Wellness and Wisdom Blog

Sometimes the most courageous leadership decision is not knowing what to build next. It is knowing what must end. I am currently reading Necessary Endings by Dr. Henry Cloud, and one analogy has stayed with me: the rose bush. A rose bush does not flourish simply because we water it, fertilize it and admire its potential. It needs to be pruned. Cloud uses pruning as a powerful metaphor for our businesses, leadership and personal lives. A gardener understands that not every bra