There is work that I do that nobody sees, knows that I do, or likely would think is important. This invisible work is attributable to my professional success, helping me to enjoy more than two decades in the C-Suite of corporate America. In this episode we explore why some of the best work you do will never be see, only realized. Here is a link to a YouTube video from My Channel - The Way a Person Lives – that shows you from my home where and how I do this work >>> https://youtu.be/e1enISNabD8?si=DFDI7fBIEZgCPo2t. For more fun, self-care, career, executive presence and self-regulation resources go to www.MaryLeeGannon.com

Most strong executive leaders know the cost of being too emotional and have practices to keep their egos regulated. Gratitude is one of those practices. In this episode we’ll discover ways gratitude can open opportunities for you and how to easily weave it into a busy life. For more fun, self-care, career, executive presence and self-regulation resources go to www.MaryLeeGannon.com

In this episode, we'll explore what it's like to set goals, have the best of intentions, start to execute on those goals, and then have something completely out of the blue blow all of that out of the water. That recently happened to me with all the disappointments, frustrations and letdown that go with an unexpected setback. This is a difficult situation for me. I'm going to walk you through how I managed through the situation with tools that you can apply right now to any challenge you're dealing with. For more fun, self-care, career, executive presence and self-regulation resources go to www.MaryLeeGannon.com

Grief is hard. Losing someone you love is devastating. The funeral process is taxing and tiring. In this episode we discuss ways to navigate all of it so that you may be with your feelings and not armor up against them, thus pushing away people you love and burdening yourself with unresolved issues. The goal is to allow all of it to flow through you and not damn up your warmth, love and peace. For more self-care, career, executive presence and self-regulation resources go to www.MaryLeeGannon.com

No matter how old your children are, we sometimes adopt expectations around how they behave, how we want them turn out, and how they respect us and others. That is human. We feel responsible for shaping them. Weighing in on this is how we were raised. Some of it is based on how comfortable we are in our own skin. And some of this is based in a need to control. In this episode we are going to unravel the thoughts, emotions and actions behind these expectations and six guideposts to a more healthy relationship with our children and a more grounded perspective for ourselves. For more self-care, career, executive presence and self-regulation resources go to www.MaryLeeGannon.com

It happens a lot at work and in life. You get drawn into a dispute where after a few minutes you find yourself defending a position you never took. Or people come to you to mediate a situation that does not warrant your involvement. Or you find yourself doing things for someone out of duty not honor. I could write volumes on what motivates people to behave this way but that’s not important. These are boundary issues. The bottom line is when others don’t have them you must create them for yourself. In this episode I show you how. For more self-care, career, executive presence and self-regulation resources go to www.MaryLeeGannon.com

Most achievers got to the levels they are in their careers because they are hard workers - staying late, outperforming others, getting things done, taking risks and being the trusted go-to person. At a certain level everyone is working hard. It is no longer a differentiator. But what happens when you get to the level you desire and that nagging feeling of working hard won’t go away? This can happen at any point in your career and even into retirement. You worry that if you take one foot off the ladder of success you might just fall all the way to the bottom. In this episode we discuss what the haunting feeling of having to keep proving yourself means and does to cause the unrest. And you’ll learn a five strep process to bring ease to this suffering. For more self-care, career, executive presence and self-regulation resources go to www.MaryLeeGannon.com

Throughout my life I have had 11 dogs. I’ve had cats too and I’ll likely do a podcast about the life lessons from cats which are quite different from those learned from dogs, but this episode is about the life lessons I’ve learned from my rescue dog Bailey. For more fun, self-care, career, executive presence and self-regulation resources go to www.MaryLeeGannon.com