Stories and Examples of Everyday Connectivity

How we self-identify is up to us. The words we use to describe ourselves are totally valid – it’s our choice, after all. What I’d encourage everyone to do in choosing how they wish to be identified, is to take a serious look at Vert Status. Introvert, extrovert, ambivert –…

If you send more emails than make phone calls… If you send more texts than make phone calls… Then I’m going to encourage you to shift, starting right now. When you feel the impulse to email, pick up your phone and make a call instead. When you feel the urge…

Is your business connected? Are you growing the relationships that move you forward – or simply settling for what is? Or worse, closed to growth and learning? It’s interesting to have people ask me, “What do you do?” Wherein I explain my expertise (Connectivity) to which they almost invariably and…

It’s a random summer weekday. A Wednesday, in fact. And on this random Wednesday, some friends came over for breakfast. Now, it’s very normal for friends to come to my home for breakfast, brunch, dinner…what have you. I’m a dinner party come-join-us-for-a-meal Queen. What’s different about today is that, well,…

Have you ever been invited to judge something? Well, last week – over the July 4th holiday – I was invited to judge a parade. Having no idea what was involved, I happily accepted, trusting it’d likely all become clear to me with a little instruction and guidance. In short,…

Doubling down means to get clear. Focus. Discipline ourselves to do the thing that really makes and impact, the real thing that needs to get done to improve the world and serve our people. It’s NOT busy work, stuff that needs filing, shuffling papers around your desk, organizing anything. It’s…

Who will you connect with today? How will you listen? What will you do to serve someone else? Connectivity is about all three of these elements. Connectivity requires we take action. Action built on listening to listen, not to respond or formulate our own story in reply. Service comes from…

Sitting outside of Starbucks, watching the world come and go. It’s easy to assume our actions are all intentional. In truth, they are not. How connected to our activities are we, really? Do we think it all through in advance? Do we plot, plan and execute? Do we leave a…

This question was posed to me by adept business person, Tony Whatley. He was interviewing me for his podcast and we were rolling right along…. When he asked the question, How do you control the energy in the room?, I knew he understood connectivity. Controlling the energy in a room…

“I appreciate you reaching out.“   If you ever doubt that reaching out – phone calls, emails, texts, video messages – are worthwhile, remember the quote above. It came from one of my connections, prompted by me checking in with her. Simply inquiring – what’s going on, what are you…

Chapter Four Why & Mindset excerpt from Connectivity Canon, all rights reserved What’s Your Why When I describe connectivity, and distinguish it from networking, one important differentiator is a sense of deep purpose. This is so fundamental as a place to start that I found myself calling it “the Why.”…



I reserved the dates in my caledendar, in ink on paper. It’s the way I’ve kept my life in order for years. The dates were dedicated for a good friend, to help them work toward a significant life transformation. Happy and eager to support my friend, ink seemed appropriate. A…

What if you were asked to connect with 47 people in one day? How would that make you feel? Would you welcome it, enthusiastically? Would it make you say, “What??!!” Would I be watching you quickly fade away from my view, running for the hills? Would you shrug your shoulders…

Connectivity isn’t about comfort. It’s about confidence and competence. It’s about practice and diligence. Constancy to purpose and real relationships. Get comfy with “I don’t know’s” and connect anyway. That’s how I got started. I just started…. We have no way of knowing what’s ahead. Being a connector and practicing…