December 11, 2012
Anna Birch
Do you ever catch yourself assuming the wrong things? “Leadership is not about giving it all you’ve got. It’s about giving it WHAT IT TAKES.” During a presentation to a group of business leaders, Gina Mollicone-Long said this and I’ve allowed it to permeate the many layers of assumptions with many more layers to navigate…
December 4, 2012
Anna Birch
“You’re not alone, you have yourself.” In truth, I can recall the moment, but I didn’t specifically recall saying the above statement. However, nearly a year after the experience, the woman let me know the impact it had upon her past, present, and future. It was a beautiful day and she had brought an International…
November 27, 2012
Anna Birch
I had one of those grins on my face that would make strangers wonder if: A) I’d just done something incredibly mischievous; B) I was just plain weird; or C) I was actually as happy on the inside as I was showing on the outside. It was C. I had just delivered an executive training…
November 20, 2012
Anna Birch
It hit me while listening to a keynote session by John O’Leary last month. Opportunity and purpose collided in that moment. John was describing the gap that we, as adults, battle daily between “What we KNOW/BELIEVE” and “What we DO.” How does this gap increase or decrease in our lives when it comes to healthy lifestyles,…
November 13, 2012
Anna Birch
“Fine…” When did that magically become the answer to nearly every answer to every question I ask my pre-teen daughters?! This past summer, I picked up my girls up from our Adventure Links’ camp and I was bursting to ask them them all sorts of questions about their week. Their response, even when it didn’t…
November 6, 2012
Anna Birch
What an adventure it is to engineer and develop solutions to solve a challenge. Just last week I had a corporate team experience the “Tower of Excellence” where each shrinking platform demanded adaptation and by the end, a revolution, in how to achieve success. Simply, the only parameters I provided were that everyone needed to be…
October 30, 2012
Anna Birch
“Mama, you’ve got to see this.” We took the wonderful opportunity to camp out on our property with another family last month. The hammocks were hung and we all climbed in to our cocoons for the night. It was still dark when my daughter appeared next to me and climbed in to try to sleep…
A few short months before my dad died, he gave me one of the greatest gifts I’ve ever received. During a conversation we shared a decade ago, he said eight words that will be with me forever. He said, “I want to be you when I grow up.” Just last week, in a conversation…