Lessons from my 27 week old chickens
You can go ahead and skip to something else to read because this really is about chickens…and then people. I got my first chickens this spring at 6 weeks and have feed and watered them hoping for my first egg. No eggs yet. My guaranteed 3 hens are now 2 hens and a...
Raindrops and breathing
Circumstances have guided me to more frequently take care of me during the day. It could be a green tea break in the morning or walking my yard during the day. I was especially lucky today as I decided to go outside for 15 minutes to wander in my garden and patio. It...
Must be doing a good job, me thinks!
The first years I was a “consultant”, each Sunday I would pull out the classifieds and see if there was a better job with more pay and less hours out there for me. This week I received another job offer because of my expertise and experience and it reminded me that it...
Preparing Well For All The Zoom And Team Screen Time
Let’s just pretend that the screen time meeting you just finished was terrific. Everyone showed up on time. They remembered to unmute. The new team member was prepared for introducing herself. The boss visiting and listening in on the meeting went well. The next...
Oh Where Oh Where Did My Patience Go?
“Natalie, I have lost all of my patience with everything”. I am hearing this more and more and mostly from women. They seem very surprised that their “patience button” gets pushed so often. And…they are so easily angered. Women are surprised by the oddest things. My...
Leaders are never done learning…never!!!
One of my greatest pleasures is working with leaders, new ones and experienced ones, who are continuously learning. They understand that their leadership can always be improved and added to create high value performance success. I recently worked with a senior...
Here is something we need to hear and know, right here and right now…
Being the “bringer” of the positive and what is possible to my clients, prospects and audiences is a big responsibility…which I love, by the way. However, sometimes I am not so positive myself. What do you do when you can’t do well what you are known to do? I look for...
BREAKING NEWS – 673 new bad things to make us stressed…
Seriously how much more are we going to tolerate and let sink into our mind, body, spirit before we find our “spot” where we can breathe and hide?? Recently, I was longing to visit Costa Rica again. A wonderful country and where I learned to drink FRESH fruit...
Why Putting It Back Together Again Actually Feels Really Good
These last few years of business for NMA and myself and my team, have been very good. I am totally appreciative of the trust our clients have in us and I am SUPER PROUD of the work they commit to doing to build their confidence, remove self-doubt and nail their...
For Goodness Sakes, UNMUTE
There it is...the 17th time you need to remind someone to unmute on a Zoom call. It can rile you in ways that you find yourself completely frustrated. Why? Well, think about your judgement button. When you have a technique handled and use it well, you can become a...
Are YOU A Good Listener?
