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Shame's Harmful Hold: How I Unpacked Mine
Posted November 20, 2021I hope sharing my story will help me further process my own shame and encourage others to unpack theirs. Join me in uncovering and moving forward. learn more » -
Energy for Leadership
Posted September 10, 2021Paying attention to my energy and responding appropriately helps me bring my gifts to others with grace and humility. learn more » -
Presence to Advocacy: A 5-step Process for Being with Nature
Posted June 14, 2021I developed a 5-step process for growing in our relationship with Earth and being WITH nature, based on workshops from the past two years. learn more » -
Seven Habits to Stay Grounded and Hopeful
Posted April 30, 2021As I take stock of the wellness practices that help keep me energized, here are seven habits that I am cultivating to stay grounded and hopeful. learn more » -
Inclusion starts with "I"
Posted March 6, 2021I have been working on The Power of Inclusion; a series of workshops with a partial base from the book Inclusify: The Power of Uniqueness and Belonging to Build Innovative Teams. This is a reflection of my "I" work. learn more » -
Workshop Expectations and Learning
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The Art of Meeting Outdoors: Part 2
Posted January 12, 2021I continue to unpack the sentence, “let’s meet them where they are.” learn more » -
The Art of Meeting Outdoors: Part 1
Posted January 3, 2021What if instead of "how do we meet them where they are?", we asked; "how do we meet people?" learn more » -
Connection 2020
Posted December 29, 2020As I reflect on 2020, I’ve realized how much connection really mattered. learn more » -
Five Reflections on Gratitude and Grateful Living
Posted December 9, 2020Inspired by Super Soul Sunday and Oprah's interview with David Steindl-Rast and the topic of grateful living. learn more » -
Team Wellness in Times of Uncertainty: Part 3
Posted November 25, 2020Two questions came up during a recent Team Wellness workshop session. learn more » -
Team Wellness in Times of Uncertainty: Part 2
Posted November 9, 2020Part 2 of my Team Wellness series focuses on the antidotes to burnout and COVID overwhelm. learn more » -
Team Wellness in Times of Uncertainty: Part 1
Posted November 2, 2020Use this first of two posts as a way to talk to your team about wellness and how you want to be with each other during these times of change and challenge. learn more » -
How to Find Gratitude in Nature
Posted May 21, 2020Gratitude is the antidote to struggle and fear. Fear puts the brain into fight, flight, or freeze mode. When I am grateful, I feel like I am more in right, might, and be mode. learn more » -
Not just one of the girls
Posted April 4, 2020Recently, a male CEO referenced his female staff as “the girls”. At the moment, I didn’t address the micro-aggression. I’ve reflected end decided to use this blog as an opportunity to unpack what happened and what I wish I had done differently. learn more » -
Connect: It's what I do
Posted February 18, 2020Because my background is varied, I often am asked, “What do you do now?” The short answer is; I help people connect to themselves, to others and to Earth. learn more » -
Connecting to the Outdoors: Lessons from Roundtable
Posted February 5, 2020We need outdoor connections because they are critical in creating stewards for tomorrow, outdoor communities across the state and health and wellbeing for everyone. learn more » -
Renewed by Nature
Posted December 19, 2019We are all a part of nature, whether we care to see it or not. learn more » -
Raising with Resilience
Posted December 5, 2019Resilence is key to recovering from adversity. learn more » -
Gemeinschaftsgefühl: Building Community in the Workplace
Posted November 15, 2019The building of community around purpose in the workplace is a difficult and rare feat but is possible. learn more » -
Fighting for Personal Freedom
Posted July 2, 2019This year’s freedom topic focused on personal and spiritual freedom. learn more » -
Wellness Free Forum July 2018
Posted July 2, 2019Living Free was the theme of last year's forum. learn more » -
Go Beyond the “I Don’t Know”
Posted May 14, 2019There is both power and danger to saying those three little words; “I don’t know”. Here’s a quick summary of the good and bad of saying this phrase. learn more » -
Inviting Imperfection
Posted March 29, 2019Let’s focus on the desire to live. I worry that a focus on suicide prevention leads to more suicide when unbalanced with the need to prevent perfectionism. I will provide a 3-step process to revise your thinking about perfection. learn more » -
Cultivating Conversation
Posted March 5, 2019It’s only been within fairly recent history that women have a say in how the farm is being managed. This change is a good thing and requires a major adjustment in communication. learn more » -
No real darkness in nature
Posted December 21, 2018I love when I can bring nature and its benefits into a conversation. As a budding Ecopsychologist, I’m finding it pretty easy to incorporate my love of the outdoors into every conversation, especially when it has to do with living well. In preparation for a Wellness Forum on Lightness… learn more »
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Successful workplaces want you to give a f***
Posted December 18, 2018Emotions affect how humans operate and inspire every action. Using specific examples, this post will unpack why withholding emotions could be holding progress back. learn more » -
Closing a Meeting with Energy and Commitment
Posted July 31, 2018When leaders aren't closing a meeting by reviewing accomplishments, addressing feelings and committing to next actions, meetings don't succeed. learn more » -
A Professional Hunter in Africa - What's That Gig Like?
