Self Awareness

Surfing Through 2020: A surfer's perspective on a wavy year

Surfing Through 2020: A surfer's perspective on a wavy year

Reflecting on 2020 from the perspective of a surfer. A tough year with uncertainties, challenges, beauty, optimism and true learnings. Applying my love for surfing to helping me through the challenges of the pandemic.

Tapping Into The Unpredictable Power of Leadership

Tapping Into The Unpredictable Power of Leadership

Leadership and management are not the same thing. Too often these terms are used interchangeably and then we wonder why the results don’t map to the expectations. In this post we take a look at the differences between leadership and management.

Freedom To Create: My Personal Leadership Journey

Freedom To Create:  My Personal Leadership Journey

Freedom is one of the best things about being an entrepreneur. Not just the freedom to set your own schedule, but the freedom to be creative and innovative. My leadership journey has afforded me certain freedoms and I have taken full advantage. In sharing my story it is my hope that I can inspire others.

Why Surfing is a Great Vehicle to Teach Vulnerability and Leadership

Why Surfing is a Great Vehicle to Teach Vulnerability and Leadership


Vulnerability is a key to growth. We can only grow when we are willing to allow ourselves to be vulnerable and to push outside our comfort zones. This is a tough concept for successful people to embrace. Success tends to expand the comfort zone and makes people increasingly reluctant to exercise vulnerability.

Daily Rituals and Reflections

Daily Rituals and Reflections

Each day we learn new things, but most of what we learn escapes us because we must be more deliberate about capturing our learnings. At LeaderSurf we end each day with a session called sunset reflections which provides participants with an opportunity to practice mindfulness and share their learnings from the day while enjoying the sunset.

Casting a Positive Aura- Leadership Lessons From Aura Boulton

Casting a Positive Aura- Leadership Lessons From Aura Boulton

Aura Boulton is a positive force at LeaderSurf.  As a lead surf instructor her positive energy is very contagious and she brings out the best in the program participants.  We sat down with Aura to learn more about her and where she draws her positive energy from.