by admin | Nov 8, 2023 | Change, Clarity, Coaching, Leadership Coaching, Listening, Mothers, Personal Growth
My mom loved Jackie Kennedy. For one, they were the same age. Jackie was beautiful, graceful, articulate (and thin – a must for my mother). During President Kennedy’s funeral, which I remember vaguely, my mother commented how dignified Jackie was. Of course, like...
by Pam Hernandez | Oct 18, 2023 | Change, Clarity, Coaching, Front Page, Generations, Personal Growth, Self Acceptance
You’ve heard the saying that everyone has a story. I’ve come to believe that everyone is a story. There is a difference. We are a sum total of all our experiences (with a little genetics thrown in). From those experiences, we construct the “story” of our life. Because...
by Pam Hernandez | Aug 28, 2023 | Assessments, Clarity, Coaching, Leadership, Leadership Coaching, Mindfulness, Personal Growth, Self Acceptance, Time
Lately, I’ve tried a few new activities: golf, pickleball, and strength training. Each of my respective coaches have told me the same thing: “Relax, you’re attacking the ball (or the band). You’ll be much more successful if you take a slow swing; you’re looking for...
by Pam Hernandez | Mar 21, 2023 | Change, Coaching, Leadership, Leadership Coaching, Rescuing
“Why do you expect less from your employees than you do of yourself?” said my manager to me early in my career. I don’t remember the specific situation, but I was probably providing an excuse (thinking it was a valid reason) why one of my employees wasn’t performing...
by Pam Hernandez | Jun 15, 2022 | Coaching, Leaders, Leadership, Leadership Coaching, Personal Growth, Physician's Academy, Positive Psychology
When I was an executive at an insurance company, I read the following: “Leadership is as much about who you are as what you do.” I firmly believed this sentiment, but most of the leadership development I received throughout my corporate career focused on the “doing”...
by Pam Hernandez | Apr 5, 2022 | Change, Clarity, Coaching, Leadership Coaching, Mindfulness, Personal Growth, Self Acceptance, Strengths, Well-being
I sometimes feel I’ve gone through my life like a chocolate dipped ice cream cone. I have a deceptively solid exterior – nice looking, pleasing and totally hiding what’s underneath. I’m taking a class where we’re asked to identify one big change we’d like to make in...