When our son was young, my husband and I decided to do a bit of role playing. I mean role swapping. Due to circumstance and for practical reasons, we made a conscious decision to swap our ‘roles’ so my husband became the stay-at-home dad while I ramped up my career as...

)Every morning—come rain, sleet, snow, gale-force winds, or beautiful sunshine—I walk our chocolate Labrador, Cookie. Without fail, I bump into one of two fellow dog walkers, and before we know it, we’ve walked the entire route together. By the end of an hour, we’ve...

From Setbacks to Success: Leadership Lessons from the Entrepreneurial Journey I’m just launching Jo Blakeley Training, and I am setting a positive intention that it will be an overnight success. You know, the kind of overnight success that takes 20 years, countless...

I was watching the news this morning. Okay, I’ll admit it—that was my first mistake. But I did, and I felt sick. Economic downturns, rising inflation, political upheavals, bombings, and the looming threat of war. It was enough to make me want to crawl back into bed....

Emotions: A Shortcut to Self-Awareness Ever been so angry you could explode? Maybe a colleague took credit for your idea, a team member dropped the ball on a crucial project, or someone ate the last slice of cake you were saving. We’ve all been there. But have you...