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...
by maren | Nov 14, 2025 | Business, Leadership Development, Mindset, Skill Development
Our culture confuses busyness with purpose. Our calendars overflow, our minds race, and our bodies run on autopilot—and we don’t just tolerate it, we glorify it. It’s how we define ourselves. We think meaning lives in what we do because it’s where we’ve been trained...
by maren | Oct 29, 2025 | Business, Leadership Development, Mindset, Skill Development
There’s a quiet habit among leaders that drains energy and dissolves trust: people pleasing. It’s a pattern that hides in plain sight, wrapped in kindness, obligation, and the hope of being seen as reliable. It’s a cultural “should.” An automatic yes feels easier than...
by maren | Oct 13, 2025 | Business, Leadership Development, Mindset, Skill Development
There Is No “New Normal” One of my least favorite trendy phrases is “new normal”. It makes me crazy. It’s clear we’re not going back. It’s clear that the “if-then” scripts that once governed life are breaking down. If I go to college, then I’ll get a...
