by Tara | Jun 14, 2017 | Confidence, Leadership, Lessons Learned, Risk, Trust
I have a perfection problem. The problem isn’t that I need things to be perfect, but that I need things to be perfectly the way I think they ought to be. It’s my unicorn to chase. The outside world keeps messing up my idea of how things ought to be. But if I can...
by Tara | May 15, 2017 | Confidence, Lessons Learned, Management, working mom
“Mom – We wanted to celebrate your special day. Show us this card on Sunday, May 14, 2017 and let us treat you to 6 oz of delicious frozen yogurt with our compliments.” P.S. Please bring me. Love, M Tell me how you really feel This weekend I got a few (about eight)...
by Tara | Feb 15, 2017 | Confidence, Lessons Learned, Management, working mom
“Mom! I don’t want to wait! Don’t make me wait!” were the words of my sweet eight year old as she charged out from the START line of her first 5k. Are you a runner? Although I sometimes choke a bit on the word, I do call myself a “runner.” A complete stranger told me...
by Tara | Jan 22, 2017 | Confidence, Lessons Learned, Risk, Trust, Uncategorized
In a little more than a week, I will be speaking at a leadership conference for women in the cannibis industry. Let’s talk about that. Have you ever made a decision to do something even though it might be a little unfamiliar? Maybe even a little risky? The Ask Last...
by Tara | Jan 12, 2017 | Confidence, Faith, Lessons Learned, Trust, working mom
I lost my “why.” I’m sure I had a minute ago. It was with me when I left the house, then I went to work, stopped by the grocery store on my way home and now I can’t find it. Sounds ridiculous, doesn’t it? After all, your “why” is not like a pen or a set of keys. Those...
by Tara | Oct 6, 2016 | Communication, Confidence, Risk, working mom
“Any job worth doing is worth doing well.” These words of wisdom were passed down to me (burned into my psyche, painted indelibly on the walls of my mind) from my mother – and likely to her from her mom. When I was little, these words meant time: time doing work, not...