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Conscious Circling

The first time I entered a circle was with professional women – each of a different background, industry and rank as they shared their ex...

Mindful Problem Solving in a new era

It all started when my husband wouldn’t let us foster animals because of his allergies and my pesticide advocacy work had hit a good poin...

Corona Chaos to Calm

I posted the below on LinkedIn thinking, “I hope I can do something to support my community of professionals during this time” It's a cra...

Become a Mindful observer

Within 24 hours, 4 of my speaking events were canceled for 2020. This would not only represent about a ¼ of my income for the year but th...

Banish Blind Spots (Webinar recording)

My 'work husband' had asked me to go for brunch during our holiday break. He and I had worked together for five years before both of us w...

The Myth's that are holding you back

I was stressed, burned out and constantly in “go” mode. Then I realized something. I was not a machine. We all want to make an impact, y...

What is Performance-based Mindfulness

The first time I learned about mindfulness was at a yoga studio in 1999. After seven years of rewarding practice, in 2006, my mentor gave...

Out of the Grind, Into the Flow

At Open Deltas, we help professionals get out of the grind and into the flow. So then, what is the 'grind' and the 'flow'? By understandi...

The 20-Hour Work Week

Do you want a 20-hour work week? Most of us think we work the 40-hour work week… But in actuality we are working 60+. How, you might ask?...

Brainwaves + Performance

We are energy. You, me, and everyone around us. Sometimes, it’s a struggle to embrace and fully live into this idea. How do we escape the...

Connected Culture?

This is Novembers book review for Lost Connections I read Lost Connections because, while I was at dinner with my husband, we watched all...

What kind of leader are you?

Are you a macromanager or micromanager? Technology has made us more interconnected on a global level than ever before. And yet, our organ...

Mindful I&D Workplaces

A client recommended I read this book and, to be honest, it made me extremely uncomfortable thinking I needed it. The description: In thi...

Mindful Mornings and Latin Dance

Brian Harman is a leadership psychologist, PhD scholar, passionate speaker, professor and father to a three year old. Read below to learn...

Will a career change make you happy?

What if I told you that for 10 minutes a day you can become truly happier for longer periods of time and not have to spend a penny? … I t...

Better than a FITBit.

I traveled to a conference in Miami, drove a rental car to Tampa where I spent the night with my sister, then proceeded to fly to Dallas ...

Swipe. Click. Tap. Repeat.

Nielsen reports that American adults spend more than 11 hours per day watching, reading, listening to or simply interacting with media. ...

How to Attract significant Promotions and Clients

I’m always aware that it’s the end of a quarter because I’ll begin fielding calls from my former employees and peers. They want a little ...

February's Theme:“Stupid Grit”

Resilience is the optimism to keep bouncing back from failure. Grit, which is our passion and perseverance towards reaching a long-term g...

I love hearing "no".

Sales taught me the true meaning of resilience. It helped me develop a weak muscle into a core strength that served me in every situation...

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