Activate Your Best

Activate Your Best We offer workbooks, journals and courses to help people activate their true potential. I look forward to working with you!!

Activate Your Best is an internationally recognized leader that provides on-boarding, recruiting, customized coaching, training, and journals to help emerging leaders lead in a changing and diverse workforce. Developing greater emotional intelligence, self-awareness and interpersonal skills will help emerging leaders lead with greater impact. As a result, emerging leaders will increase group cohesiveness and achieve measurable results and sustainable change. Check out my website (books, blog, certification program and leadership program) to learn more about the services and products I offer.

When was the last time you paused? We live in a world that celebrates busy. Full calendars, back to back meetings, const...
09/01/2026

When was the last time you paused?

We live in a world that celebrates busy. Full calendars, back to back meetings, constant decisions and an endless list of things to do. And somewhere in all of that, we stop thinking clearly and start just moving fast.

When you take time to pause, you make better decisions. You lead with more intention. You stop reacting and start responding. The best leaders I have worked with are not the ones who never stop. They are the ones who know when to.

So this week I want to challenge you to build one pause into your day. Even five minutes of stillness, reflection or just breathing can shift everything about how you show up.

What does pausing look like for you? Drop it in the comments.

Before your week starts, take a moment to reflect on last week. I use these two questions with every leader and learner ...
08/30/2026

Before your week starts, take a moment to reflect on last week.

I use these two questions with every leader and learner I work with because I believe in the power of looking back before you move forward.

My progress for the week: ___________
My lapse for the week: ___________

Then set 1 or 2 simple goals for the week ahead. What do you want to accomplish? Keep it small and focused.

Small, consistent steps will always take you further than a big overwhelming plan that never gets started.

Growth doesn't come from the weeks where everything goes perfectly. It comes from the weeks where you're willing to look honestly at both your wins and your stumbles.

Drop your answers in the comments if you feel comfortable sharing. Learn more about us at activateyourbest.com

The most powerful thing you can do is know who you are, own it, and live it on purpose.
08/28/2026

The most powerful thing you can do is know who you are, own it, and live it on purpose.

Most of us were never taught to really listen. We were taught to wait for our turn to talk, to prepare our response whil...
08/25/2026

Most of us were never taught to really listen.

We were taught to wait for our turn to talk, to prepare our response while the other person is still speaking, to listen for the facts and miss the feeling underneath them. Active listening is different.
It means being fully present with another person. Not fixing, not advising, not redirecting. Just truly hearing them. And the leaders who practice it build the kind of connection and trust that makes teams want to give their very best. Social Interactions is one of the five dimensions of Whole-Person Leadership. And listening is at the heart of it. How deeply are you listening right now?

Middle school is one of the most critical and most underserved windows for social emotional development. The brain is go...
08/18/2026

Middle school is one of the most critical and most underserved windows for social emotional development. The brain is going through enormous change. Identity is being formed.

Peer influence is at its absolute peak. And most of our young people are navigating all of that without any real tools.

The Developing Lens at Activate Your Best Self was built specifically for grades six through nine with content that meets students exactly where they are developmentally and gives them tools that actually work in the real situations they are facing every day. If you work with this age group I want to talk to you.

Here is the truth about change. It is not going to slow down. The leaders who thrive right now are not the ones waiting ...
08/11/2026

Here is the truth about change. It is not going to slow down. The leaders who thrive right now are not the ones waiting for things to stabilize.

They are the ones who have built the capacity to adapt as a core practice. Managing change in the Whole-Person Leadership framework is not just a skill. It is an emotional practice.

It means handling the ups and downs of transition without losing yourself in the process. Staying anchored to your values while remaining flexible in your approach. In a world shifting faster than most of us have ever experienced, leaders who manage change well are the ones people want to follow. Is your team equipped for what is coming?

One of the most liberating things I tell the leaders I work with is this: you do not have to be perfect. You have to be ...
08/04/2026

One of the most liberating things I tell the leaders I work with is this: you do not have to be perfect. You have to be aware.

Aware of how you are showing up. Aware of the impact you are having on the people around you. Aware of the beliefs driving your decisions. Aware of when you need to course-correct.

That awareness is what allows leaders to grow continuously instead of plateauing. And it is what allows teams to trust their leader even through mistakes because they know their leader is paying attention and committed to getting better.

Perfection is not the goal. Self-awareness is.

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