Reflections
One courageous thought can interrupt old patterns and invite a new future.
These are reflections from the work — on leadership, transition, growth, and what it means to lead with both strength and grace. Some are part of a series. Others are standalone reflections.
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The Practice of Fueling Hope
Read more: The Practice of Fueling HopeHope is more than a feeling; it’s what keeps us moving when the path gets difficult. In the latest TrivesLiv post, The Practice of Fueling Hope, explores how our stories, deeply held beliefs, and vision for what could be help us lead with purpose—even when we can’t see the whole way forward.
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The Practice of Knowing Your Story
Read more: The Practice of Knowing Your Story“What is your story?” I asked my client. He answered with his résumé. Our story is more than what we’ve done. It’s the people and experiences that shaped how we lead. Here, we explore the chapters we avoid, the ones we overlook, and a simple way to start knowing yours.
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4 PRACTICES FOR THRIVING
Read more: 4 PRACTICES FOR THRIVINGMany of my great-grandparents immigrated from Denmark around the turn of the 20th century. They left a country that wrestled with a defining question: What do you do when the world you knew has changed—and you cannot simply recover what was lost? In the decades that followed, a phrase came to symbolize a wider national impulse: “What…
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The Journey Begins Here: A Theory of Change for Leaders Who Are Ready
Read more: The Journey Begins Here: A Theory of Change for Leaders Who Are ReadyChange has a way of finding us before we’re ready. But there’s a difference between change that disrupts and change that transforms. After years of walking alongside leaders through some of their hardest seasons, I’ve noticed a pattern — a shape transformation tends to take when it’s honest and grounded. I call it my Theory of Change.…
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Amplify: Leading Beyond Yourself
Read more: Amplify: Leading Beyond YourselfThe most enduring leadership doesn’t announce itself or demand credit—it creates conditions where others can step into their own strengths, and the work continues long after you’ve moved on. Here’s the paradox: the transformation you’ve experienced through Awaken, Align, Activate, and Adapt was never just for you. It was always meant to extend beyond you—into your team,…
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Adapt: Responding with Flexibility and Faith
Read more: Adapt: Responding with Flexibility and FaithMost leadership plans don’t fail on their own. They simply get interrupted by reality. And that interruption becomes an invitation to rediscover your leadership through both roots and flexibility—holding what matters while releasing what no longer serves. I’ve spent enough time hiking in various parks to know the route I plan is rarely the route I actually…
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Activate: When Alignment Becomes Action
Read more: Activate: When Alignment Becomes ActionThere’s a moment between knowing what needs to change and actually changing —a threshold where clarity meets courage, and intention either becomes action or quietly fades back. You have recognized the shift in your leadership season. You’ve done the deeper work of realigning around what matters most. Now the question becomes concrete: What will you actually do…
