Author Archives: Karen McMullen

“How does one become a butterfly? You must want to fly so much you are willing to give up being a caterpillar.” Do you tend to stay as a caterpillar until life circumstances force you out of the cocoon? Do you prefer to stay within the comfort of the familiar, rather than listen to the […]

How much of your time are you currently spending doing things that a) you suck at and b) you don’t enjoy? If you read last issue’s article on the power of delegation, by now you have delegated some of your areas of incompetence to people who are geniuses in those areas. I myself, recognizing my […]

In a recent conversation, coach and friend, Helen Daniels, was telling me about ways to spend more time in my “genius zone”: doing what I love to do and using my unique gifts. She mentioned the “Three D’s”: Drop, Delegate or Develop.  The Three D’s principle suggests that any area of life that isn’t your […]

Pump, pump, pump. My breath heaves in my chest. Pump, pump, pump. I feel my quadriceps burning. Each cell calls for oxygen. Pump, pump, pump. My feet spin the pedals in their rhythmic and circular journey. Pump, pump, pump. I propel up this hill to the beat of my own heart and momentum takes me […]

Pump, pump, pump. My breath heaves in my chest. Pump, pump, pump. I feel my quadriceps burning. Each cell calls for oxygen. Pump, pump, pump. My feet spin the pedals in their rhythmic and circular journey. I propel up this hill to the beat of my own heart and momentum takes me all the way. […]