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LIFT Newsletter 058 For the past few weeks we have been doing quiet inner work together. With the body, the work was learning to feel what is happening in you before your head rushes in to explain it away. With emotion, it was reading the mood you carry into a room, and the mood you meet when you arrive. And last week we sat with a young woman who had been holding a story about her own worth after two rejections, and what shifted for her the moment she stopped believing it. U

LIFT Newsletter 057 Technique gets you ready. Something deeper is what gets you heard. Last week, I shared the story of coaching a 19 year old through her scholarship interview after two previous rejections. If you missed the post on LinkedIn, you can read the full story here. Read Her Breakthrough Story What I want to share with you in this week's newsletter is what made the difference for her. Because I think it applies to almost every professional reading this. When she c

LIFT Newsletter 056 Most workplace conflict is not caused by the issue itself. It is caused by the emotion underneath it. Have you ever noticed how two people can discuss the exact same issue and get completely different outcomes? One conversation creates clarity. The other turns tense within minutes. Same topic. Same workplace. Very different result. Most professionals assume conflict becomes difficult because people disagree. That is only part of it. What usually makes conf

LIFT Newsletter 055 A team can look productive on the surface and still feel emotionally unsafe underneath. Have you ever been in a team meeting where nobody disagrees, yet something feels off? People nod. Updates are shared. Deadlines move forward. But the energy feels careful. Nobody wants to be the difficult one. The risky idea stays unspoken. Concerns get softened into politeness. Real conversations happen in the corridor after the meeting instead of inside it. And slowly

LIFT Newsletter 054 Most professionals do not notice the moment their nervous system takes over. Everyone else in the room does. You know that moment when you suddenly stop sounding like yourself? You walk in calm. Prepared. Clear. Then one comment lands badly. A senior leader challenges your recommendation. A client changes direction without warning. Someone questions your judgment in front of the room. And within seconds, something shifts. Your breathing changes. Your chest

LIFT Newsletter 053 Most professionals think they're communicating. Many are transmitting emotional states they haven't noticed yet. Have you ever walked into a meeting already irritated from the previous one? You tell yourself, "I'll stay professional." But your answers get shorter. Your patience gets thinner. You interrupt a little faster. Your face tightens when someone pushes back. Nobody says anything directly. But the room slowly changes around you. People contribute le

LIFT Newsletter 052 Not all strength is loud. Some of the strongest people simply keep showing up. Today is Mother's Day. And I keep coming back to one word when I think about the mothers in my life. Resilience. Not the kind that gets applause. The kind that wakes up early when everyone else is still sleeping. That holds the family together during the hardest seasons without asking for recognition. That keeps loving even when running on empty. My own mother carried a lot quie

LIFT Newsletter 051 What used to be "nice to have" is now the edge. Let's be honest. The layoffs are real. The retrenchments are real. AI is not coming to the workplace. It is already here. Already being used. Already quietly reshaping who is needed and who is not. And somehow we are already in May. Five months in. The half year mark is closer than it feels. Before this week moves too fast, I want to ask you something. Not what you have been busy with. But what you have actua

LIFT Newsletter 050 The plan will change. The question is whether you tighten, collapse, or adapt with strength. Let me ask you something before we get into this week's disposition. When was the last time you walked into a conversation knowing exactly what you wanted, and walked out having won something better than what you originally asked for? That is not luck. That is Flexible in action. Over the past few weeks we have been building a practical chain. Observation shapes Ac