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Maps & Milestones
Welcome to Maps and Milestones, where we navigate the twists and turns of career growth, leadership, and personal transformation. Join me as we explore actionable insights, inspiring stories, and bold steps to help you map out your next big move.
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Why Smart Leaders Stay Stuck (Even When They Have All the Resources)
Most leaders aren’t stuck because they lack skill—they’re stuck because they’re solving the wrong problem. The real issue is often invisible, hiding beneath layers of logic and experience. Clarity comes when you stop trying to be right and start asking what you might be missing.
Stop Calling It "Starting Over" – You're Actually Winning
Stop calling it "starting over." Learn to leverage every restart as a strategic advantage, just like the world's most successful leaders. Unlock your hidden superpower and turn transitions into transformations.
When Your Own Framework Becomes Your Lifeline: The Activated Leader in Real Time
Everyone talks about frameworks that work in your career or in solving a problem, but nobody mentions what happens when you have to live them in real life.
Why Going Solo is Keeping You Stuck (And How to Navigate with Community)
Every hero's journey you've ever seen has one thing in common. It's not what you think.
Why You're Not Stuck, You're Just Scared (And How to Get Activated)
The difference between being stuck and being scared isn't what you think. Here's how to tell—and what to do about it.
Navigation vs. Destination: Why GPS Thinking Is Killing Your Career
The most successful people I know are terrible at predicting their future. But they're incredible at navigating toward it.
The Courage Myth: Why Going Solo Keeps You Stuck
Every hero's journey you've ever seen has one thing in common. It's not what you think.
The Leadership Myth That's Keeping You Small
The biggest lie about leadership isn't about what you need to know. It's about what you need to hide.
The Carry-On Test: What to Pack for Your Next Life Chapter
The hardest part of any journey isn't the destination. It's deciding what to leave behind.
The Leadership Liminal Space: Thriving Between What Was and What Will Be
There's a space between who you were and who you're becoming. Anthropologists call this "liminal space," the threshold between identities where transformation occurs. In leadership journeys, these liminal periods are both profoundly challenging and incredibly fertile.
Beyond Speaking Up: Finding Your Authentic Voice
"Just speak up more in meetings. This well-intentioned but oversimplified advice ignores a fundamental truth: finding your leadership voice isn't about volume or frequency. It's about authenticity, clarity, and impact.
The Career GPS Recalculation: How to Navigate When Success Feels Off Course
Have you ever reached a destination only to wonder if you entered the wrong address?
The 5-Second Reset: How High-Achieving Women Can Combat Decision Fatigue
You've felt it before. That mental fog that settles in around 3 PM when you've already made 300 decisions since breakfast. Your brain feels like it's wading through quicksand, and suddenly choosing between "reply" or "reply all" feels monumental.
Strength Is Your Currency: Why Using Your Natural Gifts Matters More Than Hustle
Success isn’t about doing more, it’s about doing what energizes you. This blog explores how aligning with your natural strengths leads to greater impact, less burnout, and a life that actually fits. Ditch the hustle. Embrace your gifts.
Navigate Your Life Like a Pro: Using the Wheel of Life as Your Personal Compass
The beauty of the Wheel of Life is that it prevents tunnel vision—it helps you avoid getting so caught up in one goal that you neglect other critical aspects of life.
Resilience in Leadership: The Power of Bouncing Back
Leadership isn’t about avoiding challenges—it’s about how you recover from them. Setbacks, failures, and unexpected obstacles are inevitable, but the leaders who rise above them don’t do so by chance. They develop resilience—the ability to navigate adversity, adapt to change, and turn setbacks into stepping stones for growth.
Lead Like a Traveler: What Exploring the World Teaches Us About Leadership
Some of the most valuable leadership lessons don’t come from boardrooms, strategy meetings, or leadership books—they come from the moments we least expect. Travel has a way of pushing us beyond our carefully laid plans, forcing us to adapt, embrace the unknown, and see the world through a different lens.
The Art of the Reframe: How Shifting Your Perspective Changes Everything
We’ve all had moments when a challenge feels insurmountable—a career setback, a difficult conversation, an unexpected detour. It’s easy to feel stuck, believing circumstances are working against us. But the most effective leaders know that perspective is everything. The way we frame a situation determines how we navigate it.
Momentum Matters: How Small Wins Build Big Leadership Success
Success isn’t about one defining moment—it’s built on small, consistent wins that create lasting impact. Too often, leaders focus solely on big goals and miss the power of incremental progress. But momentum is what fuels long-term success, keeping teams engaged, motivated, and growing.
Leading Through Loss: Navigating Grief While Supporting Your Team
Grief, as I’ve come to understand, is inevitable for all of us. It’s a part of leadership because it’s a part of life. Yet navigating grief while leading others can feel like an impossible balance. How do you honor your own emotions while showing up for your team? How do you create space for their grief when it arises? How do you lead authentically through the hardest moments?