Author: Rachel Hanson

We humans struggle to sit alone in a room and face the hardest internal things. We'd rather put the pain in a nice little internal box and not open it up. We tell ourselves that it's contained and doesn't need to be revisited. The problem is that that pain likely created beliefs that now effect … Continue reading Whack a mole

Distrust is a tax on any system. It slows down everything. Decisions are second guessed. Hard things are not discussed openly. There are far too many meetings after the meetings. Trust greases the wheels. It allows you to make decisions faster, move in sync, level up. Many brilliant strategic leaders have been hamstrung by missing … Continue reading Distrust tax

What were the money lessons learned in your formative years? What did you learn from your parents? All debt is always bad? It's important to keep up with the Jones' even if that means borrowing more than we can afford? What'd you learn from the economic milieu? Someone graduating college in 2008 has a markedly … Continue reading Money beliefs

If you have a performance edge, you will be seen as an ass at times. By that I mean that you will be an irritant and will make people uncomfortable. You will agitate others to achieve their best and they will not always enjoy or appreciate that. It's a natural and unavoidable byproduct of creating … Continue reading Ass or ?

“Anger is rarely a primary emotion. Usually anger is some kind of defense against something else - humiliated, sad, hurt. People don’t like to feel vulnerable so they put up anger." Heard this the other day and I believe it's right on. Anger is a often a masking emotion. What's underneath it? Dig in and … Continue reading Anger

You have no control over how the other side will react when it comes to a hard fight, litigation, dissolution of a partnership. You cannot control the outcome. Clarity of aim and peace in the process is what we're after. Have you acted in alignment with your beliefs? Have you done everything in your power … Continue reading Peace in the process

"Our chief want in life is someone who shall make us do what we can." - Ralph Waldo Emerson "The role of the leader is to do for the team what they can't yet do for themselves." - Ken Blanchard Stop taking on the tension when a team member says they can't do something. Make … Continue reading Bookends

Rich is flashy. Wealth is stealthy. Rich spends to feel a certain way, impress certain people, maintain a certain image. Wealth is built largely by the discipline to not spend what you currently have (or more precisely too much of what you currently have) in order to buy options and time down the road. Spending … Continue reading Spending and saving