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07/14/2026

I feel really lucky to have had a chance to talk to Jeremy Carter, Founder of Still Here, a peer-led focus group for those who struggle with suicidal ideation.

This powerful episode releases on Sunday but some of these snippets are worth their own highlights.

Often we don't know how to support those who are struggling, Jeremy gives up an easy first step.

07/13/2026

Took a little adventure with Joshua Filler today to explore one of the local game lands. A little air, earth, and water was good for the soul.

07/12/2026

What I love about risk is how unique it is to every person and every organization. Sometimes risk is great, sometimes it's terrifying. Navigating it, is an art supported by solid frameworks.

Charles Tapp II spent years building an enterprise risk program inside the Veterans Benefits Administration, overseeing a $190 billion portfolio. His work then allowed me to build the same kind of program in the sister Veterans Health Administration. With a year or two post federal departure under our belts to reflect on what we did and to talk about what that work actually looks like.

His rule for anyone asking for money without naming the risk it mitigated or embraced: if you can't identify the risk, I can't support the funding request.

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06/28/2026

Every time a new system drops, someone buys it before they've fixed the process that undermined the last system's success.

Shannon J. Gregg, PhD, President of Cloud Adoption Solutions, a woman-owned Salesforce partner and researcher in CRM user adoption, spent her career inside the gap between what technology promises and what organizations actually need. And she doesn't let either side off the hook.

If you've been handed another solution before anyone finished diagnosing the problem, this conversation is going to name something you've been carrying for a while.

Give it a listen and let me know what system you wish you had passed on.

Links to listen and how to connect with Shannon are in the comments!

06/27/2026

There are so many different versions of you.

The one who shows up at work. The one who coaches from the sideline. The one who just wants to lay down and read a book tonight.

Not every version needs to be pushed further right now. Shannon J. Gregg, PhD. reminds us that there's only so much time in a day and only so much life to live.

The final episode of Season 1 of Motivation N'at drops tomorrow!

06/24/2026

On Project Runway they might encourage you to "edit yourself" a bit more in that you don't add sequins and feathers and leather and lace all to the same outfit.

So why do we customize everything and bolt on all that when can when it comes to software and customer management systems?

Shannon J. Gregg, PhD, President of Cloud Adoptions Solutions will be my guest on the last episode of Season 1 of Motivation N'at to break down a little bit about the importance of an informed buyer when it comes to systems and software.

When have you had a time were you customized a little too much just to realize it backfired?

Episode drops Sunday.

06/21/2026

At some point in your 30s, the version of yourself you built your whole career around stops being the whole story.

Samantha (Yeung) Swan, MSHCPM knows that feeling. She didn't lose herself when she became a mom, but she had to figure out who she was becoming and that's a different kind of hard that nobody really talks about.

We got into all of it. The return to work, the role elimination, the rebuild, and what she brought back to the table that she didn't have before.

It's up. Find it wherever you listen. 🎧

Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/motivation-nat/id1824984122?i=1000773595073
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/0u32lsaKuyI48FfqV043XB?si=MfqhPoDsQdSz5qr9PEXf-g
YouTube: https://youtu.be/ONXWsbum9s4

06/18/2026

Samantha Swan, MSHCPM reminded us that we can have it all. Just not all at once.

There are eras for everything — career, kids, chasing the thing we keep putting off. The problem isn't that we can't have it. It's that we're trying to have all of it right now.

Sam and I dive into all of that and more in the Motivation N'at episode coming Sunday 🎧

06/17/2026

Do you replay conversations for hours after they're over?

The meeting ends at 2 p.m. By 10 p.m. you're still rewriting what you should've said.

Link to Listen: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/get-a-grip-with-dr-gauri-behari/id1892901548?i=1000773028344

On this episode of Get a Grip, Dr. Gauri Behari admits something most of us try to hide: she's a dweller too.

We get into why you can remember criticism for years but can't hold onto a compliment, the real difference between processing something and ruminating on it, why venting to a friend can sometimes make things worse instead of better, and a simple shift that creates distance from the anxious loop.

If you've ever spent an entire evening dissecting a five-minute interaction - take that evening and listen to this episode instead.

Podcast Episode · Get a Grip with Dr. Gauri Behari · June 16 · 27m

06/17/2026

Not everything you're juggling deserves the same amount of attention or grip.

I loved this analogy from Samantha (Yeung) Swan, MSHCPM - healthcare strategy expert and someone who has learned what balance really means.

Some balls are glass. Some are plastic. Know which is which before you end up dropping them all.

Episode drops Sunday. 🎧