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We spent part of last weekend in Chicago, and hopped on the L. I was taking in the city and missed our stop. We weren't ...
05/28/2026

We spent part of last weekend in Chicago, and hopped on the L. I was taking in the city and missed our stop. We weren't even that far off our path — we could have gotten back on and gone back to the right stop — instead we got off and found a simpler way home.

You see, missed stops are often just part of the journey. The question isn't whether they'll happen — it's whether you'll recognize what's there for you in that moment. Everything is figuroutable. Nothing is lost when you shift your focus from where you were supposed to be, to where you actually are.

What if the missed stop isn't a setback, but an invitation?

Coaching can help you develop the mindset to find the opportunity in the unplanned moment — to see the detour not as lost ground, but as part of the path.

Where in your life are you trying to get back to the stop you missed — when a different route might actually take you somewhere better?

I sat down the other night to finalize my last post — the one about slowing down and changing your view. Somewhere in th...
05/22/2026

I sat down the other night to finalize my last post — the one about slowing down and changing your view. Somewhere in the middle of it, my laptop battery died. No charger. I had to let it sit.

The next morning I sat back down at my kitchen table, reread what I had written, and the words just flowed. It was better than the night before.

As a coach, I don't just practice my techniques and tools — I live them. So I paused to notice what was there for me in that moment, chuckling at the irony of the new perspective that hit me that I didn't even know I was looking for.

The post got to breathe. So did I.

Sometimes inconveniences are the pauses we need to see something from another view.

I walked a street this week that I drive nearly every day. Same street. Completely different world.From the car, the sce...
05/21/2026

I walked a street this week that I drive nearly every day. Same street. Completely different world.

From the car, the scenery is memorized — I've driven it so many times, I already know what's there. Or so I thought. On foot, those same trees that line the street form a canopy over the sidewalk, offering a moment of solitude and a perceived distance from the busy road. I stopped and took a picture, because I almost couldn't believe the shift I so noticeably felt.

Routine gives us comfort and familiarity. But comfort and familiarity can quietly narrow what we see — we stop looking, because we think we already know.

That's often when people feel stuck, not because options don't exist... because the view hasn't changed.

In coaching, we slow down and look from a new angle. A fresh perspective doesn't just change the view.

It opens us to possibility.

What if the person whose approval you've been waiting for... is yours?That was the question I had the honor of bringing ...
05/18/2026

What if the person whose approval you've been waiting for... is yours?

That was the question I had the honor of bringing into a room full of women last week at the Women Embracing Business Woman of the Year Luncheon — and it's one I haven't stopped thinking about since.

I was invited to speak in celebration of this year's honoree, Leisa Piper. Leisa is the kind of woman who doesn't just talk about showing up authentically — she lives it. Every single day. In every room she walks into. She is joy, generosity, and genuine love for people wrapped up in one extraordinary human being. She deserved every moment of that celebration, and then some.

But the thing about being in a room full of women who gather to lift one another up — is that something always happens. The conversation gets bigger than the occasion. And what I kept coming back to, for every woman in that room, was this:

You don't have to become someone. You already are someone.

Stop apologizing for her. Stop editing her. Stop keeping her quiet so the room stays comfortable.

That version of you that you keep promising yourself you'll step into someday?

Make someday today.

Thank you to the Women Embracing Business community for welcoming me into your circle and trusting me with your room. You are exactly what women supporting women looks like — and it was an honor to be a part of it.

I recently shared a quote by Goethe... "The things that matter most must never be at the mercy of the things that matter...
05/11/2026

I recently shared a quote by Goethe... "The things that matter most must never be at the mercy of the things that matter least."

But how do you even know what matters most — if you've never stopped to name it?

Think about a peak moment in your life. A moment that felt so perfectly, completely you. Where were you? What were you doing? Who were you with?

How did it feel? And what was present in that moment — that isn't always?

Those feelings are your values rising to the surface.

Now think of a moment of real frustration or anger. Something that got deep under your skin. What did that feel like? What was it about that moment that felt so wrong?

That's how values work begins.

When you know your values, everything gets a little clearer. Decision making becomes easier — because you have something to measure against. You start to see where your life is in alignment, and where you might just be along for the ride. And most importantly, it honors who you are and what is truly important to you.

