YOUR TIME IS SACRED On my 75th birthday, I realized I had been putting off a trip to Ghana for 25 years. Ghana had been in my spirit all those years. I talked with friends who had already been. I wanted to see the Door of No Return. And I kept saying, “Next year.” But…
Your Body Is Trying to Tell You Something We often talk about stress as if it exists only in the mind. We say: “I have a lot going on.” “I am just tired.” “I will feel better when things settle down.” But what if things never really settle down? Stress does not remain in your…
The Truth About Being “Grown” How PAUSE Helps You Finish the Year With Clarity, Not Reactivity When did you first feel grown? Was it when you received your first paycheck, paid your own bills, raised a child, purchased a home, or made a difficult decision without asking anyone’s permission? We often associate being grown with…
WHAT LEADERS LOSE WHEN THEY NEVER PAUSE What do the people you lead experience when you are under pressure? Leadership pressure does not stay inside the leader. It enters the room through our tone, reactions, decisions, and treatment of others. That is why PAUSE matters. PAUSE gives us a moment to notice what is happening…
Forty Years of Love and a New Season of Perspective This month, my parents celebrated 40 years of marriage. My mom likes to joke that the secret to a successful marriage is separate bathrooms. After forty years together, I don’t think anyone is in a position to argue with her. While I suspect there may…