by maren | Nov 10, 2026 | Business, Leadership Development, Skill Development, Transitions - Beyond Achievement
You don’t have a time problem. You have an adding problem. You didn’t sit down one day and decide ‘I’m going to add more to my life (or business) than is sane.’ It happened bit by bit. Each chunk was set into place to alleviate something or to make things better,...
by maren | Oct 12, 2026 | Business, Emotional Intelligence, Leadership Development, Mindset, Skill Development, Transitions - Beyond Achievement
Dreams don’t die loudly — they fade quietly. I was recently on a podcast with a man who built a lean, solid seven-figure business that’s checking all the boxes. It’s mostly automated, genuinely making a difference in the world, gives him the time to focus on the...
by maren | Jul 6, 2026 | Business, Emotional Intelligence, Leadership Development, Mindset, Skill Development, Transitions - Beyond Achievement
What is your drug of choice? Achievement, busyness, the next deal, the next PR? You might be thinking – those aren’t drugs or avoidance tactics, they’re virtues – Right? It depends. One of the most normalized things in our culture right now is numbing...
by maren | Apr 3, 2026 | Business, Leadership Development, Mindset, Skill Development
A few years ago, someone I respected made a decision that broke my heart a little. One of his team members made a mistake. Not a catastrophic one — the kind that happens when a human being is learning, stretching, figuring things out. When my colleague brought it up...
by maren | Mar 18, 2026 | Emotional Intelligence, Leadership Development, Mindset, Skill Development
Last Tuesday, I sat down to write a challenging email. I suddenly noticed that I hadn’t watered the plant across the room recently. Forty-five minutes later, I was still puttering around my house making sure all my plants were happy. Yes, I have a lot of plants (just...
by maren | Jan 7, 2026 | Business, Leadership Development, Mindset, Skill Development
Last week, Stephanie shared an article she’d read about how LEGO went from losing $1m per day (yes, per day 😳), to being solvent, to a net profit of over $266 million. All by doing something simple. Something every one of us could implement today. Let’s get into the...
