A knife, a shield, a place of safety
I wasn’t the oldest kid on the block, but I was the biggest and strongest. My stature gave me a certain special treatment, but not the...
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FIND A JOURNEY
journeyswithann
- Feb 19
- 5 min
Laughter is serious business.
Building a powerful organizational culture is all the rage these days. We have realized relaxed dress codes, random pizza parties and...
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journeyswithann
- Feb 10
- 1 min
On essence - meet Andrea Wilson
"When we know our truth, we can navigate the complexity of life with greater ease and coherence. This, in turn, helps us make the most of...
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journeyswithann
- Feb 5
- 2 min
On community - meet Roberto Herrera, PhD
Roberto Herrera is one of our three guides in Costa Rica. He was a strategic advisor in the lead up and building of Find a Journey. His...
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journeyswithann
- Jan 27
- 4 min
Self leadership as the prereq for public leadership
It is summer of 2017, my first summer as a multi-unit manager of the sandwich Franchise, Ike’s Love and Sandwiches, with exclusive rights...
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journeyswithann
- Jan 20
- 4 min
Leaders, speak last...
"I was leading cross functional team meetings, following best practices, and managing to tight deadlines and yet team members were not...
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journeyswithann
- Jan 15
- 1 min
On empathy - meet Bill Dickinson, D. Min., RCC
As Bill would say "leadership is tough." But, he brings such incredible credibility and vulnerability out in his clients which have...
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journeyswithann
- Jan 11
- 3 min
The unsafe leader
It was 2:00 AM. I was still in the office. I had been there for hours working on a presentation that I needed to give the next morning. I...
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journeyswithann
- Jan 6
- 3 min
The choice...
Late fall every year is budget time at the government agency I have worked at for the last 24 years. One year, as budget cuts were...
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journeyswithann
- Jan 6
- 1 min
Hitting rock bottom
(Trigger warning) Is this the way? I thought it was. I had made it in Corporate space with a title and a high 6-Figure income. This is...
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journeyswithann
- Jan 6
- 2 min
On belonging
Just the other day, I leashed up my dog, popped in my AirPods, grabbed my phone, and set out for a morning walk. I love morning walks...
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journeyswithann
- Jan 6
- 1 min
What does it mean to lift people up?
For the leaders of our trip to #costarica it means how do we connect with the ..,essence of who we are …while in a rainforest …together...
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journeyswithann
- Jan 6
- 2 min
The bullies never win
He lay there on the ground curled up as one after another, the four gang members repeatedly kicked him savagely. They pulled him up, and...
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journeyswithann
- Jan 6
- 3 min
Real men don't cry - do they?
I wake up and have no idea where I am. I’m looking around trying to orientate myself. My head is hurting. I lift my head and hope no one...
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journeyswithann
- Jan 6
- 2 min
Is there room to breathe?
By early October 2021, I had called my school’s guidance department to escort emotionally upset kids from my classroom five times. The...
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journeyswithann
- Dec 15, 2022
- 1 min
Be swept away in the magic of costa rica
Please find the details below on our first trip to Costa Rica. Rates can be discounted for double occupancy. We currently have 6 spots...
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