Meet Me Where I Am

Meet Me Where I Am

When I was in middle school, I had a friend named Marcy. She was quirky and funny, always ready with a smile for everyone. I remember thinking that she was sweet and wouldn’t hurt a fly, even when she got picked on. When I think back about her, she always struck me as...
The Mentality of Fear and Scarcity

The Mentality of Fear and Scarcity

Back when I was a community organizer in the late ‘90’s and early 2000’s, we talked a lot about mindset. We called it “mentality” because “mindset” wasn’t a buzzword back then, but it’s the same thing. One of my mentors would ask me, “Are...
Virtual Success Series: No More Water Cooler

Virtual Success Series: No More Water Cooler

One of the ways this extended stay home order is affecting us is the separation of our physical community bond. The number of in-person interactions you had in your daily working life will vary according to an infinite number of variables, and this is *not* a science...
How do You catch people?

How do You catch people?

We do it to our children. We do it to our spouses or partners. We do it to our co-workers, our team members, and the guy in the office who we can’t wait to take down a notch. Usually, there’s not malice behind it; it’s an honest attempt to correct a mistake to avoid...