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  • Meditations on O’gha Po’oge

    Meditations on O’gha Po’oge

    This week marks the end of my year in Santa Fe. When I decided to settle here, it wasn’t because of the city or the people. It was the land. When I first crossed the border from Texas to New Mexico back in January 2025, a voice in my head unmistakably told me I was

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  • Unnesting

    Unnesting

    A friend recently characterized this period of my life as a time of locomotion. I loved the imagery of a locomotive gathering steam, the way my April unfolded. By mid-month, it was full steam ahead. Now, I find myself very much in motion. My preferred metaphor is the river. Earlier this year, I was floating

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  • The Gem Within Executive Presence

    The Gem Within Executive Presence

    As I wrap up a week connecting with lifelong friends and colleagues at Ellucian Live, I sense more deeply than ever the richness of life that emerges when we are fully present. I’ve written about presence before, and two years later, I find its impact deepening my journey and my clients’ as well. Somewhere along

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  • Growing Up, Again

    Growing Up, Again

    I wrote about adult development theory a few years ago. At the time, I still had a scientific bias. I looked at a model and felt it had to be justified with rigorous evidence for people to buy into it. The model made sense to me. It deeply resonated. But would readers find it valuable

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  • More or Less

    More or Less

    Recently, I caught up with a friend who is approaching that magical age of 50. Somewhere around this age, give or take 5-10 years, so many of us go through that phase we’ve unfortunately labeled a “midlife crisis.” I much prefer to think of this phase as a midlife awakening. The conversation went as these

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  • Same Coach, Wider Door

    Same Coach, Wider Door

    If you have followed my blog for a while, you may be noticing a new pattern. Some of you have called it out to me directly. I’m talking less about leadership and more about life. I see the pattern. It’s not a deliberate, premeditated choice on my part. It’s simply the way the wind is

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