Tragedies make us feel vulnerable and fearful, straining our ability to cope. Once again, in a flash, sick hate, a horrible cowardly act makes everything change.
But our vulnerability can teach us to stand together with courage. Sharing compassion and love in times of tragedy can unite us as one.
Change is really not that difficult if you remember that your people are the ones that will need to implement any change. Use your energy to invite, involve, inquire, and implement! Continue reading »
I spent the last part of last week at the Psychotherapy Networker Symposium. Throughout the symposium we had many reminders of how important mindfulness and reflection are for learning, change, and finding wisdom.
Today's post is an invitation to reflect on your leadership. Continue reading »
I like to read about the history of the conquest of the West of the United States. It’s easy to get caught up on the romance of those first families breaking trail to Oregon, or to California. But the fact is that opening trail isn’t the most comfortable place to be. Yes, you have the thrill to be “the first.” But also the worries, and unexpected, and the dangerous. Those pioneers were brave!
Leading is about trailblazing. . . Continue reading »
It depends on how you define success. . .
Maria Popva recent posting on Brain Pickings about Success got me thinking about the whole quest for success. She is right on when she hints there are as many definitions of success as people that talk about it. Maria reports that:
“Thoreau saw it [success] as a matter of greeting each day with gratitude and for designer Paula Scher, it’s about the capacity for growth; for Jad Abumrad, it comes after some necessary “gut churn”; for Jackson Pollock’s dad, it was about being fully awake to the world.”
The wind has been blowing all night and with the light of day I can see it’s work all around me. Do you feel it? It blows some times harder than others. It shakes anything loose. It scatters seeds. It can break limbs. It propels. It can bring energy or disaster. How is it for you? Continue reading »
Many think that leaders are supposed to be demanding, critical, and driven, among other things. The problem is that many of the behaviors exhibited by leaders can easily be classified as bullying behaviors. How do you know if you are being a leader. . . or a glorified bully? Continue reading »
