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Chance Favors the Prepared Mind

February 13, 2026 Mary Jo Goolsby

The quote, “Chance favors the prepared mind” is attributed to Louis Pasteur.  I often talk about seizing the “golden moment”…

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Posted in: Call to Action, Leadership

Why Leaders Need Time to Think

February 12, 2026 Mary Jo Goolsby

Image: The Thinker, Rodin, 1880, Creative Commons It is not enough to be busy. So are the ants. The question…

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Posted in: Excellence, Persistence, Productivity and Momentum, Uncategorized

The Flow: Important to Leaders

February 11, 2026 Mary Jo Goolsby

Photo by Ian Turnell, Pexels I’ve often talked about my experience of “being in the flow” when talking about situations…

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Posted in: Leadership, Persistence

Synonyms for “Leader” – Not What You Expect

February 8, 2026 Mary Jo Goolsby

I recently was thinking about how difficult it can be for people to understand the term “leader” as I intend…

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Posted in: Call to Action, Leadership

Blogging Break

May 1, 2023 Mary Jo Goolsby

Over the past few weeks, a family loss prompted my refocus for the time being. Along with this, I have…

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Posted in: Uncategorized

Leadership Book Club Dinners

November 6, 2022 Mary Jo Goolsby

Recently, I set out to host a “mentor dinner” by inviting local NPs to participate in a “Leadership Book Club/Dinner”. …

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Posted in: mentorship

Maintaining Momentum: My Aim towards Finish Line and Productivity Tools

August 22, 2022 Mary Jo Goolsby

I recently wrote about my personal quandry regarding whether to start on a book emphasizing the opportunities for NPs to…

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Posted in: Persistence

What’s Your Sparketype?

July 22, 2022 Mary Jo Goolsby

Jonathan Field is an entrepreneur, host of the Good Life Project podcast, and creator of the Sparketype approach, which helps…

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Posted in: Leadership, Persistence, Productivity and Momentum, Uncategorized

Start Today

July 20, 2022 Mary Jo Goolsby

So I have apparently had two long lapses in blogging. I keep busy, but if I’m going to have a…

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Posted in: Persistence, Productivity and Momentum

Do You Have a Mentor?

March 3, 2020 Mary Jo Goolsby

When thinking of mentorship, one option involves a mentor/mentee dyad. This is actually the format with which I have the…

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Posted in: mentorship

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