“Sometimes we have to look back in order to move forward. Sometimes the challenges and set backs we have faced have the gold we need in order to move forward. The gold we find in our most challenging moments has so much to teach us, and it's the gold in the setbacks that lights the path for how we can work differently.” - Diane Murray
May 2026
It's my birthday! There she is. Diane Carolyn Murray. Daughter of John & Celia Murray. Mother to Morgan, Gavin, and Molly. This little girl had spice from the beginning. My mom told stories of me dancing on end tables, my cousins lament that at the holiday's I would force them to put on shows for the older adults…singing, costume changes, choreography, hair brushes as microphones. They were painfully shy, and I would just yank them around ordering instructions and yelling, “we need more rehearsal!” I've decided now that it was just my “leadership skills” being developed. Read More
April 2026
offloading hurt
Anger is a powerful emotion that is often ignited by a sense of injustice. Our anger can serve as a catalyst for courage, love, change, compassion, or justice. When we hold on to anger without tapping into its power to transform, it can crush our spirit, and even make us exhausted or sick. For most of us, anger can also mask difficult experiences like grief, regret, or shame. In most cultures, it’s more acceptable, and sometimes psychologically and physically safer, to be angry than to express sadness, fear, or vulnerability. Read More
MArch 2026
Pizza & ACE Hardware: A love story for the ages
I’ve been thinking a lot about the pain of being misunderstood. To reach out for connection and belonging and be met with “no thank you” or “I don’t understand you.” is brutal. The truth is it’s more than emotional. There have been PET scans done showing that the same place in the brain that gets activated when someone has been in a car accident or experiences physical harm is the same area of the brain that lights up when we experience social rejection. The brain can’t tell the difference. Read More
February 2026
When you’re not feeling the love at work.
Can you remember when you first entered your professional life? When you got the call that you got the position you interviewed for, or the funding you needed to launch your business? You likely didn’t let that call go to voicemail. When they told you that they chose you, you were excited and hopeful. You called friends and family who were also waiting to hear an update, and you celebrated. It was an exciting beginning. You were, admit it, proud. Read More
January 2026
The audacious belief that work should not cause harm.
Welcome to Mining for Gold—a monthly newsletter to come home to your unique brand of leadership. Sometimes we have to look back in order to move forward. Sometimes the challenges and set backs we have faced have the gold we need in order to move forward. The gold we find in our most challenging moments has so much to teach us, and it's the gold in the setbacks that lights the path for how we can work differently. Sometimes we have to steer by starlight before we can get to the open field. Read More