Next week will be the one-year anniversary of my foray into blogging. In some ways it seems hard to believe it’s been a whole year, in others it feels like the world has changed. To be honest, I didn’t know what to expect when I wrote my first blog post a year ago, I just […]
I’m honored and thrilled to announce that I will be a part of the dynamic consultant lineup that the Content Marketing Institute (CMI) has put together for its just-launched Consulting business (CMIC). In conversations about the new business with Robert Rose, CMIC’s first “Strategist in Residence” he was referring to this team of seven individual […]
Like most small business owners and solo-preneurs I have to work hard to find moments for myself within the power-packed schedule of hours, days and weeks dedicated to my clients. So, when I tell you that I took two full days out of my life – two Sundays to be exact – to participate in […]
The Anniversary: Four years ago today I awoke knowing that my life was about to be forever changed. I showered and made the hour and a half trek to the University of Chicago Medical Center in the wee hours of the morning. When I arrived in the pre-op waiting room, which I must say felt […]
Much has been written and debated about the value of social media in a real-world context. Malcolm Gladwell has decried its true ability to bring about social change while at the same time news organizations around the world marvel at its ability during catastrophes – such as the one we’ve all just witnessed in Japan […]
I am in Boston today for the wake and funeral of my beloved grandmother, the matriarch of my Italian family. Her name was Antonina Rose and she had an inspiringly feisty spirit. She taught me many things over the years, including what it means to be a strong yet passionate woman. You see, my grandfather […]
It’s the first step in the Art of Moving Forward that may actually be the most difficult: letting go of what’s holding you back… I’ve mentioned in a few of my recent blog posts that I’ve gotten into the energizing pattern of of spending time early each morning, in front of my blazing fire place, […]
February 10th by Lisa Petrilli Readers: This blog post originally appeared at LeadSwag as part of their Women’s Leadership Month series. I wanted to share it with each of you… ~ This is the 3rd post in the Women’s Leadership Month series, and I couldn’t be more honored to be a part of it! In […]
By Lisa Petrilli I’m starting to realize just how important it is for a leader to be comfortable with discomfort. Why? Because it’s in the discomfort of true transformational change that: we understand the depth of our humanity (and flaws) we move beyond our flaws to discover our real potential to soar we come to […]
So, let’s be honest, the last place you’d be likely to find me on a freezing cold, rain and wind-whipped afternoon in upstate South Carolina is in a deer stand out in the elements overlooking a gaggle of hunters shooting at sweet little birds with hunting dogs at their sides. And, if by some strange […]