Posted July 16, 2018Professional Hunter, a title some hunters assume due to their hunting prowess and success. But, it’s an earned title in Africa. On my recent 10-day hunt in South Africa, I meet some wonderful professional hunters – or “PH” as they’re called. A PH is required to accompany every foreign hunter there. learn more » -
Leading Meetings: A Plan for Success
Posted July 3, 2018Please, not another meeting! Photo by Bernard Hermant on Unsplash
“Wasted time”, “Redundant”, “Nothing is accomplished” and “No clear purpose;” these phrases appeared on sticky notes after I’d asked participants to post a meeting complaint. The question was asked as a part of a facilitation training I conducted…
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The Sounds (and Squirms) of Summer
Posted June 7, 2018We are bonded by those special things in nature that each group enjoys. For our summer neighborhood, it is sunshine, the lake, the neighborhood lawn and yummy fish (caught with a few extra special worms). learn more » -
Customers: Knowing is Growing
Posted May 25, 2018Not knowing customers is messy business. Photo by Phad Pichetbovornkul on Unsplash
You may be thinking; “Of course you know your customers or you wouldn’t be in business.” Now, if your business is consistently growing, you could be right. If growth isn’t happening, let me share some advice.…
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Stress and Success: A Conflict Primer
Posted April 13, 2018Prior to acting on a conflict, understand the basics of conflict and stress. Here are three pre-requisites to approaching conflict and why good facilitation of conflict matters. learn more » -
Hunting for a New Perspective
Posted April 5, 2018A women-centered authentic hunting movie that even the non-hunter will appreciate. It's a story that is long overdue in the telling. learn more » -
Better meetings ahead
Posted March 23, 2018Well-planned and well-facilitated meetings give energy and clarity. My most successful meetings have been where I’ve spent nearly as much time in planning as in the meeting itself. Positive meeting outcomes are achieved because of preparation and maintaining meeting tempo. learn more » -
Carrots: Good for Your Eyes; Not Your Employee Motivation
Posted March 15, 2018Do you ever ask yourself, “Why can’t I get my staff to [fill in the blank]? I used to be able to get them to do things fairly easily but now it’s so exhausting.” Consider that you might be practicing the “carrot and stick” method of motivation and influence. learn more » -
What It Takes to be a Great Mentor: Part 2
Posted March 11, 2018n Part 1 of my two-part series on what makes a good hunting mentor, I covered the need to discuss expectations, develop a relationship, positivity, and safety. Today, I’ll cover three more important aspects of mentorship if you are to succeed in becoming a great mentor to new people finding this challenging, yet exciting and healthy activity. learn more » -
Evolve to Become Your Best Business
Posted March 7, 2018Your typical customer of today will not be your typical customer of tomorrow in who they are or how they behave. Avoiding this reality will do you no good. But, it might give your competitors an advantage over you. learn more » -
What It Takes to be a Great Mentor: Part 1
Posted February 28, 2018A majority of hunters grow up “learning by osmosis”. I like to say; experiencing it throughout childhood with an experienced adult. For those of us without the fortune to grow up in such fashion, we have to find other options. This could be self-learning or guided learning, i.e. mentors. Here are the first four ways to become a great mentor. learn more » -
Why is Mister Cool's Cool?
Posted February 19, 2018How does a small, Main Street business compete for customers in our online, ever-connected and exaggeratedly competitive world? Every business needs to evolve with the times; so the answer isn’t easy but it is fairly simple. Let me use a recent suit purchase at my local men’s clothing store, … learn more »
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Make Anavah Your Compass
Posted February 14, 2018Original post appeared on LinkedIn September 18, 2017. Photo credit: Josh Bis on Flickr.
People frequently ask me the meaning behind the name “Anavah Consulting,” and I address this question here because the answer reveals my approach to business. I found the word “Anavah” while reading one…
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What does customer experience have to do with the outdoors? Everything!
Posted February 6, 2018Credit: Shane Indrebo
If you haven’t quite figured it out yet, we live in what some call “The Experience Economy.” Read the book with the same name, written by Joseph Pine II and James H. Gilmore and see if you agree. Then, just take a look around. Escape…
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Plan now for a successful 2018
Posted December 19, 2017Working with small business for over fifteen years, I’ve seen the high level of resistance to planning. With so many day-to-day tasks to complete, taking time to plan ahead can be a daunting – seemingly impossible – idea. In an article I wrote for the November/December 2017 issue of Archery… learn more »
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3 ways to ensure the demise of your future archery range
Posted December 19, 2017Some years ago I traveled to a small Minnesota town to check out a “new” archery range. This was before my work on the Archery Park Guide, a tool created to help communities navigate archery range development. The city’s existing range had to be moved and… learn more »
