Thoughts from Conscious Leadership Coach Sue Heilbronner
Latest blogs from Sue
Aug
27
Aug
20
I Might Not Recognize You
Sue has a confession: she doesn't remember your name, your face, or that conversation you had years ago. A federal judge she clerked for decades ago taught her the phrase that gets her through it anyway...read more →
Aug
11
Acknowledging That I Have Enough…and Letting Go
My marketing collaborator agreed to work with me for three months. It turned into a year. Then I had to let her go — and caught myself almost inventing a reason not to...read more →
Aug
06
What Are You Wearing…And Other Coaching Questions
Five minutes before the interview-prep call ended, I asked my client one more question: "What are you wearing?" That's not small talk — that's the whole job...read more →
Jul
31
Being Terrible at Something. Doing it Anyway.
Sue picked up rock climbing and guitar this year. She's fine at one and genuinely bad at the other — and it turns out being bad at something on purpose might be the best decision she's made all year...read more →
Jun
08
When the Backup Plan Skips the Line
Four days before my scheduled kidney transplant at Mayo, I got the call: canceled. I spent two hours sobbing — then lifted heavy weights, cried some more, and somehow closed business worth 20% of my annual forecast. I am okay. I am great. I still feel lucky...read more →
May
18
I am Retiring from Auditioning
This is a story I feel truly shy to tell. I am embarrassed, ashamed, and, in facing this and sharing it with you, also liberated. For as long as I can remember, I have been auditioning. Trying out for all the roles. My dad told me when I was young... read more →
May
05
Great Questions + Listening = Magic
I put something on LinkedIn last month, and I wasn't sure it would go anywhere. “I want to host a small dinner gathering. Come to my house in Boulder. Bring one good question, a willingness to answer everyone else's question, and an intent to listen carefully. You can be a... read more →
Apr
28
Title and Level Over Cash
I was talking to a friend and mentee today about her evaluation of a new potential role. She wanted my thoughts on whether the role looked like a good opportunity. Easy. She currently is a VP in an organization. The role for which she’s interviewing is a bit of a... read more →
Mar
15
What Jesse Eisenberg and My Colleague Have in Common
If you’ve been a reader for a bit, you know I have a genetic kidney condition called Polycystic Kidney Disease (PKD). You also know that I wrote about the condition and about the imbalance between people who need kidneys and people who donate them. You also might recall that living... read more →
Feb
15
Hey Sixty
It’s been a while. There are a few reasons. One parent and one sibling with incapacitating injuries. Both are mending. I’m getting lots of traveling nurse experience. Then there was the start of the calendar year and the reverberations that creates in the business world (“Yo. Hey. Wait. We need... read more →
Dec
22
