As AI Gets Smarter, Here’s What Leaders Actually Need
The conversation about AI and the future of work is everywhere right now. And most of it is focused on the same question: what technical skills do you need to stay relevant? It is …
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Notes on Leading and Living with Intention
Reflections on leadership, transitions, the Adult Gap Year and the Power of the Pause.
I Thought This Trek Would Test My Endurance. It Taught Me How to Trust Myself.
Five days. Forty-five miles. 15,000 feet. And a son who kept looking back to make sure I was still there. When Zane was ten, I made him a deal. Stick with Spanish. Keep your grades…
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The Power of the Pause
What happens when high-achieving women step away — and step back into themselves
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What If Gap Years Aren’t Just for the Young?
Right now, my son is on a gap year. He’s been hiking in Patagonia — moving through Chile and Argentina with a backpack and wide-open eyes. He’s wandered through mountain towns, cro…
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What If This Year Isn’t About Doing More — But About Being More You?
Every January, the pressure arrives right on time. Set the goals. Pick a word. Get focused. Create a vision board. Become a better version of yourself. But what if this year isn’t …
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When the Year Didn’t Go the Way You Hoped
Every December, the internet fills with highlight reels, smiling photos, achievements, milestones, and “best of the year” posts. And while I genuinely love seeing people celebrate …
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When Something No Longer Fits
There’s a moment — silent, subtle, and almost always inconvenient — when you realize something in your life isn’t fitting the way it used to. A role.A rhythm.A routine.A responsibi…
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Maybe Being Selfish Isn’t So Bad After All
At almost every retreat I’ve led, there’s a moment when someone quietly confides, “I almost didn’t come. It just felt so selfish to be here.” As women, we’ve been conditioned to be…
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The Joy of Being a Beginner
I don’t let myself have fun very often. I’m the responsible one. The rational one. The one who gets things done and can be counted on. Those roles don’t leave much room for frivoli…
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Circling the Tree
There is an old fable about a “worry tree.” Each of us has one—a tree, filled with our worries, that we walk around, wishing it weren’t ours. Yet when we look at others’ worry tree…
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The Power of the Pause: Why Stepping Back Moves You Forward
Over the past three years, as the founder of Vamonos Coaching, I’ve learned firsthand that clarity rarely arrives in the rush. It shows up in the pause—when we step back, even brie…
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The Vamonos Experience Retreat 2026 – Your Questions…Answered
The Vamonos Experience 2026—Reimagine Your Future women’s retreat will take place in Oaxaca, Mexico, from February 28 to March 6, 2026. Here is a list of Frequently Asked Questions…
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10 Life Lessons I Wish I Knew at 18 (and Still Need to Remember Today)
My twins graduated from high school this week. Just typing that sentence brings up a wave of emotion I didn’t quite expect. I’m so proud of them—of who they are and who they’re bec…
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Leading from Within: What Internal Family Systems and Inner Team Dynamics Can Teach Us About Authentic Leadership
What if the key to better leadership wasn’t about gaining more skills, but about listening more deeply to the voices already inside us? Over the past year, I’ve set an intention to…
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The Ripple Effect of Mental Health: Why Leaders Must Prioritize Well-Being
May is Mental Health Awareness Month, a time when we collectively shine a light on the importance of mental well-being. But for me, this year’s focus on mental health isn’t just a …
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From Public Service to Personal Power
When your career has been built around a mission bigger than yourself — serving your country, community, or agency — the idea of leaving that behind can feel disorienting.
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Not on My 2025 Bingo Card
We are four and a half months into 2025, and there’s a phrase I keep hearing from my clients—and truthfully, I’ve been repeating it myself: “That was not on my 2025 Bingo card.” In…
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Get In the Know: Lessons from Oaxaca
Whether hiking through the mountains of Oaxaca swimming beneath waterfalls, or simply watching the sunrise over the Tlacolula Valley, we were constantly reminded that nature doesn’…
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Fire the Shitty Committee and Take Back Your Power
We all have that little voice in our heads—the one that whispers doubts, magnifies mistakes, and convinces us we’re not good enough. But if you really listen, it’s not just one voi…
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The Power of Team Trust and Psychological Safety: Unlocking High Performance
In today’s fast-paced work environment, teams are expected to deliver top-notch results while maintaining agility and creativity.
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Ever Felt Burned Out After Your Vacation? 5 Tips to Return Refreshed
During my corporate days, I’d spend the days leading up to a vacation stressed and overworking, trying to anticipate everything that might be needed while I was gone.
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Life Lessons from a “Solopreneur”
It’s a BIG DAY! I never thought I would leave my management consulting career after 25 years. Never thought I would launch my own business. Never thought I would publish a book.
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Lessons from Summer Camp: Let Go of Expectations
The only big thing on my “to-do list” is to redecorate my daughter’s room. Her 12th birthday is at the end of the month, and all she wants is a bedroom redo.
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What’s the Secret to Kickstarting Your Motivation, Getting Unstuck, and Being More Mindful? It’s Simple: Try Something New
My bet is that it’s been a while. Why? Well, there are a number of reasons we refrain from trying new things, but many times, our aversion to “the new” can be boiled down to “if it…
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Transitions & Trash Cans – Finding Connections to Move Forward
And here at the Roske house, we are in a major state of transition right now. The kids are back in school, we have welcomed a foreign exchange student for the year, and I am launch…
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Do What You Love / Love What You Do
Positive psychologist Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi has been researching flow since the 1970s. He describes flow as a state of complete immersion, where “the ego falls away. Time flies.
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‘Tis the Season for Reflection, Commitment and Strutting Into 2022 with Purpose
When I returned from my 8-month Mexican adventure, I was asked what was so good about it. Everything would have been the easy answer. The truth was more complicated.
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