The Quiet Labor Of Invisible Work
I describe this season as being in the basement of a house, digging and building the foundation one cement brick at a time. You wouldn’t necessarily know it because there’s no house standing on top of it yet that I can invite you over to see. But I’m down there, digging and laying the bricks.
Collecting Evidence of What’s Working
The problem arises when we only believe biased stories, assuming that the bad is the whole truth.
That’s why one of the most valuable practices we can create, especially as parents, partners, coaches, and leaders, is to collect evidence of everything that is working intentionally.
When a Coach Fully Claims Her Authentic Way
And I've been there too. There were many years when I was caught in the loop of shoulds, trying to follow the rules, replicate what worked for someone else, and show up in ways that never felt quite right for me. The results? Disconnected. Scattered. Pretending. (Ouch, that one is hard to admit out loud.) And second-guessing everything.