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The Energizer Blog


The Value of Screw-Ups for Leaders: Teachable Moments
Too often, organizations and individuals play the blame game. Finding a “fall guy or gal” never allows any forward momentum.

Eileen McDargh
Jan 25, 20231 min read


Be Yourself
Every year you make a resolution to change yourself. This year, make a resolution to BE yourself.

Eileen McDargh
Jan 18, 20231 min read


Shine A Light In 2023
“I believe that each of us carries a bit of inner brightness, something entirely unique and individual. A flame that’s worth protecting..."

Eileen McDargh
Jan 11, 20231 min read


My Holiday Message From An Amaryllis
Every Christmas for the past few years, my brothers have sent me a pot with at least 2 amaryllis bulbs....

Eileen McDargh
Jan 3, 20231 min read


Keep Your Fingers Crossed! I Might Have Found My Retreat Center
This year, January 3-6, I’ll try the Mary & Joseph Center in Palos Verdes.

Eileen McDargh
Dec 28, 20221 min read


ACT III Wisdom for Modern Elders
I am on a learning journey to discover how to be a modern elder and understand what I am called to do in this ACT III of my life.

Eileen McDargh
Dec 21, 20222 min read


Raising a Resilient Generation
Today’s digital, diverse, and dispersed economy requires a workforce with many different personal qualities: curiosity, empathy,...

Matthew Spaur
Dec 7, 20223 min read


The Secret Leadership Skill: Connection
What do Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter all have in common? They are tangible vehicles for people to connect in a disconnected world.

Eileen McDargh
Nov 30, 20222 min read


Gratitude: Seasons of Grace
And for this we give thanks…

Eileen McDargh
Nov 23, 20221 min read


Who will mourn you?
The call came yesterday: Glenna Salsbury, an enduring influence in the speaking profession, died after many years battling cancer.

Eileen McDargh
Nov 16, 20221 min read


Boo-tiful Can be Beautiful
Have you ever felt that way—so taken by a child that all work and worry vanishes?

Eileen McDargh
Nov 2, 20221 min read


Three Tools That Will Help Your Business Survive a Recession (and burnout)
Building resiliency in business. This is no easy task. In fact, it took me years to reach a place of resiliency in my small business,...

Veronica Kirin
Oct 26, 20224 min read


Retreat In Order to Advance
“The more faithfully you listen to the voice within you, the better you will hear what is sounding outside.

Eileen McDargh
Oct 19, 20222 min read


Retrain Your Brain for Resiliency!
It seems that our brains are hardwired to focus on negativity bias. Throwback from the time our ancestors fought saber-tooth tigers?

Eileen McDargh
Oct 12, 20221 min read


GREAT Leaders are GREAT Storytellers
We follow leaders who capture us with stories that draw us in and give us purpose for being part of the company or movement.

Eileen McDargh
Oct 5, 20222 min read


Forget Busy. Become Purposeful.
Energy results from a personal commitment to a goal that has meaning and passion. One must have both.

Eileen McDargh
Sep 28, 20221 min read


Insights for Tough Times
Just returned from one week above 10,500’: sleeping under the stars and clouds, battling mosquitoes and temps down to 25 degrees at night

Eileen McDargh
Sep 21, 20222 min read


Double Trouble
Surely that’s what Mom must have said when the doctor announced in the delivery room, “Wait. There’s another baby coming!”

Eileen McDargh
Sep 14, 20221 min read


Seeing Is Not Believing
I think this is a chance for me to focus on my other senses.

Eileen McDargh
Sep 7, 20221 min read


The Power of Storytelling
From Confucius to Mohammed, from Martin Luther King to Abe Lincoln, it is the stories people remember.

Eileen McDargh
Sep 2, 20222 min read
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