We cannot promise perfection. We cannot deliver perfection. Perfection does not exist. What we can promise is authenticity.

By Emily Soccorsy A few months ago during a team meeting, when discussing project management and workflow, I said something one of my team members captured. She found it pretty …

By Jocelyn Lovelle Vulnerability. It didn’t used to be something we talked about, especially not in professional circles. Now, authentic leaders, leadership teams, and organizations strive to cultivate vulnerability.  But …

By Jocelyn Lovelle Many years ago, I started working for a family hardware business, helping them rebrand and design a marketing strategy. I was in the first stages of unwinding …

By Chris Klonoski For a decade a dear friend and I, both in the throes of child-raising and career-managing, hosted a “gift of the month” club.  Membership in the club? …

By Chris Klonoski I’m a lazy gardener. I love the idea of the garden. I love the look of a garden. But I struggle with most things that need to …

By Emily Soccorsy The idea of influence has been twisted up in recent years.  Once used to describe an emanating power, it has now (with an “r” added to its …

By Emily Soccorsy For the last decade, I have worked with hundreds of high-level coaches.  Whereas other professionals may focus on creating a product, or selling a service that someone …

By Jocelyn Lovelle Outward: Capacity and rest When we’re at or beyond capacity – to take on more work, to parent our children with grace, to sit with our partners …

Our capacity grows in tandem with our ability to set boundaries that allow us to pause. 

Burnout, depression, frustration, boredom… Also, the stagnation of sales, analytics, team performance…all of these are signs that it is time to take a pause, regroup, and assess. 

The space reminds us that it’s the relationship that matters (to yourself and to others) and not this conflict, this conversation, or this challenge. Whatever is the best of us, the purest part, needs that space.