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To Be Willful
To be willful and determined is more than a label but labels limit. How is your fierceness labelled? Furthermore, how can we embrace willful determination and a willingness for change regardless of the limits or judgments? In this week's podcast episode dropped...
Feeling Content Adds Value
Feeling content may start with being happy with who you are AND it definitely results in it. Behaving from this feeling attracts people to you because of the depth and meaning it generates in who you are being and what you are doing every single day. In the recording...
Sticky Habits Need Attention?
Do sticky habits need our attention? It's tricky. By noticing why they are sticky, we may be better able to release them. Still, by giving them too much oxygen they strengthen their grip. This may be a clue to picking the sticky habits that require our attention. In...
Life Examined
Life examined is effortful and it is joyous. What is the lesson from this difficult situation? What is another way to look at this problem? A life examined doesn't mean the ego is eradicated but it is firmly placed in the back seat for a while. How we examine our life...
Burnout is Too Common
Burnout is far too common place. Take Lily Tomlin's advice and find fast relief by slowing down. This week I recommend combating this debilitating disease by practicing self compassion. Burnout is now categorized by the WHO as a disease. that is remarkable. In the...
Make Validation Real
How do we make our feelings of validation real and meaningful? In other words, how do we generate the self-confidence necessary to improve performance and increase satisfaction? Build it from the inside out. Internal validation is essential to living a meaningful and...
A Unique Vantage Point
It is essential to remember a unique vantage point only adds value when it is expressed. Additionally, the way it is shared matters. I compare and contrast the vantage points of the leader and the employee in this week's podcast episode. Moreover, I explore how we...
People First: What a Concept!
People First. With people put first, all problems look different. Trying it on, in the moment it is new, may feel wild and crazy because it's a paradigm shift but think of the possibilities. In this week's podcast episode I open by referencing Siegel's assertion that...
On Thinking
When you start noticing the limits you put on your own thinking and welcome a bit more theorizing...spectacle even, your ability to contemplate or process or think in a meaningful way expands, your life becomes your own and deep belonging in synchronicity with others...
Choosing Sides – Team Colours
Choosing sides is often unconscious. Taking sides is a bit different. Furthermore, It may be more conscious. Regardless, doing the work to become more intentional in picking a side, is worthwhile. Being part of a team strengthens feelings of belonging, giving each...