What’s Holding You Back?

When I was in college, one of my philosophy professors suggested I should study at Harvard because I saw things in a different way.  In my twenties, my future husband told me I was smart and [...]

Part of my work as a CEO consultant has me flying cross country, and when I do, I have a habit: I always sit in an aisle seat.  I like the aisle because I can move up and down to stretch my legs, [...]

Ten days ago I sent the manuscript for my upcoming book, Live Large – An Achiever’s Guide to What’s Next, to a publisher along with all the submission paper work they had requested.   I was sure [...]

You can wear a plethora of devices to count or track everything from the number of steps you take, to the hours you sleep, to heart rate, blood pressure, and geographic location. Once I tracked [...]

This weekend, my sweetheart and I saw Whiskey Tango Foxtrot, a new movie starring writer, producer and actor Tina Fey as New York City journalist Kim Baker, who takes a 3-month assignment in [...]

Most us of have some area of our lives that feels out of control in some way.  It may be spending, eating, working.  Or it may be something we say we are going to do but don’t: walking, writing, [...]

What if you realized that your biggest strengths could one day be your biggest weaknesses?  Nashville consultant Elizabeth Crook finds joy in helping people gain control of their lives and truly [...]

Here’s hoping you had a fantastic Thanksgiving break – spending time with friends and family, watching football, getting those Black Friday deals. It’s always fascinates me how Thanksgiving [...]

Are you left or right, red or blue, Republican or Democrat, public schools or charter schools, for funding Planned Parenthood or against it, believe or deny global warming?  The list is endless [...]

In the South, there is a saying that nothing looks more like a bottle of whiskey than a bottle of whiskey in a paper sack.  There are some things we just can’t hide! If you are a regular reader, [...]