Entries by MacKenzie

Where to Expend Your Energy Right Now

I’d like to share an easy 4-step process that helps me keep my sanity (mostly) in hard times and conserves my positive energy in the face of our “new normal.” #1 Acknowledge the reality of what’s going on. 💣 Things are BIZARRE! It’s important to remind ourselves that we are going through extraordinarily difficult times. […]

Is it Time to Plant Seeds or Harvest, or…?

My daughter started getting into gardening last April—like so many folks—during the pandemic. It helped to quiet down the raging anxiety inside her. Like her mama, she soon discovered that she loved to garden. Unlike her mama, she found that she absolutely adores growing plants from seeds. I have little patience for seeds. I just […]

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It’s About Damn Time

For many years I felt like an outlier in the business world, hell, in life. It’s no secret I’m a “heart-centered strategist” as several clients have called me. I have never really bought into the idea of business as usual. I’ve learned what I can from teachers and authors and mentors who had important business […]

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Using Crisis as an Opportunity to Regroup

As trite as this is going to sound, I have to say it: Every crisis is an opportunity. To rethink. To assess. To Regroup. To change. As this pandemic unfolds, we have seen the inequities and broken systems of government, society, and even community, surface with glaring clarity. Never before have the disparities of our […]

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They Are Showing Us Who They Are

You know how they say “crisis creates character”? Well, I think “crisis reveals character.” And the same can be said of brands. During this difficult time I’m sure you’ve seen ads and posts from different brands that have either been skillfully and respectfully made, or ads that are completely tone deaf, outdated, or just plain […]

Take a Quick Break with Me

Last Tuesday night, I stood in my kitchen knowing it would likely be the last time for at least a month or two. I downed my magnesium supplement and a spoonful of peanut butter in the hopes of canceling out my insomnia. It was 3am. I had to be up at 7:30am to do an […]