A Blog by Adrienne Wallace

My first InTheLifeRoom Podcast in 2016 . I hope it blesses you.      That 10-second wait to hear this podcast is part of this lesson. There is anxiety when we have to stand in our current state and wait. Stay in your moment of quiet with confidence. What starts for you starts in the right time for you. You tend to lack nothing as much as you lack contentment in/with the current moment. Striving has its place. Don't strive for what other people have. You have a place to be that is ordained for you and only you. That grass you see on the other side of the fence is plastic. It really isn't where you want to be. You'll get there through grace. Confidence in getting there by being healthy and whole and happy in your present day while taking care to execute in a way that assures a good today is the new human imperative. Planning has its place. Don't get caught up in the game. The distance between planning and regretting is being. Know and execute your pl...

The best marketers leading brands in 2016 may not be able to control every new thing that falls over their industry from regulation to politics, but they can prepare for pending storms and help secure success for their teams and brands. Keeping all channels covered; at pace,cultivating curiosity, service and solutions while creating momentum that delivers ROI and increasing share is the ongoing quest for most brands and their chief marketers. This is no easy task and it requires numerous organizational, value and technological efficiencies. The approach in 2016 and beyond must be nonlinear. Marketers will need to be diverse and also well versed and skilled in not just branding and creative ideation, but they will need to have accountability for procurement and financial return beyond holding to spend limits. They will need to partner well with sales, technology leads and be ambassadors for stellar consumer experience and impressions of the brands the represent. Mar...

We all come fully alive and often through observation, trauma or crisis. We call on a higher power when things get tough and we also come to learn the power that is inherent as well. Wishing everyone who listens to this and those who don't, the peace, calm and tranquility that comes not from sleeping through the miraculous gift of life but instead waking up as we live it.   I balance my quest in industry and championing of digital technology for results  and consumer engagement in business with my leadership requirement of grace  and humanity, by my speaking, artistic captures and lifecoaching.  Here is one  such podcast reflecting the latter.  I have gotten so much  humbling" behind the scenes " feedback  on this podcast and so many people have said simply:     - " This is amazing"   - "I needed this today!"  - " This spoke to me."  - " Thank you!"  and my personal favorite...