Welcome to Field Notes.
Observations on confidence, leadership, and presence
— and how the way we show up shapes what happens next.
- The Lesson I Still Needed to Learn
I am good at vulnerability. I am terrible at asking for help. And it took… Read more: The Lesson I Still Needed to Learn - When the Dream No Longer Fits
Yesterday in Spontaneous Speaking, one of our Table Topics questions was: “As a kid, what… Read more: When the Dream No Longer Fits - Growth Has Maintenance Requirements
I’ve been afraid of talking on the phone for as long as I can remember.… Read more: Growth Has Maintenance Requirements - I Was Going to Do the Work Anyway
I went to half an Orangetheory class on Monday morning. Not because I ran out… Read more: I Was Going to Do the Work Anyway - What I Was Actually Paying For
I have spent seemingly unreasonable amounts of money becoming a version of myself I had… Read more: What I Was Actually Paying For - The Best Executives Don’t Sound Like Executives
I’ve been offered leadership positions more times than I can count. And most of the… Read more: The Best Executives Don’t Sound Like Executives - The Voice You Think You Need
We’re taught that authority sounds loud. That your voice should enter the room before you… Read more: The Voice You Think You Need - What They Actually Heard
I’ve been having the same conversation with clients over and over lately. “Be more direct.”… Read more: What They Actually Heard - Credibility Resets. Authority Travels.
Most speakers don’t have a credibility problem. They have an authority problem. They’ve done the… Read more: Credibility Resets. Authority Travels. - I Wasn’t Who I Thought I Was. I Kept Going Anyway.
When I got to college, I had never failed at school. Straight As.Band.Student leadership.Debate team.Model… Read more: I Wasn’t Who I Thought I Was. I Kept Going Anyway. - Before There’s a Finish Line
For years, I’ve walked into the same orange room. Not with a strategy.Not chasing specific… Read more: Before There’s a Finish Line - When Perfect Instructions Aren’t So Perfect
Being a fitness coach as I age has taught me something that wouldn’t have made… Read more: When Perfect Instructions Aren’t So Perfect - Initiative Threatens Insecure Authority
There’s a story from my early Army days that I used to tell as proof… Read more: Initiative Threatens Insecure Authority - On Luck, Energy and Rolling the Dice
We went out for lunch on a whim because no one could decide what to… Read more: On Luck, Energy and Rolling the Dice - A Lesson I Wish I Learned Sooner
Leadership isn’t something we master all at once. It’s shaped over time — through experience,… Read more: A Lesson I Wish I Learned Sooner - I Wasn’t Prepared. I Sounded Confident Anyway.
When I was in law school I used to do something kind of controversial. I… Read more: I Wasn’t Prepared. I Sounded Confident Anyway.