Posts by LisaMarie

Success coach and emotional resilience expert, Suzanne Dudley-Schon shares her brilliance in this week’s Upside Thought. Suzanne understands that the beingness of leadership matters more than the doingness of leadership.  You can take all of the tactical leadership actions that generate success and not be a leader worth following. This week, she’s written about choosing Upside and committing to…

The word ‘dialogue’ comes from a Greek word denoting a “flow of meaning.” The definition refers to the process of coming together to discuss or have a conversation. When two or more people converse, it’s almost a given that there will be differing points of view. Dialogue is different from the word ‘debate’ which looks…

When I clean out my closet or junk drawer in my kitchen, I feel a bit lighter.  Although this act may seem small, letting go of what I no longer want or need feels freeing. What I’m aware of is that energetically it was taking up space in my life. The increased sense of order gives me a sense of accomplishment and the…

You could use a bit of time off, right? Yet, perhaps for many reasons, investing in your own well-being feels challenging. Oh, I get it. The very act of stepping away coupled by the financial, relational, or social consequences of doing so can feel enormous. And, what would people say?!? One of my clients just…

Success coach and emotional resilience expert, Suzanne Dudley-Schon shares her brilliance in this week’s Upside Thought. Suzanne understands that the beingness of leadership matters more than the doingness of leadership.  You can take all of the tactical leadership actions that generate success and not be a leader worth following. This week, she’s written about examining what matters most and…

It’s Monday morning and I’ve heard lots of people are talking about the weekend. For me, weekends are often about work. In order to differentiate myself from my peers, I’ve invested “extra” hours most weekends to do what I do.  I learned that to get to where I want to go, I can’t put in…

Here are a few conversations that I’ve had along my journey of courageous leadership.  Some of them were in my head – and others were from “friends.” “You can’t quit your job to open a business. You don’t even know anything about business.”  I get it.  Taking a leap of faith doesn’t make sense.  That’s…

I became fascinated with stars when I went camping as a little girl.   The sky seemed as bright and beautiful as the fireworks show on the 4th of July. Each star is unique and different and emits a bright light. And only together can they light up the sky. If one was missing, the night sky…

Have you ever played the comparison game? You watch others who seem to do something better than you. Their career / business. Their relationships. Their work / life balance. Heck, just plain their life. Everywhere you look you see how others get lucky, or seem to have a better idea, or are succeeding at a…