E2C_Travel
Not all travel is into the great unknown... some takes you 'home', to your people. I found my roots again after the pandemic with an aluminum love child named Bella and the 50 aunts and uncles who just can't seem to get enough of her. The Airstream community took me completely by surprise, but it's not the campers that create the connection -- it's the love of outdoors and nature, working hard to prepare an obscenely over-the-top family meal "just because", and genuine affinity for the stories that brought each of us here.
Any experience where you have an opportunity to learn the stories of others, try new foods, see how people live differently - each of those moments changes your life just a little. If you're lucky, your worldview becomes a patchwork of all those experiences. Mine has.
#mycuprunnethover
ABOUT ME
Part journal, part treasure map, part petri dish of thoughts about the future – this website is the synthesis of years of informal (and informed) study of the human condition… coupled with an unyielding need to explore every old tree trunk, breathe in as many back alley spice markets as I can find, admire the monarchs in every protected estuary along the coast, and climb the hillsides on gas-powered mules those few precious days the poppies raise their gorgeous orange faces to the sun. I'll do it all - every single mile - while my hands can still manage the camera.
The more time passes, the more I understand Thoreau's beloved Walden and his need to "live deep and suck out all the marrow of life." With Bella and an increasingly more amazing collection of people in my life... my physical footprint has been smaller these past few pandemic-impacted years, but my "heart-print" has never experienced more reach. To those who are with me, you are everything to me. To those who will join our treasure hunt, I promise we're going to see the world... and see it differently, #together.
E2C_Connection
So many amazing people come into my life and teach me unexpected things. They make my life fuller and more interesting in more ways than I imagined. These connections are what drive me - they’re my secret sauce, my signature strength. Every success in my life is, quite simply, based on my love of people and bringing people together to do wonderful things.
This summer I joined the Board of a publishing company that enables people to publish their personal stories online (here’s mine if you’re curious: Tonya's Cues & Views). Working with this commitment, I’m even more convinced of the importance of sharing our journey to connect with others. I see firsthand the difference connections make when people recognize how much we are alike… not different. With that as my goal, I look forward to sharing my journey and story - sharing my connections and creating new ones on the way. Exploring2Connect. Join me.#onwardandupward
Winning the golden ticket — being selected as one of the 150 Airstreams to attend the rally at the 50th Albuquerque Balloon Fiesta — was a bucket list item that came to fruition in 2022. Bella and I drove 2,000…
I was so taken with this UC Irvine professor’s TedTalk that I exchanged emails with him afterward and encouraged him to write a book. He’s considering it… after his second child arrives. His message around SEEKING awe as an active…
News Flash: Character and integrity are unrelated to political or religious affiliation. Keep your heart and your eyes open and you’ll find lessons for both in unexpected and wonderful places.
There’s a group of women in CHIEF who commit their time each week to write and post in LinkedIn. They’ve become quite the tight-knit community — a collective of thought leaders, a hen house of teasers. We banter, we think…
Perfectionism… I suffer. And I work on it… all the time. Like many things, awareness helps keep this common challenge from having an ugly hold on our life. As leaders, perfectionism is especially problematic. Read below for how we can…
Sometimes you have to be still to find your way back to your path.
#Bellameetings #Bestmeetings The new world of work allows us to be anywhere, everywhere, and in our best possible frame of mind. Here’s to more fresh air, more #womenempoweringwomen, and #moreofthis.
They’re never far from my thoughts. The gift they gave me freed my soul to do the things I needed to experience, and I will always be tremendously grateful.
“The quality of our relationships determines the quality of our lives.” Wow… I needed to hear this. I’m putting Esther Perel on my “recommended” list for need-to-hear podcasts and speakers. Seeing people for their stories, not just their skills. Writing…
“Seeing Around Corners” is the next best thing… especially for leaders who need to anticipate how to prepare their teams and customers for what the future holds.
