What’s Really Essential In Our Lives?

What’s Really Essential In Our Lives?

Photo Credit: Lauralee HitesNiagara Falls It’s all too much. I’m not okay. I am overwhelmed by what’s happening around me. The good ole’ to-do list is never done and the stress is never gone. Do I need to do everything? Have a lost my ability...
Best Books to Read, Right Now, In 2021

Best Books to Read, Right Now, In 2021

Photo Credit: Canva Pro Wow! It seems like it’s been forever since I’ve written an article for Stratavize Consulting. This is such a shame because I have so many opinions on so many topics! hahaha…. However, in all seriousness, I love to write...
Creativity Is A Muscle: Ways to Work It

Creativity Is A Muscle: Ways to Work It

Photo Credit: Canva ProCreativity Is A Muscle, You’ve Got To Work It Creativity is a muscle and like any muscle, we have to work it to make it stronger. Last week I was talking to my son in college and over the course of the conversation he went on a mini-rant...
Life Is A Series of Choices and Tradeoffs

Life Is A Series of Choices and Tradeoffs

Photo Credit: Canva Pro One of the most powerful things my old manager ever said to me was so simple and yet profound, “Lauralee, life is a series of choices and tradeoffs.” It didn’t seem very powerful when he said it. I was talking about the guilt...
Progress Over Perfection, Go For Small Wins

Progress Over Perfection, Go For Small Wins

Photo Credit: Canva ProProgress over perfection I was on take 27 of a video about how leaders can respond to our current situation when I realized I was in the perfection loop. I was trying to make the ‘perfect’ video so I would not look...
The Secret To Getting What You Want

The Secret To Getting What You Want

Photo Credit: Canva ProThe Secret To Getting What You Want What’s the secret to getting what you want? Ask. We don’t get what we don’t ask for. It sounds so simple and yet, for many of us, it is so hard. Several years ago, I was taking my...