I am More
I want to share the story of my Mom with all of you. This week is International Women’s Day and for many, that is a day to celebrate the successful women around us. So I want to celebrate my Mom, not because she is the CEO of some large corporation, but because she survived and […]
Choosing Words Wisely
It’s not fair. Sometimes us leaders are put up to a different level of scrutiny than a regular employee would. The words that we say, when we say them, the tone in which we say them – they all matter. One word can often be the difference in a productive conversation and a complete breakdown […]
Dealing with Strong Emotions
As many of you know, my son Sahib is in his fourth year at Cornell; he is studying nutrition, is the Captain of the Volunteer Fire Department in Ithaca and a certified EMT. Yes, I am a very proud mom, and I love to hear his voice when he calls, but there are days when […]
The Value of Appreciation
While many of us may have just celebrated Valentine’s Day, where we intentionally appreciate those we love, I wanted to take a moment to also highlight that there should be a day to appreciate those we work with as well. Now I’m sure Hallmark is already all over that, but is it as popular or […]
Timing is Everything
Have you ever had one of those weeks where you are a little testy? Maybe you are worrying about something, not sleeping right, stressed because of a deadline. It’s just one of those days, weeks, maybe month or months (I hope not????). Whatever it is, you aren’t the best version of yourself or, maybe it’s […]
Being Resilient Even When Life Sucks
Life sucks! We all have those days when it seems like everything is going wrong in the world. Whether you have a co-worker who isn’t performing, a spouse who is picking fights, kids and their drama (enough said), there are so many things that impact our lives and makes us just stop and think –— […]
Tenacity at any age
As many of you know, during my travels to Iceland two weeks ago, we experienced so much beauty. I had told you all about the calculated risk that we took in going to Iceland, how we were travelers during our adventures, but this week, we are going to talk about tenacity and how we would […]
Travelers vs. Tourists
As many of you may have read last week, we traveled to Iceland with our kids for our “Kaila Family Adventures.” We like to make time twice a year to get off the grid and spend some quality time with our kids. That means no checking emails (well maybe only a little ????), no meetings […]
Taking Calculated Risks
Let me begin by wishing everyone a very happy new year. This week, our family is traveling to Iceland. And as many of you may know, there was a volcanic eruption that occurred there a few weeks ago. Now, we had been watching all the news reports to understand what the likelihood of this eruption […]
Chronicles of a middle-aged pet Aunt
These are the trials and tribulations of being a pup aunt. You’d think it’s like being a regular aunt, oh no, it’s actually worse. You see, puppies can’t speak, but they can definitely use those dangerous puppy dog eyes on you. Recently, I was the victim of a puppy stand-off. Kobe, my puppy nephew, and […]