“Finish each day and be done with it. You have done what you could. Some blunders and absurdities no doubt crept in; forget them as soon as you can. Tomorrow is a new day. You shall begin it serenely and with too high a spirit to be encumbered with your old nonsense.” ― Ralph Waldo …
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Ashes in the Air
As I stepped outside into the cool, hazy, smoky air this morning, I noticed small gray particles landing ever so softly on my shirt. It took me a moment to realize that they were ashes from the wildfires raging near my home in Denver, CO. Watching them float through the air, I was overcome with …
Can Virtual Connection Be As Strong As In-Person Connection?
Every Thursday for almost one year, I’ve hosted The Way Back with neighbors. Before that, when I attended building-wide events, I found myself in surface-level conversations that sounded like “When did you move in?” or “It’s getting hot out there today!” Each time I left an event, I felt like I didn’t really know most …
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Podcast Chat with Holly Krivo
A few weeks ago, I was scheduled to be a guest speaker on Holly Krivo’s podcast, Chill & Grace (a lifestyle podcast for high-performers disrupting the norm by chilling in their truth and gracefully inspiring others to do the same). I dialed into the recording session and almost everything that could go wrong did. From …
Flexibility in the Middle of a Pandemic
When I first started The Way Back at Chipotle headquarters back in 2014, we met every day. So, naturally, when I started writing a book, I created a daily format. Fast forward to when I published the book and started hearing that folks were using it as part of their weekly team meetings, rather than …
We are All Stars of One Sky
“You may say I’m a dreamer, but I’m not the only one. I hope someday you’ll join us. And the world will live as one.” – John Lennon Sometimes when I sit quietly in the morning and take a moment to see how I’m feeling, I am in awe of the fact that no matter …
The Visitors
“Feelings are just visitors, let them come and go.” – Mooji Over the past few weeks, I’ve really missed having visitors. Having people over, taking turns choosing music videos to watch, discussing the vastness of life, and sitting in quietness together on my patio are among some of my very favorite things to do. So, …
Love to All Beings
“Two of the great lessons humanity will learn in the 21st century will be: to harm another is to harm oneself, when you heal yourself, you heal the world.” – Yung Pueblo What a year 2020 has been, already, for all of us. For me personally, my dad passed away, the pandemic has shaken and …
The Secret To Creating THE Most Effective Teams
During my time on the training department at Chipotle headquarters, I traveled to Philadelphia to meet one of the most successful Area Leaders (leader who is over multiple restaurants in a specific area). This particular Area Leader had successfully mentored many future General Manager’s. My goal on the trip was to determine what made this …
The Paper Cut
“Gratitude unlocks the fullness of life. It turns what we have into enough, and more. It turns denial into acceptance, chaos to order, confusion to clarity. It can turn a meal into a feast, a house into a home, a stranger into a friend.” – Melody Beattie A few days ago I reached into my …