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My Childhood Dream of Becoming the First Female President

07/29/2016 My Childhood Dream of Becoming the First Female President A Letter to My Daughter, Ally, 5

Pushing through the Burn

07/22/2016 Pushing through the Burn Taking on something, anything....is no simple task. Just when you think you're done with one crunch, there's another one waiting for you (and atfalse

Lions, Tigers and Trolls

05/11/2016 Lions, Tigers and Trolls There's no place like home. I love watching movies with my kid.

Keeping Your Sword Sharp

01/13/2016 Keeping Your Sword Sharp Source: Houston Chronicle/May 2015. Mayor Parker, myself and my little one.

Developing Edge

10/27/2015 Developing Edge Last week I visited with a room full of female engineers, scientists and other professionals at Halliburton. I've been speaking a lot with women'sfalse

09/03/2015 Know, Show and Grow What makes a brand? Iconic brands like Apple, Nike, Coca-Cola, and Starbucks have spent billions to build their brands. Why is Apple so successful?false

Sweat + Sacrifice = Success

08/06/2015 Sweat + Sacrifice = Success A few weeks ago I did something crazy.

Inner Strength

07/28/2015 Inner Strength Yesterday I wrote about grit. A big part of GRIT is knowing how to roll with the punches. For me rolling with the punches is about developing innerfalse

GRIT Drives Goals

07/27/2015 GRIT Drives Goals Quarterback Peyton Manning #18 of the directs the offense against the Jacksonville Jaguars on October 13, 2013 in Denver, Colorado. The Broncosfalse

Let it Go. Leap. Grow.

06/01/2015 Let it Go. Leap. Grow. Letting go can be so hard.

Dancing Fearlessly

05/22/2015 Dancing Fearlessly Friends, it's been a while since I've posted. I've been pulling long days while building great community in Pink Petro. In two months, we've grownfalse

Why the Dark Sometimes is Better Than the Light

04/28/2015 Why the Dark Sometimes is Better Than the Light A few weeks ago I went on my first run in a while. The longer I stay out of shape, the longer I run, so I suppose this should be motivation to getfalse