Winter is coming, and many people are concerned about all things pademic as well as the state of mental health for themselves, their employees, family and friends. What can you do? There’s a science to giving your body the chemicals it needs during the darkness of winter and the isolation of a pandemic. Try some of these… View Article
In speaking with leaders, there is a real concern about Winter’s arrival. For those in cold weather states, we are concerned about what this next phase of our pandemic brings as the options to connect with friends and family safely outside goes away. How will we endure it? For the various people who have different… View Article
Gandhi said there are 7 blunders of the world that lead to violence. They are: Wealth without work. Pleasure without conscience. Knowledge without character. Commerce without morality. Science without humanity. Worship without sacrifice. Politics without principle. I had this quote from a seminar I attended years ago. It was one of the slides shared and thankfully… View Article
There are three approaches to learning something new. You can use these in onboarding employees, with children and with yourself as you approach new learning opportunities. This includes most of 2020. Some people think their way to learning. They like to analyze, gather data, watch others, read about the topic, watch videos, talk with people… View Article
Have you ever had self-defeating talk? Me too. One of the most effective ways to reframe your thinking and get back into action is to ask yourself a question to prompt different thinking. Here are some examples, please share your own in the comments and let us know if you try these: I don’t understand. What am I missing? What else do I need to… View Article
It’s easier to write the story than to do the work. Whether a story, explanation, justification, reason or excuse, they all keep you in the same place. If that’s exactly where you want to be, keep talking. If not… At a time in history when every turn is unpredictable, challenging, and disruptive, are you meeting the changes to grow and learn? … View Article
I’ve posed this question before: what if you treated every conversation as if it was the last opportunity you have? It’s a great question. It causes you to contemplate how you use your time with someone. You consider being more intentional and thoughtful about what kind of conversation matters, what topics get your attention and the experience you’d like to have. Today, this may be exactly what I’m doing, and… View Article
When profound wisdom is inserted into a conversation without effort, it changes you in that moment. I was sitting with my dear friend Mahtab and her family recently. We were all meandering the emotions that come when life is ending. To be specific, it was about her life coming to a close as she was completing her journey with esophageal cancer. With… View Article
This was posted by a friend and hit home in the best sort of way: @PaulaMcHenryBarkmeier said “Peacemaking doesn’t mean passivity. It is the act of interrupting injustice without mirroring injustice, the act of disarming evil without destroying the evildoer, the act of finding a third way that is neither fight nor flight but the… View Article
Waiting. It’s not my strong suit. I’m not good at waiting. My strong suits are solving problems and helping people, catalyzing people and efforts, creating memorable experiences. Except where I can’t. In matters of health, I’m not trained and though I have immense energy, incredible passion and willingness, there’s nothing I can do, it’s out of my league. Doing nothing feels too much like helplessness and… View Article
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