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Most costly decisions begin with
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I help leaders understand what is actually happening before major decisions are made or
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  • We Must Seize What Flees

    Let us therefore set out whole-heartedly, leaving aside our many distractions and exert ourselves in this single purpose, before we realize too late the swift and unstoppable flight of time and are left behind. As each day arises, welcome it as the very best day of all, and make it your own possession. We must…

    Giselle

    May 9, 2026
    🧠 Zone of Genius
    Alignment, clarify before you amplify, Daily Stoic, execution, Leadership Freak, personal leadership, Ryan Holiday, seize what flees, Seneca, Strategic Alignment Journal
  • Humility Isn’t Bad. The Meaning We Inherited Is.

    Every day, I read the chapter in Proverbs that corresponds with the date. If there are only 30 days in the month, I read both chapters 30 and 31 on the last day. It’s a discipline Steven K. Scott learned from Gary Smalley, and the logic is simple: if wisdom is available, why wouldn’t you…

    Giselle

    November 15, 2025
    ⚙️ Sensemaking in organizations
    Alignment, brilliance, clarity, conviction, Gary Smalley, humility, metaphysical interpretation, metaphysics, promotion, Proverbs, Ryan Holiday, Steven K. Scott, strategy, teaching, wisdom
  • Bragging is Allowed

    When you read/saw this title – did it make you feel uncomfortable? The thought of you bragging? Did it go against the grain of everything you know to be true? Did thoughts of pride and falling surface? Some days your ego shows up like a karaoke star—Notice me. Applaud me. Hand me the mic. It…

    Giselle

    September 27, 2025
    Strategic Sensemaking
    clarity, Dan Rockwell, ego, ego is the enemy, honoring brilliance, Jon Acuff, possibility, recognition, Ryan Holiday, Self leadership, the bragging table
  • If you find yourself in a hole, STOP DIGGING!

    What’s our natural tendency when things go wrong? What happens when someone says something we don’t like? What happens when we’re looking for something but can’t find it? We obsess over mistakes, seethe and complain to anyone who’s willing to listen to how hurt we are, or turn the place complete upside down because we…

    Giselle

    June 11, 2021
    Strategic Sensemaking
    Daily Stoic, digging holes, planning, Proverbs, Ryan Holiday, strategic planning
  • Dance with the Energy of the Universe

    You see the world that you have made, but you do not see yourself as the image-maker gabrielle bernstein We care so much about what other people think, yet we seldom slow down long enough to examine our own thoughts. We need to think about what we think. Marcus Aurelius was amazed by how easily…

    Giselle

    May 26, 2021
    Strategic Sensemaking
    Abraham Hicks, beliefs, Dr.Marcia Reynolds, fear into faith, Gabrielle Bernstein, God, Marcus Aurelius, Ryan Holiday, Source, The Daily Stoic, the power of love, The Universe has your Back, transform fear to faith, Universe
  • We need to return to the Age of Exploration

    It’s been a tough time for everyone. COVID-19 is the great equalizer. It has brought everyone to their knees and cast a spell of pessimism world-wide. Yet there is always hope, if only we shift our thinking and view life through different lenses. In the world of work, we have no choice other than to…

    Giselle

    October 1, 2020
    Strategic Sensemaking
    Agnes De Mille, business artist, Covid 19, Daily Stoic, Martha Graham, Oklahoma, Ryan Holiday
  • don’t wait…

    Many times we remain stuck, mostly because we want guarantees that our next step will bring us exactly what we want. We want control. Ryan Holiday and Stephen Hanselman share: We don’t control many of the things we pursue in life – yet we become angry, sad, hurt, scared or jealous when we don’t get…

    Giselle

    September 21, 2020
    Strategic Sensemaking
    Dan Rockwell, Frank Ostaseski, Ryan Holiday, Self leadership, The daily stoic journal, The Five Invitations
  • How is this Going to Affect Me?

    We always have a choice in how we are going to respond to any situation. Yesterday I was thrown off my game because I chose to be rattled by a text in the morning and I let it consume me for a couple of hours: I discussed it with 3 friends and commiserated with my…

    Giselle

    October 4, 2019
    Strategic Sensemaking
    choice, Hurricane Carter, obstacles, power, Robert Greene, Rubin Carter, Ryan Holiday
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