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Questioning Ourselves in Times of Transition
Three leaders, three experiences – My Coaching Clients in Transition It feels like we are living in a world of constant change. And the idea of change can make us feel uncomfortable, especially when it comes to our careers. It’s not surprising that a common theme I’m seeing among my coaching clients is change. Change…
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The Root: Volume 4, Issue 6: Living in a World of Possibility
Volume 4, Issue 6, Fall 2025 Welcome to Volume 4, Issue 6 of The Root. In order to support our growth, we require a strong network of roots. They anchor us and serve as a conduit for nutrients to help us develop and deliver on our goals. This fall has been busy. I am pursuing studies…
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The Root, Volume 4, Issue 5: Why Mattering Matters
This blog summarizes the book The Powering of Mattering by Zach Mercurio and explains why this is so essential to build a leadership pratice of showing others matter to you
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The Root, Volume 4, Issue 4: Leading with Our Strengths
This month’s blog focuses on the importance of using our strengths to guide our development. Strength based development is more sustained and generates more energy
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The Root: Volume 4, Issue 3: Leading with Compassion
Leading through Compassion is a way to spark energy, creativity and positive emotions.
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The Root, Volume 4, Issue 2: Stepping into Courage
How can we move courageously through challenging times to find our best and truest selves
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The Root Newsletter, The Importance of Our Personal and Professional Identities
This issue of The Root (volume 4, issue 1) we discuss the importance of our own identity in setting and achieving goals, and that our identity is more than one or two dimensional.
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The Root: Volume 3, Issue 9 – The Impact of Trust
Volume 3, Issue 9, October/November 2024 Welcome to Volume 3, Issue 9 of The Root. In order to support our growth, we require a strong network of roots. They anchor us and serve as a conduit for nutrients to help us develop and deliver on our goals. This month, during this time of intensity, I wanted…
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The Root, Volume 3, Issue 7 – Resilience + Well-Being
resilience and how to achieve it – it’s a skill to build, not just an innate trait
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The Root, Vol 3. Issue 6: Finding & Embracing Courage
We talk about Courage, Confidence and how to make brave moves
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The Root, Volume 3, Issue 5: Innovative Leadership + Core Values
Volume 3, Issue 5, May – June 2024 Welcome to Volume 3, Issue 5 of The Root. In order to support our growth, we require a strong network of roots. They anchor us and serve as a conduit for nutrients to help us develop and deliver on our goals. I’m always learning new concepts in leadership…
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The Root, Volume 3, Issue 4: Finding Your Authentic Voice and Presence
Welcome to Volume 3, Issue 4 of The Root. In order to support our growth, we require a strong network of roots. They anchor us and serve as a conduit for nutrients to help us develop and deliver on our goals. Recently, I’ve been hearing from my clients about their authentic voice and presence – in…
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The Root Volume 3, Issue 3: Mid-Career Shifts
Volume 3, Issue 3, March 2024 Welcome to Volume 3, Issue 3 of The Root. In order to support our growth, we require a strong network of roots. They anchor us and serve as a conduit for nutrients to help us develop and deliver on our goals. This month, I’m re-visiting the issues of mid-career shifts,…
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The Root: Volume 3, Issue 2: The Pathless Path
Volume 3, Issue 2, February 2024 Welcome to Volume 3, Issue 2 of The Root. In order to support our growth, we require a strong network of roots. They anchor us and serve as a conduit for nutrients to help us develop and deliver on our goals. I started this newsletter as a way to stay…
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The Root, Volume 3, Issue 1: ADHD in Women
Volume 3, Issue 1, January 2024 Photo credit: Getty Images Welcome to Volume 3, Issue 1 of The Root. In order to support our growth, we require a strong network of roots. They anchor us and serve as a conduit for nutrients to help us develop and deliver on our goals. I am so excited to…
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The Root, Vol. 2, Issue 11 – Creating More Meaningful Meetings + Gatherings
Volume 2, Issue 11, Nov/Dec 2023 Welcome to Volume 2, Issue 11 of The Root. In order to support our growth, we require a strong network of roots. They anchor us and serve as a conduit for nutrients to help us develop and deliver on our goals. I’ll call this the November/December Issue- Issue 11. While…
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The Root Newsletter, Vol 2, Issue 10 – Are you playing BIG?
Volume 2, Issue 10, Fall 2023 Welcome to Volume 2, Issue 10 of The Root. In order to support our growth, we require a strong network of roots. They anchor us and serve as a conduit for nutrients to help us develop and deliver on our goals. This month, I’ll continue to talk about what holds…
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The Root, September 2023, Vol 2, Issue 9 – Do you have an Inner Critic?
Volume 2, Issue 9, September 2023 Welcome to Volume 2, Issue 9 of The Root. In order to support our growth, we require a strong network of roots. They anchor us and serve as a conduit for nutrients to help us develop and deliver on our goals. This month, I’m talking about our Inner Critic Voice. …
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The Root. Volume 2, Issue 8: The Importance of Connection
This month’s blog speaks to the topic of loneliness, and the need for sense of connection and community.
