When you are going through a struggle – a problem, a transition, or a full-blown personal crisis – it can be hard to remember that one person’s “transformation” is another person’s “complete mess.”  In other words, every successful transition you see started in the same messy, uncomfortable place of failure and humiliation that you may find yourself in right now.  Ending a job, a company or even a relationship usually doesn’t start with a vision of possibility — it starts with a breaking point where you realize that “this can’t continue.” You may not know what comes next, but you kn ..read more

What if the place you want to be is only a choice away? Could it be that easy to simply choose to be where you want to be?   I had this awareness on my yoga mat in class the other day. When I was focused on transitioning from Downward Dog to Plank, sweating my ass off in a 95-degree room with 40 other beautiful humans, a new thought dropped into my awareness. What if the higher state of vibration, awakening, and being that I've been working towards becoming my whole life could be here now?   What if I didn't have to do more work on myself to become it? What if I didn't need to crea ..read more

We often describe our work as "helping conscious leaders grow," but the word "grow" doesn't quite capture the kind of deep, contemplative inquiry we often see in our clients. Their journeys are not only about increasing – their journeys are about deepening, expanding, letting go, and reaching for more. Beyond growth is evolution – sometimes chaotic, sometimes disruptive, but always transformative. And so it was such a delight to record this conversation with Carolyn Swora on her podcast, Evolve: A New Era of Leadership to explore the evolution at the heart of conscious leadership. Her ge ..read more

We’re always thrilled to talk with Jon and Becky, but we were beyond excited when they asked to feature our book on their podcast this week — particularly since they wrote the foreword to the book! We didn’t think the episode would air for a few more weeks, but the conversation was so rich that they asked if they could push it out early. It upended our launch plans a bit, but we were more than happy to say yes ..read more

The real season of love doesn't just start on February 14th. It's a season that goes on and on all year long. That's if we choose to receive, be, and bring it.  To love is not always easy, especially during these tumultuous times; to love someone who sees things differently, to love someone who doesn't agree with you, to love someone who may have hurt you, to love someone who is angry, or to love someone who doesn't "get it" (whatever "getting it" means). Harder than that, at times, is the practice of loving ourselves - even on our down days when we wake up in a low mood, wish we would h ..read more

Happy New Year! We hope your holiday was happy, fulfilling, and bright. And ... now what? The presents have all been opened. The parties are over. Your houseguests have gone home. The confetti has been cleaned up – um, at least most of it.  Like most of our readers, you probably spent a bit of time over the past week reflecting on your past year – the highs and lows, the ups and downs. And you probably spent a bit more setting a few goals for yourself.  It's easy to feel upbeat and optimistic on January 1st. You carry the momentum of some much-needed time off and self-care back ..read more

Over the past several weeks, we've explored the upcoming winter solstice and its significance for conscious leaders and businesses. For the Plenty team, celebrating the summer and winter solstices is a natural extension of our work to help leaders become more mindful, thoughtful, and centered. After all, we all exist in and as part of a larger world. It seems evident that the physics of the natural world can provide a metaphor and context for the work we do in it.  But I'm constantly reminded of how "out there" the solstice seems to many in the business comm ..read more

You Made It Through Giving Tuesday ..read more

The Holidays Are Different for Nonprofit Professionals For many, Thanksgiving signals a time of slowing down, giving thanks, and enjoying some well-deserved rest. For nonprofit professionals, though, entering November signals the time we need to kick it into high gear. Between preparing for Giving Tuesday, building the end-of-year campaign, analyzing this year's results, writing the annual report, and – oh yeah – "we need your projections for next year by Friday," this is the time of year we're all in a dead sprint. Here are three quick tips to help your end-of-year planning ..read more

It's hard for us to believe, yet amazing for us to celebrate: Today, Plenty is ten years old! Yahoo! All month long, we're going to be sharing our gratitude, our lessons learned, and our dreams for what comes next. We're thrilled to start that with today's episode of the Plenty for Everyone podcast – which also happens to mark another great milestone, episode 50.   Plenty was founded on Thanksgiving of 2013, an auspicious day for a company built on the idea of helping people see the abundance all around them and within them. Since then, we've had the privilege of working with incre ..read more