Association for Corporate Growth monthly luncheon. Beforehand, I talked with someone at my…
Read MoreDebt-Free, After 25 Years
Not since I graduated from college, with student loans, have I been debt-free. My husband recalls that when he left college, he didn’t have any money but he didn’t have any debts either. Until he married me. What started off as debt in the form of student loans turned into a car loan, turned into…
Read MoreLetting Go of Proving Myself
I learned a big lesson last week. In preparing to be interviewed about my newest venture, A Bigger Voice, I talked with colleagues about my apprehension and my biggest nightmare–being speechless or fumbling for the right words to describe my passion. I know, it sounds silly. But this was my third try at the same…
Read MoreWhat Makes You Angry?
Something wonderful is happening with my work on A Bigger Voice, the social entrepreneur venture that helps innovators with remarkable wisdom create stunning results and sustainability. This week, I got angry. And frustrated. And impatient. I was angry because I saw the arrogance that comes with top down thinking and insularity. When I know the…
Read MoreRemind Me When I Get To Maui
A relatively new reader to this blog emailed about finding the archive of older posts on this blog, from three years ago: "I was fascinated by the posts because the "voice" of those posts is very different from the "voice" of newer posts. Not different in a bad/good/value-assigning way–it was just evident that time and…
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