The #1 most important lesson I learned about relationships: Go to work and look around you. Are people happy? Go home and look around you. Are those in your family happy? Go out with your friends and look around you. Are your friends happy? Go into your community and look around you. Are those in … Read more
Life is not easy. But what is more difficult is regret. I often share a story from the stage about a conversation I had with a man in his 80’s. We were talking about life and death. He said to me, “Do you know what it’s like to regret your life? No, Sara. You don’t. … Read more
When honest with yourself, you become a better person. A better leader. A better colleague. A better partner. A better mentor. A better human being. Earlier today I wrote a post on our sister-emotions, guilt and shame. We have all experienced guilt and shame. And we will again, too. GUILT is what we feel when we do something wrong. … Read more
“The first step to making any dream come true is recognizing your own worthiness of receiving it.” – Sara Schulting Kranz Take a moment to absorb those words. Let them sink in. For many years, my dreams remained elusive because I hadn’t fully embraced my own worthiness. There were instances when I doubted my aspirations, … Read more
Self-love is like the wind. You cannot see it – you simply feel it. It’s a vibe. An energy. Self-love is a profound and transformative force that often remains invisible to the naked eye, yet its effects can be felt in every area of our lives. It’s like the wind, a powerful and intangible presence … Read more
“My father taught me to never lead with ego.” Have you ever written something to be put out there, and you wonder if you really believe it? Or at the very least, you question what you wrote? “My father taught me to never lead with ego.” I remember writing those words in my book and … Read more
Be different. Embody more. Play like you’ve never played before. For the longest time, I played small. I existed only in the shadows, not sharing my gifts with the world. And then life struck in 2013. My world imploded, and I was faced with a choice: to die or to live. Obviously, I stepped in. … Read more
The best stories are those that make you stop and think. It’s those stories where you never forget what you heard, and they forever change you. Here is a story that forever changed me, and I hope that it will change you, too. I was flying to Detroit, Michigan last week from Midway Airport in … Read more
I love my birthdays. Always have. I love celebrating life. Always have. Even though I’ve lived through so much turmoil, pain, and dark times .. aging is something I have always embraced. Leading a group of women through a retreat last weekend in the San Juan mountains, a client asked me, “How can you be … Read more
How did I get here? This is a question I have asked myself many times in life. How did I walk across a stage at UW-Madison, becoming a college student as a young 17-year-old mom? How did I become an art teacher and co-chair, against all odds? How did I find myself living in California, … Read more