A panel moderator posed that question to me, my fellow panelists and others at a recent conference on sustainability. He then looked right at me and said, “Nancy, that’s what you do, right? Change companies for a living?” I was so taken aback that I can’t even recall...
I’ve often described the last 10 years of my life as “the decade of personal development for Nancy Murphy.” Some of that personal growth resulted from intentional action – a Sufi retreat in the Sahara Desert, workshops on mindfulness, obsessive podcast listening....
A few years ago, I dropped New Year’s Resolutions and adopted a Word of the Year (WOTY) instead. I wrote about my WOTY in 2015 and 2016. For 2017, I’m all about practice. If previous years are any indication, I expect this word to inform my decisions and actions every...
My maternal grandfather died earlier this year. He was almost 90 years old. I know. It’s unusual for someone my age to still have a grandparent living. I am very fortunate. He wasn’t always easy to be around – one of his many nicknames was “the Grinch” – but I loved...
Pro Bono Week is a global campaign that celebrates and activates pro bono service across all professions that use their talents to make a difference. This celebration is inspired by the American Bar Association’s National Celebration of Pro Bono. For all this,...
You may have read my post in 2015 about my Word of the Year (“release”). For 2016, my word is “leap.” When considering options for my word, my intention, for 2016, “leap” is what initially came to mind. As I sat with it, exploring how my life would be different in...
