by Lori Ann King | Mar 17, 2026 | Leadership and Culture
The moment I heard my mentor was leaving, fear asked one question: “What about me?” My promise to myself last year, after a long break from writing, was to be as authentic as possible. To stay aligned with my truth. That promise comes with vulnerability. And...
by Lori Ann King | Mar 10, 2026 | Self-Care
Recently, I finished a hot BikYasa yoga class and came home thinking I might take a nap. But then a text came in from a friend confirming a tea date a bit earlier than I’d expected. Nap or tea with a friend? Both are forms of self-care. Rest matters. But so does...
by Lori Ann King | Mar 3, 2026 | Leadership and Culture
Recently, I came across the idea of resume virtues vs eulogy virtues from David Brooks in The Road to Character, and it stopped me in my tracks. I’ve spent most of my life building a resume. Only recently did I realize I was also building a character. Resume virtues...
by Lori Ann King | Feb 24, 2026 | Cycling
Your Power Serves the World, So Use It “Your playing small does not serve the world.” – Marianne Williamson It took me decades to really understand that line. In high school, I started running to stay in shape for soccer. My best friend would join me, and without...
by Lori Ann King | Feb 19, 2026 | Life Lessons
Where Might the Water Be Getting Warm for You? (Burnout warning signs) Have you heard the boiling frog metaphor? If you drop a frog into boiling water, it jumps out immediately. But if you place it in cool water and slowly turn up the heat, the frog stays, adapting as...
by Lori Ann King | Feb 9, 2026 | Leadership and Culture
Many of us have lived under a particular kind of leadership hierarchy. One rooted more in fear than in trust. It’s the kind where leadership exists at a distance. Senior leaders sit high above, access is limited, and authority flows downward through control. Decisions...
by Lori Ann King | Feb 4, 2026 | Life Lessons
Some pauses take longer than we planned. Some transitions ask us to linger. January invited me into pause and reflection, and I accepted. What I didn’t expect was that February would ask the same of me. I returned from a week in Florida late on a Wednesday night....
by Lori Ann King | Jan 29, 2026 | Cycling
This year, I keep coming back to the same three words. Intention. Alignment. Authenticity. Not as aspirational ideas. As daily practices. We don’t stumble into alignment. We choose it. Again and again. Sometimes those choices are quiet and private. Sometimes they are...
by Lori Ann King | Jan 19, 2026 | Life Lessons
Over the years, I’ve learned that difficult conversations are unavoidable, whether in leadership, families, or life. What is avoidable is the damage they cause when we choose defensiveness over listening, or comfort over courage. Lately, I’ve been reflecting on...
by Lori Ann King | Jan 13, 2026 | Mindset
For many years, I chose a word for the season I was in. Not a resolution. Not a goal. A companion word. Something to return to when life got loud or blurry. In my teens, I craved independence. In my twenties, I longed for strength. In my thirties, I chased freedom. In...
by Lori Ann King | Jan 7, 2026 | Self-Care
Last year, I finally admitted something: I was exhausted not because I was working too hard, but because I was constantly paddling upstream. I had knowledge and skills. I cared. I was doing what I thought I should be doing. But something was off. I was forcing...
by Lori Ann King | Jan 2, 2026 | Cycling
Redefining Victory After Surgery, Change, and Recovery We are very good at tending to physical wounds. We ice. We stretch. We submit to physical therapy. We endure discomfort because we believe in healing. Somewhere along the way, many of us also find ourselves...
