Tracy Coe 
2024 was the Year of Transformation – more specifically, my year of transformation. I wrote this piece last year during the darkest days of my life. My husband had just been arrested. I was preparing for a divorce. Yep, please read that again. This was all sudden, tragic, shocking. So, so dark. What I didn’t know at the time was … Learn More
You’re the CEO of you. Shouldn’t you take just as much time to strategize about your personal enterprise as you do for your business’s? Heck yeah! I’d argue that you should take more! So, here’s what we’re going to do. Between now and the end of the year, we’re going to carve out 3-4 hours. I know, I know – … Learn More
So, tell me: how did you feel this morning? I felt as rusty as the Tin Man in The Wizard of Oz. I OVERINDULGED this Thanksgiving. I think I ate 3000 calories on Thursday, 75% of them were carbs. All were DELICIOUS. I also made the conscious choice to engage in some hard-core chilling, too, which … Learn More
It’s Thanksgiving week – do we need a blog post about disagreement? Shouldn’t I be writing about gratitude? No. You’ll get plenty of messages this week about what you should be thankful for. I want to talk about the #1 reason we screw up all the goodness in our life – it’s because we can’t handle … Learn More
The way I see it, I’ve got three options: – Resign to the goal, even though my team can’t achieve it – Fight the goal, knowing I’m going to p*ss off my boss … but maybe I change it – Quit because I’m … Learn More
A few years ago, I had a private meeting with the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff in his office at the Pentagon. For those of you who aren’t familiar with this role, it’s the #1 highest ranking officer in our military. They serve on the President’s Cabinet and are responsible for the best military in … Learn More
“How am I going to get 15 hours of training in this week?” I asked myself this mid-August. As I’ve shared earlier this year, I was training for a full Ironman. I was also bopping around the country delivering keynotes, working on my next book proposal, and trying to enjoy a few more summer days with my … Learn More
I had a pretty crappy day last week. I know, right? That doesn’t sound like me – the eternal optimist. Even so, it happened. A personal situation percolated and sent me sideways. Following that event, all I wanted to do was sit on the couch, bury my head in a bag of potato chips, and insert a wine IV into … Learn More
What would our world be like if … Tragic … tragic. Varying degrees of tragic, of course. I want you to think of you. You by your lonesome. You imagining all you could do if you only had … I can’t think of anything sadder than you not realizing your potential. I know it seems that it’s … Learn More
It’s not that I don’t like being by myself. Believe me, as an introvert, I spend a great deal of time in solitude. But when it comes to work? I value partnerships. I’m wrapping up my 2024 Take the Lead season where I partnered with two amazing groups: Jamie Elrod and Massiel Diez, the Flipping the Barrel co-founders … Learn More
I can think of times in my life when I hesitated to deliver feedback. The reasons were self-focused: I’d love to say that in every situation I looked beyond my discomfort to deliver the news in the most skilled way I could. But that’s not an honest answer. There were times I’d … All of … Learn More
My friend called the other day. 50% of our conversation was about how much she hated her job. In situations like these, I have to ask: “Hey, is this a friendship conversation or do you want some coaching guidance?” She chose friendship, so I listened. Before we wrapped up, I couldn’t help myself. I asked for … Learn More
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