by Janelle Roker | Mar 10, 2022 | Change, Coaching
I love that I live in a part of the world where the changing of the seasons is so striking. I love watching new plants come up in spring and seeing them progress – tiny buds blooming into daffodils, crocus, and tulips. The flowering redbuds and crab apple trees make...
by Janelle Roker | Feb 9, 2022 | Change, Fear
I’m a bit of a storm junky. I loved watching the storms roll in on the farm where I grew up. When rainstorms approached, there would be this eerie calm where not a breath seemed to exist. The air felt heavy and dense, almost electric. There’d be a cold rush of wind...
by Janelle Roker | Jan 14, 2022 | Career Transition, Change
Do these pictures look like the same mountain to you? On a recent trip to the Pacific Northwest, I visited Mount St. Helens. It’s an active volcano and the last eruption was in May of 1980. I was a child when it happened and can remember the images on TV of the...
by Janelle Roker | Nov 7, 2021 | Coaching, Goals, Leadership
As a business owner, you want to win. You set goals to provide direction and alignment for what a “win” looks like for your team. Those goals give everyone something to aim towards. That’s what being a good leader looks like, right? But how can you achieve...
by Janelle Roker | Oct 17, 2021 | Book
Does your life often feel like a balancing act? You like routine but hate being bored. You seek adventure but value safety. You want to chase your passions but fear moving too far outside your comfort zone. It can be tricky to find the sweet spot in between. In her...