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Closing Out My Second Year as a Solopreneur — and Learning to Slow Down

I’m closing out my full second year as a solopreneur. I’m also a single parent.Divorced.Raising a child who needs just a bit extra from the world — and from me. I’ve always been a hard-working, type-A, go-go-go kind of person. That identity served me well for a long time. But this year didn’t gently suggestContinue reading “Closing Out My Second Year as a Solopreneur — and Learning to Slow Down”

Most Systems Don’t Fail — Leadership Just Stops Protecting Them

Every time a system “fails,” the conversation usually goes something like this: “It’s too rigid.”“It doesn’t really fit how we work.”“We’ll just do this one thing outside the system.” And slowly — almost invisibly — the system becomes the problem. It often starts with good intentions. We have Customer X and Customer Y who “don’tContinue reading “Most Systems Don’t Fail — Leadership Just Stops Protecting Them”

Power, Avoidance, and Comfort

If You’re Leading Change, Accountability Is the Part You Can’t Skip In the world of change, we spend a lot of time talking about how uncomfortable change can be. And that’s true — but it’s incomplete. Most people want change.What they struggle with is the cost of change. That cost shows up first as theContinue reading “Power, Avoidance, and Comfort”

Leadership Thursday: Leading Through the Grey

We romanticize leadership decisions far too much. People imagine a leader standing confidently at a crossroads, pointing toward the “right” path with absolute clarity.But in real operations, finance, logistics, and frankly… life? ⭐ **There is rarely a “right” answer. There is only “grey.”** Grey decisions.Grey outcomes.Grey data.Grey trade-offs. And this is where true leadership happensContinue reading “Leadership Thursday: Leading Through the Grey”

🌟 The Case for Having a Hobby (and Why It’s Not a Waste of Time)

Last week, I wrote an article titled,👉 “The Quiet Crisis of Adult Imagination — and Why We Shouldn’t Accept Its Decline.” In it, I encouraged my fellow colleagues to indulge in imagination — because it’s not just for kids. Adults need it, too.And honestly? Corporations depend on it. In corporate language, we call it innovation.ButContinue reading “🌟 The Case for Having a Hobby (and Why It’s Not a Waste of Time)”