https://www.adaugherty.com/inspiration daily 0.75 2025-12-31 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e9dc3069c1e9c2af0d57e9d/1594569562449-9G5ELO6SM0E2RRCRKJDA/mirror+office.jpg Inspiration - See things differently… Part blog. Part learning center. Part resource repository. This page is intended to give you ideas, motivation, tools and practical tips for improving your life and leadership. https://www.adaugherty.com/inspiration/stress-overwhelm-and-burnout monthly 0.5 2024-07-21 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e9dc3069c1e9c2af0d57e9d/9bcc1c42-b44b-42ef-8423-01b169e6475e/nikko-macaspac-6SNbWyFwuhk-unsplash.jpg Inspiration - Thriving Under Pressure - Stress is a normal part of life. For leaders in organizations, it can stem from a number of sources – striving to achieve challenging goals, balancing conflicting priorities, supporting team members’ needs – in addition to the universal stressors of family, finances and the non-stop news cycle. Left unchecked, stress can turn into overwhelm – a feeling that things are just too much and it’s hard to see a way out. Over time, the cumulative impacts of stress and overwhelm can lead to burnout – a condition that’s unsustainable and something needs to give. https://www.adaugherty.com/inspiration/caring-just-enough monthly 0.5 2024-06-17 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e9dc3069c1e9c2af0d57e9d/40a00133-dc8c-4c64-b31f-89a50de053ce/interdependent.png Inspiration - Caring Just Enough - Shifting from co-dependency to interdependency The shift from having a co-dependent to an interdependent relationship with work may seem simple, but it’s not easy. It involves identifying current patterns – thoughts, feelings, actions, responses from others – and working through a process to shift them. This can be done through coaching. (Where the patterns are rooted in trauma, therapy may be warranted.) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e9dc3069c1e9c2af0d57e9d/607ea964-94d1-426a-9f78-492ad9e849d6/pexels-wal_-172619-2838227-20680332.jpg Inspiration - Caring Just Enough - It’s important to care about the work we do. Being invested in the process, people and outcomes ensures we approach our work with enthusiasm and intention. But what happens when we care too much? When our work becomes our identity? When our sense of self-worth is dependent on achieving certain goals or pleasing certain people? When we become addicted to praise and/or terrified of criticism? We may find ourselves in a co-dependent relationship with our jobs. https://www.adaugherty.com/inspiration/lies monthly 0.5 2021-07-22 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e9dc3069c1e9c2af0d57e9d/1626990856727-LPKRZSWO53GVHKCJJF9Y/painting.jpg Inspiration - “I’m not an artist” and other lies - We often use self-limiting language without realizing we’re doing it. These phrases, over time, can shape the way we see ourselves and the way others see us. What are some of the lies we tell ourselves? https://www.adaugherty.com/inspiration/brewers-wisdom monthly 0.5 2021-05-21 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e9dc3069c1e9c2af0d57e9d/1621556982811-PDJL8TVYP32C1NHUEM41/beer+sun+cropped.jpg Inspiration - A Brewer’s Wisdom - “He is a wise man who invented beer.” ~ Plato https://www.adaugherty.com/inspiration/scaffolding monthly 0.5 2021-04-22 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e9dc3069c1e9c2af0d57e9d/1619118509139-KDL15DH7WFE6QZVQ4HBU/scaffold.jpg Inspiration - Scaffolding - Sometimes we need something that’s just out of reach. With a little bit of help, we can get to it. To reach higher and make sustainable change, we need more support. https://www.adaugherty.com/inspiration/what-is-a-rock monthly 0.5 2021-02-20 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e9dc3069c1e9c2af0d57e9d/1613844162334-U6H812I81V79MJK4N12C/rock.jpg Inspiration - What is a rock? - In a recent coaching session, my client and I stumbled upon the metaphor of a rock. The rock represented so many things, all of them relevant to our conversation… A source of stability, a place to be grounded. A source of protection, something to hide behind. When