Plant the seed

Hi Reader, Welcome to Your Dose of Mana — a quick, weekly note with:​ 1 real story 1 leadership insight 1 practical takeaway 1 dose of art Plant the seed 1 Real Story​Someone recently wrote in a post, “your Target Company List isn’t a prison.” I laughed to my self...

A Doodle a Day

Hi Reader, Welcome to Your Dose of Mana — a quick, weekly note with:​ 1 real story 1 leadership insight 1 practical takeaway 1 dose of art (NEW!) It All Started with a Doodle (sort of) 1 Real Story​Meet Gary, one of my besties from business school. He’s one of...

It’s about focus

Hi Reader, Welcome to Your Dose of Mana — a quick, weekly note with:​ 1 real story 1 leadership insight 1 practical takeaway It’s About Learning to Focus​“If you turn your brain off, you’ve got bigger problems!” 1 Real Story​That’s what I used to tell people when I opened my...

Oops, I did it again!

Hi Reader, Welcome to Your Dose of Mana — a quick, weekly note with:​ 1 real story 1 leadership insight 1 practical takeaway A Double Dose of Mana 1 Real Story​Last week, you likely noticed you got a double Dose of Mana.​You weren’t imagining things — you did. Ugh. The...

Unpacking baggage

Hi Reader, Welcome to Your Dose of Mana — a quick, weekly note with:​ 1 real story 1 leadership insight 1 practical takeaway Exploring love, leadership, & unpacking issues along the way. 1 Real Story​In May, I surprised a few people with my LinkedIn newsletter, Mana Matters, when I wrote...

Why I dance

Hi Reader, Welcome to Your Dose of Mana — a quick, weekly note with:​ 1 real story 1 leadership insight 1 practical takeaway This is why I dance 1 Real Story​I started dancing when I lived in New Zealand — after my partner left me. At first, it was just...

Not until 2 cups of coffee!

Hi Reader, Welcome to Your Dose of Mana — a quick, weekly note with:​ 1 real story 1 leadership insight 1 practical takeaway 2 Cups of Coffee 1 Real Story​When I worked at Caerus Associates, a small gov con mostly doing work for DARPA, my closest collaborator was Erin, our...

I created a word!

Hi Reader, Welcome to Your Dose of Mana — a quick, weekly note with:​ 1 real story 1 leadership insight 1 practical takeaway Know When to Fail 1 Real Story​One of my "Amyisms" is: words matter. Last week, I was in the car, chatting with a friend, well, venting (a...

5:11 am Wake Up

Hi Reader, Welcome to Your Dose of Mana — a quick, weekly note with:​ 1 real story 1 leadership insight 1 practical takeaway Know When to Fail 1 Real Story​When I was a freshman at Ithaca College, women’s Crew had just been elevated from a club to a varsity sport....

Where were you?

Hi Reader, Welcome to Your Dose of Mana — a quick, weekly note with:​ 1 real story 1 leadership insight 1 practical takeaway Know When to Fail 1 Real Story​On September 11, 2001, I was in Venice, California. In the gym, on the StairMaster. I was watching the TV hanging...