Happy Father's Day to all the Dads out there sharing interesting newspaper articles, coaching softball teams, helping check the homework late at night, teaching us to stand up for ourselves, or just sending yet another gentle reminder to "get that thing with the car checked out!" Whether near or far, Dads help us grow, evolve, and thrive. The Co-Co says Cheers and Thanks to You!

Sonia Narvaez is an Operations Strategist who prides herself on designing business systems that help companies achieve greater impact. Her clients are altruistic entrepreneurs and business leaders seeking the path to create an organization with a shared sense of purpose that works better together.

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What does your power pose look like? What dog are you out of this selection of dog pictures (have pictures of dogs with different emotions)? What’s one word to describe how you feel today? Can everyone think of 3 good things?

These are just a few examples of ice breakers that we discussed during the Facilitating a Successful Workshop session on May 26th at The Co-Co. Our icebreaker that participants answered was, “When facilitating a workshop, what is your biggest concern?” We tried to answer as many of these as possible with a supportive group.

Our world needs strong, curious, capable leaders to move us forward in our increasingly complex world. During this graduation season, it is important that we celebrate and encourage these budding leaders because they will be charged with fixing what is broken. Barack Obama summed it up perfectly; "All those adults that you used to think were in charge and knew what they were doing? It turns out they don’t have all the answers. A lot of them aren’t even asking the right questions. So, if the world’s going to get better, it’s going to be up to you." No pressure at all.

A Time to Reflect and Honor

“How important it is for us to recognize our heroes and she-roes.” – Maya Angelou

This Memorial Day Weekend, we take the time to recognize the reason for celebration this weekend - to honor the men and women who nobly sacrificed their lives while serving the United States Military. We are grateful for their service to our country and reflect on the freedoms that their sacrifices have afforded us.

Pre-pandemic, I was poorly skilled in the art of streaming TV. Now I navigate the streaming apps like a pro and I’m up on the latest movies and miniseries, which brings me to the subject of this article.

Recently, I watched “Your Honor,” starring Bryan Cranston, and while the story of “good guy gone bad” is well played out, this one resonated differently for me.

In his viral NYT Op-Ed column, Adam Grant writes, “Flow is that illusive state of absorption in a meaningful challenge…where your sense of time, place and self melts away.”