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Ego Out!
At a meeting with a colleague the other day, I was asked an insightful question, “How did you manage the strong personalities that surely...

Lindsey Nickel
Mar 24, 20182 min read


If Only…
I like healthy competitions as much as the next person. Of course these days, competition takes on the form of an RFP (Request for...

Lindsey Nickel
Feb 3, 20182 min read


Why We March
This past Sunday, my daughter and I donned our thermal underwear, our pussy hats, (thanks Christy Hallas) and our warmest sweaters and...

Lindsey Nickel
Jan 24, 20183 min read


Unintentional Bridge Burning
Are you burning bridges without even knowing it? Are you confused sometimes when you get a less than enthusiastic reply from a donor,...

Lindsey Nickel
Jan 14, 20183 min read


Mompreneur and Mindfulness
Last weekend at the end of a two day video shoot, my tired tween spoke up and said, “I want my mom! I don’t want the producer, editor, or...

Lindsey Nickel
Jan 10, 20183 min read


Third World, My World?
In a recent meeting with a board member of an international non-profit, I was asked a question that stopped me in my tracks. “Grace, have...

Lindsey Nickel
Jan 7, 20184 min read


Until it Happens to You…
Two experiences from yesterday are the impetus for this blog post, demonstrating that we have further work to do as a society to create...

Lindsey Nickel
Nov 1, 20173 min read


Once a Sweeper, Always a Sweeper
Aaron Burr Jr. had some free advice for Alexander Hamilton in the now all-too-famous musical “Hamilton” created by Lin-Manuel Miranda....

Lindsey Nickel
Oct 25, 20172 min read


Flexible Response and a Plan of Action
Disaster Recovery = Flexible Response + A Plan Of Action Pinellas County, Florida This month working with The Humane Society of Pinellas...

Lindsey Nickel
Sep 29, 20172 min read


Manifesting the Turbulence Surrounding Us
Spinning, spinning! Many of us have been dealing with an increasingly turbulent atmosphere that has presented as violent hurricanes, the...

Lindsey Nickel
Sep 8, 20172 min read


Risky Passion and the Making of an Artistpreneur
I have a question…how often do you consider your risk threshold or the pull of your passion? Do you even consider these factors? Do you...

Lindsey Nickel
Jun 22, 20174 min read


WHY I DO IT!
For weeks now I’ve been trying to craft a list of encouraging and life changing reasons for folks to consider and to commit to taking on...

Lindsey Nickel
May 22, 20171 min read


Coping with Confidence Paralysis
I finally fired off an email reply to an organization. This is not my first inquiry. It’s not an unsolicited email. It is a response to...

Lindsey Nickel
Mar 19, 20173 min read


Commander in Tweets, Leading Through the Tangled Webs of Social Media
During a casual weekend phone chat with my buddy, Artist and Art Gallery Owner Sarah Ellen Smith, we galloped into a topic that has been...

Lindsey Nickel
Mar 5, 20172 min read


Chasing Creativity
Last year, within three months of each other, my nephew and aunt died by suicide. For an undetermined period of time “my art” was on...

Lindsey Nickel
Feb 21, 20173 min read


This Metabook is Mega Cool!
Every once in awhile, I get a lucky break! This December I was in the right space at the right downtime. A colleague of mine named...

Lindsey Nickel
Jan 13, 20172 min read


A Year of Yoga
So, How you doing? We are five days into 2017 and I am wondering how those resolutions are going? Me. . .of course I am working on mine,...

Lindsey Nickel
Jan 5, 20171 min read


I Don’t Want Alot for Christmas…
When I was a teenager, a few months shy of graduating from high school and going on to pursue my career dreams, I spent as much time as...

Lindsey Nickel
Dec 12, 20162 min read


Putting the “HAPPY” in Happy Halloween!
It’s been a ridiculously busy post-summer/autumn season! Tons of grant writing opportunities, too much travel, tons of new clients and...

Lindsey Nickel
Oct 31, 20161 min read


When Do-Gooding Ends Badly, How Do You Cope?
A very dear friend and work buddy of mine is going through a rough patch. A program that she worked hard to fund and develop was hijacked...

Lindsey Nickel
Aug 28, 20162 min read
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