The final exercise of Leadership Step By Step! For this last exercise, we had to support and manage a person that we lead to doing a task for us. The steps were: I decided to do this exercise with someone whom I had a lot of contact with so I could give myself the highest chances of success: my daughter […]
A few weeks ago, I went to the supermarket, and I took a few minutes to play a game: spot the items without plastic. Everywhere I turned, something was wrapped, sealed, or bagged in it. Even produce that already comes with its own natural protection—like oranges or avocados—was sitting in plastic trays or shrink-wrapped sleeves. Here are a few photos […]
Kelly Ramsey is a former wildland firefighter and debut author of Wildfire Days, a gripping memoir about her time as the only woman on an elite hotshot crew battling megafires in California. With raw honesty, she shares the physical, emotional, and cultural toll of life on the fireline—and what it reveals about a West increasingly shaped by climate-fueled disaster. Find […]
8/16/25 Update: I totally forgot that I didn’t post all my leadership exercises! Just a couple left to go! This week, the exercise was to do the exact same exercise as last week, but now with confidence! In short, get more practice leading more people. If you need a reminder, the process is: I was able to do the exercise […]
Kelsey Timmerman is a New York Times bestselling author and globe-trotting journalist who brings big global issues down to a human scale. In his latest book, Regenerating Earth, he dives into the world of regenerative agriculture—traveling from Indiana cornfields to the Amazon rainforest—to explore how farmers and Indigenous communities are healing the planet by working with nature, not against it. […]
When we talk about sustainability, the conversation so often turns into a discussion on what we have to give up — convenience, speed, comfort. People say things like, “I could never do that,” or “It’s too hard,” or “The impact of that is so small it doesn’t even matter.” But here’s what I’ve learned: after shifting my mindset, it doesn’t […]