KiKi L'Italien on Anchor

Thoughtful poem for your consideration, written by Langston Hughes. Read by me.

A poem for this Thursday before I run off to Dallas for a quick speaking gig and come back tomorrow.

I grew up in an evangelical church in southwest Missouri and whether you believe in a higher power or not, there is a TON we can learn from the power of the potluck. Tent revivals came along every summer and there is a good reason why. Shared experience is powerful and shared purpose is holy. Seth Godin would say the power is in creating for the “people like me who do things like this.” And there is.

We take another look at curiosity on this Friday and I share a poem by one of my favorites, Anne Sexton.

More on developing curiosity...

I share one poem I wrote, For The Record, and another poem by the great poet Dylan Thomas to balance out this day. Hope you enjoy!

More thoughts on community and belonging...

You always remember, support, and protect who or what helps you belong. I share a little bit about my complicated personal history with community.

Jumping into the latest about the Instagram channel, book club, and the meaning of life. Yeah, this is one of THOSE kinda updates!

Turn lemons into a lemonade party and choose your mindset!

Do you ever get nervous meeting people who inspire you?

My mission is to be present and experience the lessons and networking available at ASAE's Great Ideas conference in beautiful Colorado Springs, Colorado.

Associations can change the world. So can you. Are you using your talents to change the world with your association? What are your primary drivers?

How do you create powerful community? What are the ingredients for a successful community?

Dark thoughts can haunt us all. But could curiosity be the thing that pulls us through our worst moments?

What if we are creating ghosts right now?

Legacy – what will yours be?

What were you like at 10-years-old? I was the type of girl who danced for farm animals. Who were you?

What if we have more important questions to answer than “would you recommend us to a peer?” Do associations have a trust problem?

What do you find yourself talking about with others most often (and what are the beliefs behind them)? Exploring this on today's (LONG) post!

Happy Valentine's Day! The question of today is, “What is your purpose?” - I attempt an answer to this question and go deep to figure out why my answer is the right one for me. What is *your purpose* and why?

I share my morning routine and ask you to share your own!

Here is today's question for February 10th given to me by my speaking coach Gahmya: “What was one life changing event or travel experience that flipped your world upside down?” “I saw things differently when…” I went on a road trip to New Orleans when I was 9-years-old. But it was actually an experience that happened after I came back that helped me recognize the power of travel. #Day3 #likeTED

This is a letter to My Younger Self... what would your letter to your younger self say? #Day2 #likeTED

My speaking coach gave me my first assignment and this is it!

Today's episode recognizes Dr. Martin Luther King's leadership and discusses the over 800,000 federal employees directly affected by the US government partial shutdown.

Mentoring!

Association Chat Flash Briefing for July 31, 2018 #assnchat #associations #mentoring

Association Chat Flash Briefing for July 30, 2018 - pre-vacation zone!

Looking at creating audio content and optimizing for voice search...what is your voice strategy? #associations #assnchat #voice #eventprofs

It's great when members and clients want to connect with your organization's social media. But what about when they want to connect with you on your personal social media accounts? Opportunities? Challenges? Let's talk about it! #socialmedia #assnchat #associations

Getting ready for #ASAE18 in Chicago! Who else will be there? #associations #assnchat

Association Chat Flash Briefing for Friday June 22,2018

Association Chat Flash for Tuesday, June 19, 2018