For most people, this isn't a surprise. It's a relief. Suddenly there's language for something you've always felt but couldn't quite name.

My values are trust, learning, relationships, authenticity, peace, integrity, and community. They show up in my favorite moments and memories — and when I've been most frustrated, you can bet one of them was being stepped on.

Take a minute with these questions. If they stir a curiosity, I'd love to hear about it.

We are less than a week away from celebrating Leisa Piper at the Women Embracing Business Woman of the Year Luncheon — a...
05/07/2026

We are less than a week away from celebrating Leisa Piper at the Women Embracing Business Woman of the Year Luncheon — and I am so excited to be a part of it.

I'll be speaking at the event, and the topic feels like a perfect fit for a day like this one — Who You Are Meant to Be. Because honestly, Leisa is one of the best examples I know, of someone who lives that out loud every day.

I hope to see you there.

"The things that matter most must never be at the mercy of the things that matter least." — GoetheI've been sitting with...
05/06/2026

"The things that matter most must never be at the mercy of the things that matter least." — Goethe

I've been sitting with this quote because of a few people I've had the privilege of walking alongside recently.

They were doing all the things. Showing up for their jobs, their families, the people who needed them. Always doing — because someone has to, right? And if not them, who?

But somewhere along the way, they lost sight of themselves. Not all at once. Slowly. Quietly.

And they arrived at this place where everything and nothing felt important at the same time. A constant pull in every direction, but no clear sense of where they were actually going.

Sound familiar?

That's what happens when the things that matter least are allowed to crowd out the things that matter most. Not because we don't care — but because we never stopped to name what we actually value.

That's the work.

It is such an honor to be a part of the Women Embracing Business Woman of the Year Luncheon this year — and even more so...
04/30/2026

It is such an honor to be a part of the Women Embracing Business Woman of the Year Luncheon this year — and even more so because of who we get to celebrate.

Leisa Piper is the kind of woman who makes everyone around her better. She shows up, she pours into people, and she does it every single day. Watching her be honored is going to be a really special moment — and I would love for you to be in the room with us.

- Wednesday, May 13 - 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm
- McMill Building, 125 S. 4th Street, Norfolk, NE

Tickets are $25 (walk-ins $30) and WEB membership is not required — this is open to everyone!

Register by May 8th — link in the comments.

I can't wait to see you there!

Another morning of rain. And I'm grateful for every drop.Before the rain, it was so dry. The land looked like it had lit...
04/27/2026

Another morning of rain. And I'm grateful for every drop.

Before the rain, it was so dry. The land looked like it had little left to give.

But here's what I've learned — and what I see in the people I work with every day: The dry seasons don't stop the growing. They deepen the roots.

So whatever drought you're in right now — a hard season, a waiting season, a season that's taken more than it's given — you are not behind. You are not broken. You are being prepared.

What season are you in right now? I'd love to sit with you in it.

It's raining here today.It's been long awaited. We've had dust storms and fires. Yet the earth isn't complaining that it...
04/26/2026

It's raining here today.

It's been long awaited. We've had dust storms and fires.

Yet the earth isn't complaining that it took this long. It's just... receiving.

I think we're a lot like that. We go through dry seasons. Hard ones. Ones that leave a mark.

But all the while, something in us is being prepared.

The rain will come. Trust the process.

For a long time, I avoided the quiet.Because in the quiet came the replays. Conversations, decisions, moments — picked a...
04/21/2026

For a long time, I avoided the quiet.

Because in the quiet came the replays. Conversations, decisions, moments — picked apart over and over. Did I do the right thing? Why didn't I do it differently? And the hardest part? I had no proof I'd done anything wrong to begin with.

That kind of doubt doesn't just live in your head. It follows you into every conversation, every decision. It paralyzes you.

What changed for me was working with a coach. Learning where those doubts came from. Starting to look at what I had actually done — as a mom, a leader, a friend — rather than what I feared I hadn't.

We all make decisions with what we know at the time. We learn, we grow, we do our best. That's not weakness. That's being human.

How would you show up differently if you genuinely trusted that you are doing the right thing, for the time and place you are in?

If this resonates and you're curious what that space might unlock for you — I'd love to connect. Drop me a message.

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