by Tara | Mar 2, 2018 | Communication, Confidence, Faith, Leadership, Lessons Learned, Management, Uncategorized
Can you fake it till you make it? Is that really a thing? Maybe Amy Cuddy is right: “fake it till you become it.” Can we fool our minds and spirits into magically being more confident or is it something you’re just born with? Well, according to Claire Shipman...
by Tara | Feb 23, 2018 | Confidence, Lessons Learned
He sat across the table from me, accomplished, assured, capable, successful. Here was a man who had achieved financial success many times over in his corporate and consulting career. When he was standing, he towered over me and would have been intimidating if he...
by Tara | Feb 1, 2018 | Confidence, Faith, Leadership, Lessons Learned, Trust, trust
My older sister was a great swimmer from a very young age. I was petrified of going so deep that my toes could not touch. Doom and destruction awaited those who would risk putting their heads under. That’s why, when my sister would go for a swim, I would walk around...
by Tara | Oct 5, 2017 | Communication, Leadership, Lessons Learned, Uncategorized
Sometimes we would rather fake like everything is fine rather than fix the situation. Conflict can be hard and messy but it can also be insidious. A miscommunication at work that isn’t addressed begins to fester, sometimes growing to impact team morale. An unspoken...
by Tara | Sep 25, 2017 | Confidence, Faith, Leadership, Lessons Learned, trust, Uncategorized, working mom
I’m a big believer in passion. It’s such a useful emotion. Just think about how often we use it: For things we enjoy doing: “She’s passionate about gardening.” To describe items of importance: “His speech was delivered with such...
by Tara | Aug 31, 2017 | Communication, Confidence, Leadership, Lessons Learned, Uncategorized
We all know it’s coming. The first day of school pictures have flooded our feeds. The temperature is already (seemingly) changing. Yes, Labor Day is this weekend. Labor Day was instituted as a way to honor the American labor movement and the contributions that...