I have achieved success that most people only dream of, and yet I am also a survivor and a thriver whose journey has never been easy.  I would like to share a quotation that remains the anchor in my life, the chain that holds together the values I cherish, the vision I seek to create, the good work I am dedicated to achieving...

“Thou shalt not be a victim. Thou shalt not be a perpetrator. Above all, thou shalt not be a bystander.” The Holocaust Museum, Washington, D.C.


I have achieved success in my profession and the financial wealth many people only dream of but, I step out of the comfort zone today to write not of the success you can read about on my website, but to share my truth and a part of my story.

I step totally out of the comfort zone to share with you the punctuations points between my successes and achievements.  I have been emotionally, financially and physically abused, raped, beaten, buried alive and left to die, cheated, left for dead in a heap of gravel watching my blood flow, betrayed, de-frauded and wounded.  I have survived physical maladies that threatened my life. And, I have also ached with the simple but profound pains and disappointments that punctuate every human life and career. 

Please visit http://irenerivkabecker.wordpress.com to read the rest of this article, and enjoy my second blog Q-Power, Living, Leading and Succeeding to Purpose, and read the balance of this article!  This new blog will speak to the difficult moments, experiences great and small that punctuate our lives and our careers.  Life events and circumstances that challenge our ability to engage the leader within.  The dark moments that are rarely talked about, the painful ruts in the road of our personal and professional journeys that can help us actually create and re-create what can be in our work, relationships, leadership and lives.

Yours in service, Irene