A good friend of mine, Mark LeBlanc, is preparing for his fourth Camino de Santiago—a 500-mile pilgrimage from France to Santiago, Spain. It takes about 31 days of walking, day after day, rain or shine, with only your resolve and your backpack to carry you forward.
I was recently in a group setting where we were all sharing what we were hopeful for. It was warm, reflective, and full of possibility—until one person quietly said, “I don’t think I have any hope.”
That moment broke my heart. Because if there’s one thing I believe you should never run out of—it’s hope.
Spring is finally here—and with it comes a fresh invitation to hit the reset button. You’ve made it through winter (whatever your version of winter looked like), and now it’s time to step into something new.
What do you do when life knocks you down? If you’re Paige Bueckers, you get back up. Again. And again. And then you come back stronger, faster, and more focused than ever before.
We’ve all been there… A friend or colleague needs to vent.
You listen, you empathize, you say things like:
“Wow, that sounds really frustrating.”
“I can see how you’d be upset.”
“If that happened to me, I’d be pretty irritated too.” That’s active listening—and it’s powerful.
This week, I was inspired by a story that’s literally out of this world. Astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams were supposed to be on the International Space Station for just a week. That was the mission. Launch. Dock. Test the systems. Return home. Simple enough… until it wasn’t.
Let’s be honest—when you sit down at the end of a long day, and let’s say 99 things went right, and one thing went wrong, what do you usually talk about over dinner? If you’re like most people, the conversation centers around the one thing that went wrong.
Have you ever faced a tough decision and felt stuck, unsure of what to do next? Maybe it was a career move, a personal challenge, or an opportunity that could change your life. In those moments, who do you turn to?
There’s an old saying: Dress for the job you want, not the job you have. But I want to take that one step further—Don’t just dress like the job you want. Act like the job you want. What does that mean?
Front-Row Friday: Just for Today
Have you ever had one of those days where everything feels like a heavy lift? The kind of day where even getting out of bed seems like a monumental task, and you’re tempted to just pull the covers over your head and stay there? If that sounds familiar, you’re not alone.