“I see beauty everywhere”
Like many Canadians (and people from all over the world), I have fallen in love with astronaut Chris Hadfield in the last four months. Not only is he an exceptional human being (Canada’s first commander of the International Space Station, a gifted musician, and a gifted photographer) he brings us all back to something that [...]
Why should we lead with your wild hearts?
The more conversations I have in preparation for Lead with your Wild Heart, the more I am convinced that this work is not optional. This work is critical. This work is what we are all being called to in one way or another. The world needs us to accept the invitation into this work. Leading [...]
My heart out on my sleeve
I want to put my heart out on my sleeve Wear it where the world can see it pulsing. I want to love wildly. To live vibrantly. To speak daringly. To laugh until I cry. To cry until I laugh. I want to believe that my heart can be safe, Out there in the wild [...]
My lack-of-vision board
Every few months, I like to make a vision board. It’s my feminine, right-brained version of strategic planning. Instead of filling a page with boxes and goals and strategies, I fill it with images and words plucked from magazines that I feel drawn to and that my intuition tells me have something to do with [...]
Return to your Wild Heart
I have seen too many wounded women. I have watched them lose the light in their eyes when the shadows overcame them. I have heard a thousand reasons why they no longer give themselves permission to live truthfully. I have seen too many wild hearts tamed. I have witnessed the loss of courage when it’s [...]
This is a pilgrimage story
This story has no clear beginning and no clear ending. It’s a pilgrimage story, and without going all the way back to the beginning of my life (and even the lives that were lived before mine that thread through mine), or waiting until I’m ready to die, I can only tell you about a small [...]
Karma coaching – a new business model and an experiment in gift economy
I am a coach who loves to help people make a difference in the world. Like the gymnastics coach at the Olympics who sits on the sidelines and bursts into wild applause when the gymnast excels sticks her landing, I love nothing more than to watch my clients shine in their giftedness. The world [...]
Embrace the Grit and Live Authentically
My daughters and I are home from vacation. We spent a few days camping in the woods (complete with our family’s traditional goofy conversations around the campfire that usually deteriorate into fart jokes), and then a few days doing more hedonistic things, like visiting the Mall of America and Valley Fair. (We try to satisfy [...]
Follow the hunger
You do not have to be good. You do not have to walk on your knees For a hundred miles through the desert, repenting. You only have to let the soft animal of your body love what it loves. – Mary Oliver You do not have to be good. Indeed. You can be mediocre. You [...]
In honour of my new site, I’m offering a free call on circles, labyrinths, and mandalas
Thank you for visiting my new site! I’m excited to have you here. It’s been an interesting journey that has brought me to this place – a spiraling journey that started out with my first blog, Fumbling for Words, which later morphed into my second blog, Sophia Leadership, when I started on my self-employment path. [...]
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