As I start the week, my mind is on the power of making connections. Two years ago, I did not know Reggie Jeffries, M.A., PCC or Dr. Mira Brancu, and Sarah Porter, PhD and I had a fond but sporadic relationship due to the effect of distance and time. And today, we've wrapped up two weeks of sweeping our communities asking for your support for our program on the SXSW PanelPicker. This is amazing to me! My journey into a new career as a business owner, consulting psychologist, and coach has been full of newness and challenge. But it's also been an opportunity to forge new ties and strengthen existing relationships. There's of course much more to effective leadership, but the center for me is connection to others. I need relationships all along the spectrum- from weak ties to deeply-known loved ones. So thank you to my community and to my colleagues for the experience of connection. (And we'll keep you posted on the outcomes of our proposal!)