“Rock bottom became the solid foundation on which I rebuilt my life.”
— J. K. Rowling

by Krystal Gail | Jun 9, 2026 | Reflections

Would you erase your biggest failure if it meant losing everything it taught you? Most of us would. At least in the moment. What if, instead of assuming that bad things happen to us, we began asking whether they might actually happen for us?Recently, I had an...

“You may have to fight a battle more than once to win it.”
— Margaret Thatcher

by Krystal Gail | Jun 9, 2026 | Reflections

What separates people who eventually succeed from those who eventually quit? It is rarely intelligence. It is rarely talent. It is rarely resources. More often than we care to admit, the difference is the willingness to continue after disappointment, failure,...

Few leadership qualities are more important than resilience.

by Krystal Gail | Jun 9, 2026 | Reflections

Every leader will experience setbacks. Plans will fail. People will disappoint us. Circumstances will change. Dreams will be delayed. At times, the obstacles in front of us may seem larger than our ability to overcome them. While we cannot always control what happens...

Leadership requires decisions.

by Krystal Gail | Jun 9, 2026 | Reflections

Over the past week we have explored decision making from a variety of perspectives. We discussed fear, fatigue, uncertainty, values, seeking counsel, and learning from our mistakes. While each reflection approached the topic from a different angle, they all pointed...

“Good judgment comes from experience, and experience comes from bad judgment.”
— Will Rogers

by Krystal Gail | Jun 9, 2026 | Reflections

We make thousands of decisions every day. Some of them are memorable and others barely break our consciousness. All of us would like to get every one of them right. But no one bats 1.000. We all want to be perfect, but none of us are. As a result, some of our...