Jessica Watkins is a 31-year-old, unassuming, small-framed geologist with an easy smile and former member of a Division I national champion rugby team. She is many things, including an astronaut-in-training, but she’s not a pilot…yet. When NASA selected her from a field of 1,800 applicants to be … [Read more...] about Over the Moon with Soft Skills
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Bringing Your 2020 Vision into Focus
Many of us consider the stroke of midnight into the New Year to be some sort of magical reset button that comes with snow flurries and a kiss. I happen to be one of them. However, turning that magical moment into everyday life usually takes a little more than fairy dust, like a bold decision, … [Read more...] about Bringing Your 2020 Vision into Focus
Harnessing the Superpower of Visibility
Leading up to the annual Ironman World Championship in Kona, Hawaii, the town is truly overrun by triathletes. These swimmers, cyclists and runners do not need to don a t-shirt or tattoo that says they are elite athletes – although some of them do. Everything about them already shouts, “I’m a … [Read more...] about Harnessing the Superpower of Visibility
Leaders Don’t Waffle When Waffles aren’t the Right Decision
If you’ve ever gone to lunch with someone who couldn’t decide what to order, you know the pain of indecision. While you, everyone else at the table and the server are quietly on standby, that individual is thoughtfully considering whether it’s a quinoa-bowl kind of day or a full-on loaded burger … [Read more...] about Leaders Don’t Waffle When Waffles aren’t the Right Decision