Jill’s Life Quest to Be a Better Human awareness compassion food leadership yoga Oct 06, 2025

Being a Better Human: My Lifelong Quest

I would have never said that in my 20s. Back then, I had a therapist who gave me two daily prescriptions:
🌿 Spend 20 minutes in nature
🧘 Do yoga every day

At the time, I didn’t realize it, but those practices became my spiritual path. I’ve been a yogi for over 30 years—sometimes consistent, sometimes not—but always learning.


Returning to the Basics

Each fall, I come back to the basics: the Yamas and Niyamas, the ethical foundations of yoga. This year...

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The Hidden Cost of Autopilot Leadership — and How to Break Free awareness coaching development food industry food leadership leadership Jul 08, 2025

We’ve all been there.

You attend a webinar.
You journal in the morning.
You have the 1:1s. You check the box.

But if you're being honest… you're still leading the same way you always have. This is autopilot leadership. And the cost? It’s deeper than we realize.

 

What Is Autopilot Leadership?

Autopilot leadership happens when we think we’re doing the work of leadership—but we’re just going through the motions.

It sounds like:

  • “I’m already a good listener.”
  • “I went to that training last y...
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