Shifting Success

Jackie Brown October 26th The Open Line Honest conversations. Real presence. Leadership people want to follow. ↓ The silence that turned me into a leader It’s one of the loudest silences stored in my memory bank. A silence so transformational it still speaks to me decades later. And it all started with a simple request to meet up over lunch. Yet, in that pivotal moment, my brain shut out the noisy restaurant. The discussion at our table full of local advertising leaders had snapped into a...

Meaningful eMail Resources for crafting a meaningful second half Hi there Reader, Welcome to this edition of Meaningful eMail with the most recent takeaway and updates linked here at the top, and list of resources below. Grab what's helpful today, then save others for future reference. You never know when you or someone in your network could use a boost! Recent Takeaways & Updates Top Takeaways: Radical Listening Check out the six skills and one surprising mindset shift that'll lead to deeper...

Jackie Brown October 26th The Open Line Honest conversations. Real presence. Leadership people want to follow. ↓ Unleash your listening superpower. You hear things others miss — the tone shifts, the pauses, the meaning behind the words. People leave conversations with you feeling seen, supported, and ready to move forward. You might chalk it up to being a natural people person, or that you’re passionate about the project or you might even say it’s just years of experience. But don’t sell...

Jackie Brown October 12th The Open Line Honest conversations. Real presence. Leadership people want to follow. ↓ The cost of silence. We’re in the middle of a bathroom remodel. This one crept up on us as we watched the space between the floor and the door get wider and somehow go slanted? The cracking floor tiles and chunks of grout popping out every few months just added to the signals that something underneath was undone. As the demo began, trouble was revealed with the removal of each...

Meaningful eMail Resources for crafting a meaningful second half Hi there Reader, Welcome to this edition of Meaningful eMail with the most recent takeaway and updates linked here at the top, and list of resources below. Grab what's helpful today, then save others for future reference. You never know when you or someone in your network could use a boost! Recent Takeaways Top Takeaways: Slalom Quick, fascinating read by an Olympic Gold Medalist turned high-performance coach. Read or watch my...

Jackie Brown September 28th The Open Line Honest conversations. Real presence. Leadership people want to follow. ↓ Have fun storming the castle! Such a great line from such a great movie. The Princess Bride is SO quotable, so silly, and so heartwarming. “My name is Inigo Montoya. You killed my father. Prepare to die.” “You keep using that word. I don’t think it means what you think it means.” And of course: “As you wish.” But as I watch leaders working hard to get their 2026 plans approved,...

Meaningful eMail Resources for crafting a meaningful second half Hi there Reader, Welcome to this edition of Meaningful eMail with the most recent takeaway and updates linked here at the top, and list of resources below. Grab what's helpful today, then save others for future reference. You never know when you or someone in your network could use a boost! Recent Takeaways & Updates Top Takeaways: Made To Stick Want your ideas to make an impact? The Heath brothers do a fantastic job of showing...

Jackie Brown August 31st The Open Line Honest conversations. Real presence. Leadership people want to follow. ↓ Swing easy. Lead strong. The golf cart came roaring from our left then disappeared into the woods on the right, looking for their lost ball. A cussing streak trailed behind them, landing on my ears, but not my dad’s. He was too busy geeking out over the wildflowers we’d just seen as we walked off the last tee box. His tee shot had landed right in the middle of the fairway. His...

Meaningful eMail Resources for crafting a meaningful second half Hi there Reader, Welcome to this edition of Meaningful eMail with the most recent takeaway and updates linked here at the top, and then a full article for your consideration. Grab what's helpful today, then save others for future reference. You never know when you or someone in your network could use a boost! Recent Takeaways Top Takeaways: The Inner Game of Tennis This book is soooo much more than tennis. Read or watch whether...