Cecelia Benford is a freelance Leadership Coach. Drawing on years of experience of leading, connecting and training generations of people led her to a decision to intentionally help others become the leaders God created them to be. She started her business of Diverse, Accountable, Resilient, Connected (DARC) Leadership Coach, LLC, after an exciting career as a Defense Department Leader, and now takes her passion of coaching and mentoring to the next level transforming future leaders. She can be contacted by emailing cmichelleb56@ymail.com.
It’s October 31st, two months after a fall that truly has tested what I can or cannot do. When you have plans to do, whatever it is, and you don’t or can’t, you may ponder “what’s holding me back”? As I round this corner towards bones healing, I have more clarity and more desire to get … More Resilience Through Reflections, Waiting, and Enriching Experiences
“Be still and know that I am God”. Psalm 46:10. I had a fall on August 30th, five years to the date, after I retired from the federal government. I broke my collar bone, and these words came to mind. The upside is this occurred during a week where I traveled to two countries I’d never been. I saw … More 8 Words that Changed my Season
What a month! Just when you thought you had seen it all, the chaos (to some), and cheers of ‘that’s the way you do it’ (to others), continued like bulls rampaging through a china shop. This raging bull is still a good image. Little thought of how it’s done, big show for the biggest bang and shock affect, … More Women’s History Month Stories, 2025
https://bit.ly/3SHKbPB Updated 2/26/25 – For some reason this was not posted. We all have written things that we saved in draft and later decided not to publish it. I still feel this way. Sometimes we need to see how embedded links are working. If you land on this page, there really is a weekly podcast … More PUBLISHED AUTHOR ~ Five Generations, One Nation, Under God…Website below ~
How did your year start? Typically, I start the year with leveling up with renewal, refocus, and reorientating myself after the holidays. Already I have been thrust into protecting my reflections, getting proper rest and rejuvenation and recalibration by resisting distractions. What are you focusing on these days? So much of my “Thought Content” this … More EARLY 2025
Today is Veteran’s Day, 11/11/2024. We owe our military thanks and appreciation (my grandfather, my father, my husband, my sisters, my uncle, my cousins, and friends, and strangers), who served time defending this country and others. Many paid the price for other countries to be free. We say freedom in this country, even when many were not or … More GRATITUDE
Today is National Women’s Equality Day. Women were granted the right to vote 104 years ago. I am both ecstatic to mark this milestone and to cogitate on what the future holds. Perhaps the number one captive thought I have is that I get to choose how I will live my best life. Daily I … More Four Years Later,…Five Generations, One Nation, Under God
Fight Fear and Hold Fast This Mental Health Blog is brought to you by YouVersion, May 27, 2024 It seems there’s always something to worry about: natural disasters, current (and potential) wars, shaky finances, relational brokenness, unmet expectations, political, cultural, or racial divisions, senseless violence, our kids, our jobs, our health, and more—much more. But … More Are You Anxious?
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May almost came and went, even though we had 31 days. Did you get the memo that it is/was Mental Health Month? Mental Health has become a 365-day crisis for children and adults. Surveys show people are more isolated today than they were 5 years ago. Working from home and increased alcohol usage has not helped this. The last grim note … More Prioritize Yourself – Mental Health Month
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