held aloft, a sign of strength. Rock art by Rebecca Lamperski; photo by me https://www.adaugherty.com/inspiration/lets-kick-but monthly 0.5 2021-01-28 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e9dc3069c1e9c2af0d57e9d/1611786806018-BIZV9NKOPEK1IVJ68R6H/kick+but.jpg Inspiration - Let’s kick “but”. - "Nothing someone says before the word 'but' really counts" ~ Eddard Stark, Lord of Winterfell, Warden of the North, Hand of the King, Lord Regent of the Seven Kingdoms, Protector of the Realm https://www.adaugherty.com/inspiration/maternal-leadership monthly 0.5 2021-01-13 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e9dc3069c1e9c2af0d57e9d/1610500737814-BDSKUYKW9I3LX0FB985C/mom+beach.jpg Inspiration - Reflecting on Leadership: Leading like a Mother - When we think about leadership in organizations, “maternal” isn’t generally the word that comes to mind. Our employees are not our children and we are not their parents. Relationships in the workplace should be adult-to-adult. But looking at the behaviors of a great mother can help us think differently about leadership. Alicia & Raymond with their mother, Barbara, c.1964 https://www.adaugherty.com/inspiration/word-vortex-essential monthly 0.5 2020-12-22 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e9dc3069c1e9c2af0d57e9d/1608666521369-GC8029FYNUC649Z4WYSG/glen-carrie-oHoBIbDj7lo-unsplash.jpg Inspiration - Into the Word Vortex: “Essential” - Does this ever happen to you? A word comes up and it just keeps coming up in different conversations and different contexts. You start to notice it and wonder why. Then you hear it more and think, there must be something to this. You hear it, use it, think about it, maybe it even starts to sound funny. Before you know it, you’re in the ‘word vortex’. For the last few weeks, the word ‘essential’ has been showing for me. A lot. So I did what I do and I Googled it. Of course, I know what the word means but I wanted to explore whether there was more to notice. And, of course, I came away with questions. https://www.adaugherty.com/inspiration/rol-the-three-hs monthly 0.5 2020-10-22 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e9dc3069c1e9c2af0d57e9d/1603386607223-ACC9186ZANZ9026LVYMK/suhyeon-choi-ZUS1xCxoQCA-unsplash.jpg Inspiration - Reflecting on Leadership: The Three H’s - A lot of people have asked me what makes a great leader. I have worked for and with literally hundreds of leaders over my 30+ year career. Some were great, most were good, a few were…let’s just say it was a long time ago. This is the first in a series on what it takes - and what it means - to be a great leader. https://www.adaugherty.com/inspiration/a-conversation-on-resilience-confidence-and-finding-your-path monthly 0.5 2020-10-16 https://www.adaugherty.com/inspiration/the-rules-of-swing monthly 0.5 2020-08-31 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e9dc3069c1e9c2af0d57e9d/1598886662802-14UOA8YYYV37OT2P824S/rules+of+swing.png Inspiration - The rules of swing - My friend and fellow coach, Annya Broderick, recently published her first book, from elle a. (available on Amazon). It’s a lovely a collection of vignettes, short stories and poetry written during a time of transition. One of the stories is about Annya’s first (and, as far as I know, only) experience with swing dancing. Based on this limited exposure, she outlined a set of rules. https://www.adaugherty.com/inspiration/untethered monthly 0.5 2020-08-10 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e9dc3069c1e9c2af0d57e9d/1597080188549-JTM04AS7X6OGKFGYA3TA/parasailing.jpg Inspiration - Untethered - Have you ever gone parasailing? You’re gliding through the air, likely higher than you’ve ever been without looking through the window of a building or fuselage, being pulled along by a boat via a very sturdy rope. And then you’re cut loose. https://www.adaugherty.com/inspiration/title monthly 0.5 2020-07-12 https://www.adaugherty.com/home daily 1.0 2025-10-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e9dc3069c1e9c2af0d57e9d/1591901332007-K6P17OED5AS9DZ0AAPF2/mirror1.jpg Home - See who you are. 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