by Merilee Smith | Jun 10, 2026 | Inner Board Members, Spark Posts
You just snapped at someone you love — and immediately felt terrible about it. You said yes to something you desperately wanted to say no to. You’re lying awake at 2am replaying a situation that happened three days ago. There’s a difficult conversation you know you...
by Merilee Smith | May 4, 2026 | Spark Posts
For those of us who built our careers before mental health was something you could actually talk about, let me ask you something. Did you love it? Did you love being told to suck it up? Did you love working for bosses with no emotional range beyond “get it...
by Merilee Smith | Apr 9, 2026 | Spark Posts
The women in your organizations are remarkable. They are contributors, innovators, team builders, and culture shapers. The individual contributors holding critical institutional knowledge. The mid-level managers bridging strategy and execution. The senior leaders...
by Merilee Smith | Mar 4, 2026 | Spark Posts
You are creating a ripple right now, whether you’re conscious of it or not. It’s Women’s History Month, and I find myself thinking about a conversation I had recently with a group of 16 remarkable women. We gathered to talk about what matters...
by Merilee Smith | Feb 3, 2026 | Spark Posts
Perfectionism masquerades as success. But on the inside, it chips away at who we really are—our confidence, happiness, peace, and health. But where did this masquerade start? That’s the question I want you to sit with today. Most people don’t realize this,...
by Merilee Smith | Jan 14, 2026 | Spark Posts
Last week, I was about to jump into the new year, and work as usual. But my Inner Leader stopped me. She told me to pause and reflect. So I did. I sat down and looked back at everything I went through and accomplished in 2025, and let me tell you, it was a lot. I...
