Why I’m Writing Here Every Day
I’ve always believed that leadership isn’t something you arrive at. It’s something you practice, day after day. It’s the quiet choices you make when no one is watching, and the bold ones you make when everyone is. It’s how you show up in the hard rooms and the small ones, at the podium and at your kitchen table.
That’s why I’m writing here — every day.
This blog isn’t meant to be polished or perfect. It’s meant to be present. These are short reflections, daily touchstones, small pieces of clarity you can carry into your own leadership. Some days it might be a story. Other days a question. Always, it will be honest.
From Book to Daily Practice
As I write Lead Like You Mean It, I want to challenge the idea that leadership has to look like control, perfection, or performance. What I’ve seen — in my own life, in boardrooms, in classrooms — is that the leaders we actually trust aren’t flawless. They’re whole.
They integrate their clarity with compassion. Their strategy with presence. Their ambition with heart.
But a book, even one with stories and tools, can only do so much. The real work is in the practice. The daily choosing. The returning to yourself when it would be easier to perform. That’s what this blog is for.
Why Every Day?
Because leadership doesn’t take a day off.
Every day, you’re being asked to make choices about who you are and how you show up. Some of those choices feel big — a meeting, a decision, a conversation you’ve been avoiding. Others are small — the way you begin your morning, the voice you use when you send that email, whether you listen to your gut or ignore it.
The daily cadence here is meant to mirror that reality. These aren’t long essays. They’re short reflections — about 600 to 800 words — that you can read with your morning coffee or during a break. Think of them like compass checks: not a map, but a moment to make sure you’re facing the right direction.
The Themes You’ll See Here
This space will weave together the same threads that run through my book and my work:
Integration & Wholeness — leadership that refuses to split you into acceptable parts.
True North & Direction — finding clarity in the middle of chaos.
Women in Leadership — naming the myths, rewriting the scripts, building power on our own terms.
Resilience & Grit — the daily practices that keep us going when the path isn’t clear.
These aren’t abstract ideas. They’re real, lived experiences. I’ll share stories from my own life and the work I do, but I’ll also leave space for you to see yourself here.
What I Hope For You
I don’t need you to agree with everything I write. I don’t even need you to like all of it. My hope is simpler: that something here will nudge you back toward yourself. That it will remind you of your own clarity. That it will make you pause and ask, What if I led from the whole of who I am today?
That’s the practice. That’s the point.
A Question for You Today
Since this is where we’re beginning, let me leave you with a question:
Where in your leadership are you performing, and where are you present?
Just notice. No judgment. Because noticing is the first step in returning.
Welcome to this space. I’m glad you’re here. Let’s see what happens when we practice — together — every day.