People get really nervous when I tell them I want to be replaceable.

It seems like everyone hears that Beyoncé song in their heads (to the left, to the left) and things I've lost some of my marbles.

Hear me out, reader. You know I'm going somewhere.

I want to be replaceable in my...

With everything that went down in 2020, more people are faced with the whole work/life balance issue than ever before. But this time, there was much more at stake. We went from the hustle and grind workday to juggling virtual school with making sure our own sales goals and deadlines were met.

The...

|By Tara Vossenkemper, Ph.D., LPC

During my doctoral program, I had to take a systems class. Rocco was the instructor. Rocco was old school - he liked original systems thinkers, and he spent a lot of time talking about Bateson, Minuchin, and Haley like they were his besties.

One of the required...

I’ve been told by a number of particularly nasty misogynists that I need to go back to the kitchen because that’s where women belong. I don’t make a habit of listening to misogynists, but I will say, one of the most profound and impactful epiphanies for my business came as a...

| By Tara Vossenkemper, PhD

I’ve only worked a handful of jobs in my life. When I started at the restaurant, I was hired on the spot. It was a new store opening. I remember walking into the restaurant as it was gearing up for the grand opening and meeting a woman named Kim, the manager. I ...

You may know systems are kinda my thing. I strongly believe that there’s nothing better than waking up in the morning knowing that your business can run itself. I love the freedom, the sense of adventure and purpose that I’m able to enjoy because I don’t have to constantly put...