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...
by maren | Sep 30, 2025 | Business, Mindset, Skill Development
The Trap “I knew I was right. Why wouldn’t they listen to me? That night I had a raging headache, kept replaying the day in my head over and over again, tossed and turned all night and woke up exhausted. Something had to change.” We’re hearing this more and more...
by maren | Mar 3, 2025 | Leadership Development, Skill Development
I recently had dinner with a young woman who went into near panic mode about what to order and then told me I had to decide for her. Part of me was horrified, and part of me saw a much bigger picture, a key for leadership and an answer that had been looking for me....
by maren | Feb 11, 2025 | Business, Leadership Development, Skill Development
While the internet and social media allow us to connect to more people than ever, it’s creating huge divides. Now AI is supplanting what has given us our sense of value – the work we do. There’s no doubt that we define a person’s worth by their...
