There are two kinds of people: those who lead the energy and those who reflect the energy in the room. Which are you? Here’s a test if you aren’t sure:

I finished my keynote and relaxed into the audience Q&A that the organizers asked me to do. An audience member in the back raised his hand and asked, "Who is a CEO I particularly admire for their storytelling skills?" 

My phone rang at 10:36 am PT last Wednesday. It was my husband, Patrick, from inside the house. I answered, wondering if he had fallen and couldn’t get up.

 "Where there is no thought, there is no problem." - Byron Katie, Loving What Is

In The War of Art, Steven Pressfield shines a light on what he calls “resistance.” It’s the thing that keeps us from doing what we dream of doing.

Today: What to do about the elephant in the room. In 1814, Ivan Krylov wrote The Inquisitive Man, which tells the story of a man who visited a museum and noticed many things but not the elephant.

What is this year about for you? On January 6th, my running friends talked about and shared the One Word they came up with for their year; one of my friends had already forgotten about hers.