Comfort and Joy (When Comfort Is a Nut Roll, and That’s Perfectly Okay) Every year around the holidays, Greg and Shannon, “My brothers from another mother,” give us a nut roll. It has become a tradition. Five years running now. Same gift. Same quiet delight. We have moved to a different state, and they MAKEContinue reading “Comfort and Joy”
Category Archives: Leadership Coaching
Soul Chemistry
Soul chemistry is real. Our bodies know who feels like safety and who feels like strain. If someone makes you breathe lighter, cherish them. If someone consistently tightens your chest, it is not your job to endure it. Protect your inner calm. Choose peace. Honor your nervous system.
Rewriting the Finish Line: Entering 2026 With Clarity, Compassion, and Alignment
Every year asks something new of us.Not louder effort, not tighter pressure, but honest reflection. The kind that invites us to examine who we have become, not just what we have accomplished. We enter January with big goals, bold lists, and fresh ambition. And somewhere between spring and fall, real life steps in, unexpected, demanding,Continue reading “Rewriting the Finish Line: Entering 2026 With Clarity, Compassion, and Alignment”
đź’”Acceptance vs. Resistance: What We Lose When We Refuse to Let Go
Resistance feels like strength, but it often robs us of peace. In this heartfelt reflection, Coach Jewel Quackenbush, MCC, shares what happens in the brain and body when we stop fighting reality, let the light in, and choose acceptance over control.
Not All Superpowers Require Capes, Some Just Manage Time, Emotions, and Chaos
Which executive superpower drives you, and which one’s holding you back?Sharpen what empowers. Soften what constrains. The six executive functions behind every leadership move. The Final Chapter of Our Executive Buzzword Series This is the last article in our three-part Executive Buzzword Series, a leadership reset disguised as a vocabulary lesson. We started with ExecutiveContinue reading “Not All Superpowers Require Capes, Some Just Manage Time, Emotions, and Chaos”
Emotional Intelligence. Do You Have It?
The Executive Buzzword Series: Emotional Intelligence vs. Emotional Quotient — What’s the Difference? Do You Have It? by Jewel Quackenbush, MCC — Quackenbush Coaching There I was, sitting across from a senior leader who couldn’t understand why his team was disengaged.He had the credentials, the confidence, and the corner office. On paper, he had itContinue reading “Emotional Intelligence. Do You Have It?”
What is Executive Presence?
The Executive Buzzword Series: What Is Executive Presence? by Jewel Quackenbush, MCC There I was, sitting in a glass conference room, the kind I’ve always called a fishbowl. You know the kind. Everyone can see in, no one can really see you. And what do we do with fish? We stare at them. That’s whatContinue reading “What is Executive Presence?”
The Circle of Pain: Breaking the Pattern Before It Breaks You
I was too late. The call came at work, shattering the rhythm of my day. Just yesterday I had spoken with my friend, someone I had grown up with, one of my partners in crime. Someone who pushed me to dream bigger. Someone who sat with me when I cried into my Cheerios for whateverContinue reading “The Circle of Pain: Breaking the Pattern Before It Breaks You”
Open Enrollment: Turning Overwhelm into Empowerment
It is that time of year again. The email has been sitting in my inbox for a week, quietly waiting for me to deal with it. I keep flagging it, moving it to another folder, telling myself I will come back later. But the truth is, I already know what it says. Open Enrollment. TimeContinue reading “Open Enrollment: Turning Overwhelm into Empowerment”
Dr., Did You Hear Me?
The Patient Recently, a relative shared their experience. They had been tracking symptoms for months, finally secured a hard-to-get specialist appointment, and arrived hopeful. From the start, the visit went wrong. When they began explaining their symptoms, the physician glanced at their watch, seemed to make up their mind almost immediately, ordered a battery ofContinue reading “Dr., Did You Hear Me?”
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