by Lucy Shenouda | Dec 7, 2017 | Change, Resourcefulness
I’ve come to appreciate perseverance comes from being present to discomfort. Feeling uncomfortable is disconcerting and disorienting. Over the years, feeling discomfort and being present to what’s needed in those moments has led me to challenges and obstacles to... 
by Lucy Shenouda | Jun 7, 2017 | Change, Change Leadership, Resourcefulness
The people in the organization that bring curiousity into conversation open new doors. They start the process of setting the bar of excellence. The persistence in digging deeper, challenging the status quo and doing so with a true sense of urgency; these are leaders... 
by Lucy Shenouda | May 7, 2017 | Change, Courage, Resourcefulness
The visionaries who raise the bar in their chosen fields walk converging paths marked with hope and fear. As they do new things, they win, they fail, they learn, they win again, fail again and continue on their journey resilient to the obstacles they may pass along... 
by Lucy Shenouda | Oct 4, 2016 | Perspective, Resourcefulness, Tenacity
I am haunted by reverberating echoes in my mind. The type of echoes that draw me inward. Echoes of past regrets and burdensome worries. I feel weighed down. I feel overly stressed. I realize that this is a familiar feeling. I’ve been here before. Different and yet the... 
by Lucy Shenouda | Apr 3, 2016 | Perspective, Resourcefulness
I’m taking much longer than I need to decide. It seems trivial. I feel unsure, confused, puzzled. An inner dialogue begins: “Does it really matter what I wear today? Yes, it really matters that I make the right impression. I want to make a good impression today!” I’m... 
by Lucy Shenouda | Jul 18, 2015 | Creativity, Resourcefulness, Uncertainty
The quest for creativity is a lifelong learning process. The potential for creativity, in my view, is immense. I lean in on what I learned as a child, to pursue creativity with a bucket load of curiousity, eyes open, alert, proactive and determined. I learn to allow...