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The Root. Volume 2, Issue 7: Make Your Anxiety Your Superpower
This newsletter is dedicated to the anxiety we experience in work and life, and how best to break the habit loops that keep us from using anxiety as a super power
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The Root Newsletter, June 2023, Volume 2, Issue 6: How do you reflect and learn as a Team or Organization?
This blog contains an overview of books by Senge, Edmondson and Kagneman regarding organizational learning, teaming and systems thinking to benefit organizational success in complex environments
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The Root. Volume 2, Issue 5. Are you a Purposeful Leader?
This blog describes how we attain the goal of purposeful leadership – to gain more balance and fulfilliment with work and lift while engaging and empowering others.
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The Root, Volume 2, Issue 4: Are you a Giver?
This article summarizes how givers can create value as leaders and giving cultures can be very rewarding and successful in business.
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The Root, Vol 2, Issue 3: Are You Burned Out?
This newsletter discusses the ways to identify and overcome burnout in ourselves in others.
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The Journey, No. 8 – The Compassionate Leader
This article discusses the benefits of showing compassion at work including job satisfaction, job performance and employee retention
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The Root. Vol 2, Issue 2 – Want Better Metrics? Ask Your Employees How
This article discusses how design thinking and human centered design can help improve processes by understanding the user and stakeholder needs and barrier to achieve the outcome desired
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The Journey, No. 7 – 1st Quarter Blues
This mini-blog talks about ideas to reinvigorate employees and to consider asking them for input for ideas for process improvement and provide them with unexpected appreciation
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The Root. Volume 2, Issue 1 – Leading with Curiosity
Our newsletter focuses on finding and leading with more curiosity throughout the year
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The Root, Volume 1, Issue 5 – Celebrating Success
This newsletter discusses the benefits of celebrating small wins and successes to energy our teams and ourselves toward bigger goals. It also discusses the benefits to ourselves personally as well as meditation and visualization.
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The Journey, No. 6: The Season of Feeling Overwhelmed
This article discusses the cognitive overload and fatigue we feel at year end with competing work and personal commitments.
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The Root, Volume 1, Issue 4: Are you a surface level leader?
This blog talks about leading below the surface to build inclusion and belonging. We also discuss the invisible disabilities that may keep employees on the margins, such as neurodiversity.
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The Journey, No. 5 – Self-Reflection
We discuss the importance of self reflection based on strengths to active our growth and grow our self agency
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The Journey, No. 4 – Job Fit
This mini-blog issue deals with job satisfaction and questions to consider to know why you may not be feeling satisfied.
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The Journey, No. 3 – Compassion
Welcome to The Journey, mini-issue No. 3 This is a mini-blog published every other week based on new and interesting things I see in our world. This was sent September 19 to my email subscription list. I hope you find it useful. This mini-issue is about compassion in the workplace. Compassion, and our role as leaders…
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The Root: Volume 1, Issue 3: Transition & the Change Curve
This newsletter focuses on Change and Transition – and our roles as leaders to help support and coach them through to the new future vision, and their most productive part of it.
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The Journey No. 2 – Change and Transition
Welcome to The Journey, mini-issue No. 2 As a new entrepreneur, I’m learning a lot after spending >30 years in a corporate structure and environment. It’s so exciting and terrifying. I’d like to share what I’m learning as it relates to being vulnerable, curious and growth minded. It may be messy, but please enjoy for any…
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The Journey, No. 1 – Know your worth
Welcome to The Journey – No. 1 As a new entrepreneur, I’m learning a lot after spending >30 years in a corporate structure and environment. It’s so exciting and terrifying. I’d like to share what I’m learning as it relates to being vulnerable, curious and growth minded. So, the Journey will do just that — a…
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Unleash the Power of Collaboration, Virtually
This article discusses opportunities to redesign the way we communicate and share knowledge in our new virtual or hybrid team environment to embrace asynchronous and synchronous work
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The Root: Volume 1, Issue 2: Imposter Syndrome
Welcome to Volume 1, Issue 2 of The Root. In order to support our growth, we require a strong network of roots. Whether individuals or organizations, roots anchor us, and serve as a conduit for nutrients to help us develop and deliver our goals. Visit us at www.aspiretogrow.co (.co for co-creating) This month’s theme: Imposter Syndrome Our theme this…
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Revisiting Change in the Time of Covid: Year 2
After year 2 of COVID-19, work has not changed dramatically, yet people continue to work through transition associated with lingering pandemic, health access, recession and job insecurities.
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The Root, Volume 1, Issue 1
Welcome to Volume 1, Issue 1 of The Root. In order to support our growth, we require a strong network of roots. They anchor us, and serve as a conduit for nutrients to help us develop and deliver on our goals. At Aspire to Grow, our core belief is the concept of a Growth Mindset, a…
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Can Stillness & Achievement Co-Exist
In a Western society, how have we been wired against stillness and reflection The Importance of Both As I was listening to the audiobook, Fierce Self-compassion by Dr. Kristin Neff, I couldn’t help but see the connection to self-compassion, career transition and find our true purpose. Dr. Neff is a long-time researcher and author on the…