by Pam Hernandez | Aug 8, 2025 | Career, Leaders, Leadership, Perfectionism, Personal Growth, Self Acceptance, self confidence, Well-being
You are not Your Title Who are you without your title? For many leaders, the answer is unsettling. When your identity is tightly wrapped around your role—your profession, title, or the recognition it brings—leadership decisions start to come from a place of protection...
by Pam Hernandez | Jul 18, 2025 | Coaching, Leadership, Leadership Coaching, Listening, Perfectionism, Personal Growth, Self Acceptance, Well-being
We all have voices in our heads that speak to us. I’m not talking about the type of voices that signal a mental illness. I’m talking about the little nagging ones that tell us we didn’t try hard enough, we’re not as good as our colleague, we’re a lousy parent, we...
by Pam Hernandez | Jul 10, 2025 | Leaders, Leadership, Leadership Coaching, Perfectionism, Personal Growth, Self Acceptance
When Perfectionism Becomes the Price of Feeling Worthy: Perfectionism isn’t just about high standards. For many leaders, it’s about survival. If delegation struggles are often about control, perfectionism is about identity. The belief that only flawless performance...
by Pam Hernandez | Oct 18, 2023 | Change, Clarity, Coaching, Front Page, Generations, Personal Growth, Self Acceptance
You’ve heard the saying that everyone has a story. I’ve come to believe that everyone is a story. There is a difference. We are a sum total of all our experiences (with a little genetics thrown in). From those experiences, we construct the “story” of our life. Because...
by Pam Hernandez | Aug 28, 2023 | Assessments, Clarity, Coaching, Leadership, Leadership Coaching, Mindfulness, Personal Growth, Self Acceptance, Time
Lately, I’ve tried a few new activities: golf, pickleball, and strength training. Each of my respective coaches have told me the same thing: “Relax, you’re attacking the ball (or the band). You’ll be much more successful if you take a slow swing; you’re looking for...
by Pam Hernandez | Aug 23, 2022 | Compassion, Daughters, Fathers, Mothers, Personal Growth, Self Acceptance, Well-being
Growing up, I received the message quite early and quite often that feeling sorry for myself was not appropriate. I got this message at home and school, and I’m sure I wasn’t alone. When I was in middle school and complaining about something (probably about thinking I...
