Greetings!

If you’re reading this in South Louisiana, chances are you’re in the thick of it.

Parades. King Cake. Glitter in places it has no business being. Calendars full. Weekends stacked. And that familiar feeling of “I’ll catch my breath after Mardi Gras.”

I love this season. Truly.

But I’ve also noticed this: when life gets this full, it’s easy to stay on autopilot. One parade rolls by, then the next. One week turns into the next. And suddenly, we’re halfway through the year wondering how that happened.

That’s what got me thinking.

Before this year fills up even more - before we blink and it’s Lent, spring, summer, and “how is it already…?”- I want to invite you into a different kind of conversation.

Read on for my featured article below, where I invite you to ask yourself one simple question. 

And if you find yourself craving more space to slow down, reflect, or talk things through - whether for yourself or with your team - let’s talk. The retreats and team experiences I design are about more than a day or an event; they’re about closing the gap between knowing and doing and getting clear on what changes next.

For now, grab a cup of coffee (or your second slice of King Cake—no judgment), and keep reading.

And remember to live and lead by choice, not by chance!

A few months ago, the hubs and I took a trip to Maine and Nova Scotia to trace our Cajun roots. It was meaningful, grounding, and - lagniappe - beautiful.

One thing I didn’t see coming was the tidal range in the Bay of Fundy - the largest in the world, with water levels rising and falling as much as 40–50 feet - each day!

At high tide, boats float calmly in the harbor. A few hours later, the tide recedes—and those same boats are sitting on dry ground, resting on the ocean floor.

At high tide, the water covers everything. You see the surface, but not much else. At low tide, what was hidden becomes visible—and suddenly, the good stuff is everywhere.

Sea glass. Jasper stones. Fossils dating back a buh-zillion years. None of that appears because the tide went out.

It was already there.

It simply became visible.

That’s reflection.

Reflection doesn’t create the gems—it reveals them.

And yet, reflection is often the very thing we skip.

The Lather, Rinse, Repeat Trap

Nothing changes unless something changes.

And yet… it’s so easy to live the same year over again. Different calendar. Same habits. Same patterns. Same default responses.

I get it. Lather, rinse, repeat feels efficient. Comfortable. Safe.

Or, as Ron Burgundy famously says in the movie Anchorman, “60% of the time, it works every time.”

Leadership isn’t about repeating what once worked—it’s about choosing what works now.

And maybe you’ll get lucky and it’ll work again.

But we all know where that road leads—doing the same thing over and over and expecting different results (bless).

This isn’t necessarily about fixing anything. It is about noticing.

What worked? What actually moved the needle? What energized you? What drained the life right out of you?

Just because something worked then doesn’t mean it’s the path forward now.

Leadership - of your work, your team, your life - is about knowing what to carry forward… and what needs to evolve.

Why Reflection Is Where the Learning Lives

Reflecting with a leadership team

That’s where the nuggets live. That’s where the lessons surface.

But too often, we’re already sprinting to the next thing. The next project. The next opportunity. The next bright, shiny object.

No pause. No low tide.

Anybody else?

You’re a WIP (And That’s the Point)

I recently heard a term used in project work: WIP—Work in Progress.

Well. That really spoke to me.

Let’s pull the thread on that thought.

I’m a WIP. You’re a WIP.

And that’s not a flaw - that’s a growth mindset.

Progress matters. Momentum matters. Forward motion matters.

There’s research that backs this up:

Happiness isn’t about perfection - it’s about progress.

Seeing yourself move. Stretch. Learn. Adjust.

But here’s the thing: you can’t make intentional progress if you never stop long enough to notice what’s actually working.

Otherwise, we end up Tetris-ing our lives - cramming more and more in, rotating the same pieces, filling space without ever asking if the game we’re playing still makes sense.

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