Strengths are powerful—but without boundaries, they can leave us exposed. In this post, I share what my chicken Greenie taught me about balancing gentleness with guardrails, and how the same lesson applies to leadership and co-parenting.

When my husband’s chickens started escaping, he didn’t blame them—he adapted. Fence by fence, he met each challenge with awareness, not control. That’s the heart of evolving leadership: responding with clarity instead of reacting from fear. Leadership is about meeting the moment, adjusting when things shift, and trusting your ability to grow through it.

When my son pivoted from engineering to cannabis cultivation, I felt the sting of unmet expectations. That moment revealed a powerful leadership truth: real growth means releasing control and trusting the unfolding. Leadership isn’t guiding others toward our version of success—it’s creating space for them to discover their own