The Impact of TED* (The Empowerment Dynamic)
Overadulting costs can include health, relationships, and peace of mind. Have you ever felt your plate has more on it than you can actually handle? If so, you're not alone.
Follow along as we share perspectives formed while traversing personal, professional and organizational crises with our families and clients. Learn, as we do, to navigate difficult circumstances, time-sensitive decisions, and challenging crossroads.
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Making something forces our brains to slow down, to pay attention, to notice what's around us. The process converts our thoughts, feelings, ideas, and instincts into something concrete.

Lately I've been having a mental battle between my desire to be creative and reflective and the interminable time pressure I feel to handle sooo many urgent/somewhat important activities.

My heart is brimming with gratitude, stemming from an intertwined set of experiences with three women I love. A simple daily texting tradition of sharing "one good thing" changed everything.

Five years ago, I became conscious of a deep-seated expectation I'd been holding for myself, to be a high-earning, healthy, present mom. This led me to interview 26 women who fit that description.

March 19 is a significant date in my life and work. Doubting my Brilliance led me to discover my Brilliance—the story of how I launched Connect2 Corporation twenty years ago.

I haven't written a blog post in so long that I'm afraid I've forgotten how. After overhauling my website and branding, my life feels different too. It's time for me to step it up.

My kids wanted a dog, and we negotiated a compromise with fish instead—their responsibility entirely. What followed taught me a lot about setting boundaries and letting kids learn from their own mistakes.

A whole world seems to have opened up before me since I started writing and teaching about HyperCompetence. Questions about what I must do, what I'd like to do, and what I can let go provide round-the-clock inquiry.

So many of us who struggle with the costs of HyperCompetence seem to have a narcissist in our immediate circle—a business partner, colleague, spouse, sibling, or parent. Does this match anyone in your life?

Two months ago someone near and dear to me attempted suicide, a single working mom who cares for an ill parent on top of it all. Thank goodness she survived without long-term physical damage.
Follow along as we share perspectives formed while traversing personal, professional and organizational crises with our families and clients. Learn, as we do, to navigate difficult circumstances, time-sensitive decisions, and challenging crossroads.
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