Leading From The Heart

Heaven gained a saint on November 4, 2024. Heidi Fox Tripp, LCMHC and One80 team member since 2015 left us all too soon at the age of 48. She had battled brain tumors for several years prior and over the summer started to decline. I met Heidi in August of 2015 after...

I never in my wildest dreams imagined that One80 Counseling would become as impactful as it is. I never dreamed I'd own a company much less lead it to 17 years old! I was "just a cheerleader" when I went to grad school to pursue becoming a High School English teacher....

I made a new friend named Orit Ramler and recently had her as a guest on my podcast. Orit calls herself a "citizen of the world" as she has lived all over the world! Orit is a life coach and author and she just published her first book, The Box of Life: A Guide to...

“In this world, you’re either growing or dying, so get in motion and grow.” - Lou Holtz, former Notre Dame football head coach This is one of my favorite quotes in life and business. I really apply it to business and it’s a belief I hold close to motivate me to keep...

I coined the G.R.O.W. Principle in 2018 when recognized as the Dynamic Entrepreneur of the Year by JNOW magazine. The award presenter asked me to speak about how I founded and grew a successful company. I talked about the G.R.O.W. method I developed and I still...

This month I celebrate my 48th birthday. Which is a sobering thought, as it’s just shy of 50. Fifty years is half a century! Some of you are young enough to conceivably be my kids. I have high school & college friends with kids your age! Some of you are about the...

Many of you know the mission at One80 Counseling is to be a place where anyone from any walk of life can find a therapist to treat their mental health needs. We meet this mission through the diversity in our team; diverse licensures, treatment areas, and therapists'...

Sometimes, therapists need therapy too. Let’s talk about being stuck and how to get “un-stuck”. There are plenty of times in our lives we feel stuck. Maybe you’re going through something right now and you feel stuck; stuck in making the next step towards a small or...

I’ve been choosing a word for the year for the last 6 years. An executive coach I met introduced me to the book “My One Word” by Ashcraft & Olsen, and I’ve been letting the universe (God) give me a word ever since. My practice is this: about November/December I...

It’s the season to be thankful. Americans all over the country are celebrating Thanksgiving next week. This got me thinking about thankfulness, gratitude, and joy. It seems to me that it’s easier to focus on being thankful during the Thanksgiving season. In my family,...