The evening before Thanksgiving in 2024, I received this email from a former student:   Hello Merikay, It’s been over a year ago now, but I attended a few of your classes at Cape Fear Community college in Wilmington and I would have to say the classes that I took well, I feel like they

Last week, I delivered a webinar on Leading Through Change and in this season of Thanksgiving I wondered how many people are going through significant change in their personal or professional life? It seems the Lord keeps bringing people in my life that are going through change at work and at home. I know I

Last week, my new Executive Assistant Morgan, was going to be attending a Southport Chamber after hours event. I used to enjoy going to the High Point Chamber and Greensboro Merchant Association networking events thoroughly. Sometimes, it’s challenging to feel comfortable speaking with people you don’t know for the first time. Morgan has lived here

Last week, I delivered a stress management webinar and shared some ideas for self-care.  Interestingly, every year in the United States - there are about 36 million hospital stays.  According to a Gallup survey data from adults in 122 countries, 41% of adults worldwide reported experiencing a lot of stress.  The U.S. reported 53% and

August is always like a new beginning….maybe it’s because I’ve raised three children and when we rounded the corner of summer to start the new school year it was always a season where my business gets a reboot.  Now that my nest has been empty for four years and my baby girl is a senior

What values drive your business? What values drive your personal life? Yesterday, I conducted a three hour leadership program for an organization in Wilmington, NC. The opening segment involved creating a list of core values the leadership team would adopt to serve as a compass for their team moving forward. Here is the top ten

Building Relationships to Build Business! COACH MKay Tip of the month How do you use your time to strengthen relationships and open doors of opportunity to grow professionally and personally? One of my executive coaching clients was attending the MGMA (Medical Group Managers) meeting for North Carolina in Wilmington this month. I decided to register

Happy 2024! A new year, just like birthdays can be a new beginning. What do you want to see differently for you personally and professionally this year? My hope is that you have identified one, two or three things you would like to achieve in the next few months. When you are setting goals, create

Hoping you and your family experienced a wonderful Thanksgiving holiday! For the first time in years, I offered to cook the turkey. My older sister is a much better cook than me and since I’m getting my first knee replacement December 14th, I knew I would be out of commission for Christmas on cooking detail.

This morning I found a box of cards by Louise May that is a deck of 64 affirmations that a girlfriend gave me a few years ago. The message read: I am always safe I am eternal I will go on forever from experience to experience Oftentimes when I'm teaching a new class or giving