The Power of Oxygen 1st
When my son was little, I was a single mom who was doing it all alone. I was putting everyone else first and my own needs last. To everyone around me, I was successful but little did they know that my success was tied to pushing, stressing, sleepless nights and early morning workouts pushing my body and my limits to the extreme. Until one day I was flying alone and nearly crashed an airplane and I realized that I needed to take care of my own needs first before anyone else. You see, when you’re a pilot, if you have any issues in the plane, you put on your oxygen mask 1st, not your passengers. They need you to land the plane.
This podcast is all about this journey to healing, to getting clear on the desires of your heart… and stepping into them with courage while leaning into, asking for and receiving support. I hope you feel inspired to do less, to follow your passions and infuse them into your daily life and truly claim the life you were meant to live: a life filled to the brim with epic ADVENTURE.
The Power of Oxygen 1st
Latest Episodes
Ep 120: How to Pull Out of a Business Tailspin: What Flying Airplanes Taught Me About Leadership
I once let my flight instructor blindfold me mid-air. On purpose. Then he put the plane into a stall spin. What happened to my body in that cockpit became a lesson I still use with every leader I work with, especially the ones white-knuckling t...
What to Do When Your Business Doesn't Care That Life Fell Apart
This isn't a typical episode about hiring, firing, or delegation — it's a raw, real-time update about the hardest season me and my son, Dominic, have faced in years. After a baseball injury was repeatedly misdiagnosed, a gut-instinct second opi...
Ep 118: Should You Fire Them? The Grow or Go Framework for Difficult Employee Conversations
One of the questions I hear most often from leaders is, "Should I fire them?"After more than 20 years in HR and leadership, I've learned that most leaders don't actually have a termination problem—they have a clarity problem.
Ep 117: Rest, Surrender & Receiving Support - Why High Performers Struggle To Let People Help Them
Sometimes the teacher needs to learn the lesson too.This episode is a vulnerable one. I'm getting personal about the last few weeks — my son's unexpected injury (a rare thrower's fracture at baseball practice), the ER visit that went from "...
Ep 116: Delegation WITHOUT Systems Is Just Expensive Babysitting
Sometimes support doesn’t feel like relief. It feels like more people needing something from you.In this episode, I’m unpacking why delegation so often fails for entrepreneurs and why hiring help can sometimes create even more overwhelm ...
