Face Front! Friday! From Scrappiness to Strength
On Tuesday, we looked at Lora’s story of survival as the origin story that she can proudly claim. After all, she’s the one who lived it. Today, we translate that story into something Lora can…
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Tuesday Tales: A Scrappy Story Built in the City
One of the greatest privileges of my work is helping people uncover the story inside the résumé. Not just what they’ve done, but how they became who they are. Why they deserve the good things…
Face Front! Friday! Take Off the Mask
On Tuesday, I asked a quiet but uncomfortable question:Are you hiding? Not because you’re weak.Not because you don’t know what you’re capable of.But because somewhere along the way hiding felt safer. If Tuesday’s post stirred…
Tuesday Tales: Imposed Identity
Are you hiding? Do you want to be hiding? There are a couple of origin stories on my mind right now. You know about them, you’ve seen them in the movies… well, sort of. The…
Face Front! Friday! Translating her Triumph
On Tuesday, we looked at how Maria’s origin story could be told just like a superhero origin. And what a story… with heroes, villains, titanic challenges, and the awakening of amazing power within a small…
Tuesday Tales: The Kid Conquers Cancer
One of the greatest privileges of my work is helping people uncover the deeper story behind who they are today: their origin story.The superhero saga that explains their courage, their calling, and their direction. Recently,…
Face Front! Friday! Make Your WISH
On Tuesday, we Permission to be Powerful, and how that permission must ultimately come from you. Yourself. Give yourself permission. It made me think about an early-career conversation I had with my supervisor. I felt…
Tuesday Tales: Permission to be Powerful
Stop waiting for permission to be powerful. You don’t need it from me, or from anybody else. Remember, wherever you are, your organization chose YOU out of countless candidates. No matter what your role, you’re…
Face Front! Friday! Fantastic Forays
On Tuesday, we talked about how stepping into the unfamiliar can awaken something powerful inside you. So many stories… on screen, in fiction, and in our lives… feature a moment where someone encounters something unexpected,…
Tuesday Tales: A Rocket Ship to Who Knows Where
I’m sure this has happened to you too… You’re moving through life with your usual routines, familiar strengths… and the expected, predictable limits. And then something new hits you. A challenge.An opportunity.A moment you didn’t…