Optimism: Your Special Sauce

Optimism: Your Special Sauce

Optimism starts and ends with how you think about or process what’s happening to you. Think you’re in danger – you feel anxiety. Think you’re being treated unfairly — you feel anger, sadness or despair. Choose to be optimistic &...
Empathy: the Capacity to Connect

Empathy: the Capacity to Connect

Empathy, when warranted, is a powerful skill worth practicing. Actually, I’m toying with the idea that empathy may be a discipline more than a skill. Clearly, empathy expands your perspective opening lines of communication that support your growth and personal...
Nuance…looking for shade

Nuance…looking for shade

Nuance is that element, that upon appearing into view, offers the gift of insight and knowledge, ultimately resulting in meaningful awareness. Because it’s nuanced though, it often takes some time before landing in clarity. Perhaps it’s because we’ve...
Connecting – the Power of Presence

Connecting – the Power of Presence

Connecting is part of the human DNA. Perhaps it’s more aptly described as oxygen in our blood; we NEED it to survive. From the womb you’ve needed to be and feel connected to another. THAT never changes. Here’s an interesting twist: you’ve...