One habit I’m working on shifting is Less Netflix, More Reading. I discovered this article on LinkedIn this morning by Paul Storm and wanted to share as a reminder that each day can be a day of new beginnings by changing your habits.   7 Habits That Turn Ordinary People Into High Performers: When you

This year marks 25 years in professional development to help people across the U.S. learn, grow and lead. That’s my new theme moving forward, to share insight in these three main areas to give support in your daily walk for impact in your career journey and personal life. LEARN. A positive and adaptable mindset is

How do you handle change?  This topic has bubbled up several times with leaders over the last few weeks.  People deal and react to change differently and here are four profiles I share with my coaching clients and workshop participants to describe each type.   Change Profiles: 1-ON FIRE You thrive on change, the more

The evening before Thanksgiving in 2024, I received this email from a former student:   Hello Merikay, It’s been over a year ago now, but I attended a few of your classes at Cape Fear Community college in Wilmington and I would have to say the classes that I took well, I feel like they

Last week, I delivered a webinar on Leading Through Change and in this season of Thanksgiving I wondered how many people are going through significant change in their personal or professional life? It seems the Lord keeps bringing people in my life that are going through change at work and at home. I know I

Last week, my new Executive Assistant Morgan, was going to be attending a Southport Chamber after hours event. I used to enjoy going to the High Point Chamber and Greensboro Merchant Association networking events thoroughly. Sometimes, it’s challenging to feel comfortable speaking with people you don’t know for the first time. Morgan has lived here

Last week, I delivered a stress management webinar and shared some ideas for self-care.  Interestingly, every year in the United States - there are about 36 million hospital stays.  According to a Gallup survey data from adults in 122 countries, 41% of adults worldwide reported experiencing a lot of stress.  The U.S. reported 53% and

August is always like a new beginning….maybe it’s because I’ve raised three children and when we rounded the corner of summer to start the new school year it was always a season where my business gets a reboot.  Now that my nest has been empty for four years and my baby girl is a senior

What values drive your business? What values drive your personal life? Yesterday, I conducted a three hour leadership program for an organization in Wilmington, NC. The opening segment involved creating a list of core values the leadership team would adopt to serve as a compass for their team moving forward. Here is the top ten

Building Relationships to Build Business! COACH MKay Tip of the month How do you use your time to strengthen relationships and open doors of opportunity to grow professionally and personally? One of my executive coaching clients was attending the MGMA (Medical Group Managers) meeting for North Carolina in Wilmington this month. I decided to register