Spirit of the mountain

No mountain fights for the continued relevance that humans so desperately seek. It simply knows where to stand and how to be. That is enough for it to capture our hearts with such awe.

Our rainbows are within

The rainbow you seek is inside of you. The universe is an inner/outer reflection of who we are inside. The world fights because of the compounded effects of our own internal conflicts. The world loves because I love myself and you love yourself. We must stop waiting for our hearts to smile when we spot…

Honor thyself

The journey into joy is a model of honoring who you are. It comes from a deep and data-driven understanding of how you intuitively move through the world. It is a model that inspires leaders to know themselves and to trust their intuition, so much so that they can most authentically lead from their hearts….

Detaching from the code

Code-switching has entangled far too many leaders in the very tongues of those who oppress them, and it must stop if we are ever to be free of the many ways in which we harm each other through our words and basic needs and desires to communicate effectively with one another. We all know what…

Keys to healing leadership

• Call out the toxic energy for what it is, and pinpoint which false rules are blocking your authentic development as a leader. • Give the weight of your pain back to those who laid it at your soul in the first place. • Stop fighting against the trauma, as that energy only feeds the…

Joyful illuminations

From a positive psychology perspective, there are different types of inquiry or ways of partnering with leaders that bring them into their own understanding of who they are in strengths and in this case joy. These approaches and models must continue to evolve with the times. From deficit-oriented methodologies to a positive psychology frame these…

What is guidance?

Joy is an evolutionary model of leadership that empowers leaders into their authentic leadership presence. In other words, joy focuses on the evolution of each leader from first breath to to the last. It centers, on who one has been and still is becoming before focusing on individual goals of the moment. Consider, what does…

Nurture your leader within

Just as a gardener tends to plantings, real leadership is about nurturing what may flourish within you, given the right amount of light, energy, guidance, and love.