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Finding a quiet spot, flip open your book of poetry, and read whatever poem your eyes fall on first. Close your eyes and listen to the world around you. Breathe and listen to the soul inside you. Open your eyes and look for as many different colors as you can find. This is easy. Don’t make it hard.
Posted: 2010-07-30
Category: Motivation
The economy is going to hell in a hand-basket, even the most determinedly civil candidates are getting nasty, fear is rampant in the media and in the coffee shops, and something drastic needs to be done. For my part, I’m going to indulge in a fantasy about trust. Not too long ago I had the opportunity to be the fly on the wall as a group of smarter-than-average 18-to-20-somethings wrestled with implications of trust as it applies to the art and practice of leadership.
Posted: 2010-07-28
Category: Coaching
If there is something you need to learn in order to feel more confident, happier, stronger, more capable of serving and contributing – then learn it. If you need more time for reflection before you can wholeheartedly commit to the work of making an even bigger difference in this world, get out your journal and start reflecting. Hire a coach or enroll in a program designed to help you clarify your purpose and set some goals.
Posted: 2010-05-17
Category: Motivation
In the last few years I've discovered that there is no such thing as a balanced life. Fulfillment and joy are the result of risk and experimentation. If you want to live a good life you must continually allow yourself to be thrown off balance -- by the complexity of your work, by your commitment to love your children well, by romantic love, or by your willingness to try to resolve a community conflict that may just prove intractable.
Posted: 2010-05-17
Category: Motivation
Fear of being swamped in next deluge kept me in a constant state of urgency. I was treating “SEND AND RECEIVE” like a panic button. But pushing it always had the opposite of my intended effect. The more I pushed, the more panicked I became. By 11am each workday I was drained, depleted, almost shaking, demoralized and depressed by failure to find a solution to this 21st century dilemma. Step One – Empathize with yourself.
Posted: 2010-02-26
Category: Management
In the first months of the current economic crisis, I felt pretty removed from the situation. It was something I read about in the New York Times and heard way too much about on Marketplace. In the last few weeks, however, the reality of economic depression has moved closer and closer to home, as media clichs about Wall Street vs. Main Street give way to kitchen table conversations about deferred dreams and hard decisions. Stories from home and around
Posted: 2009-04-28
Category: Motivation
