“Would you tell me, please, which way I ought to go from here?” “That depends a good deal on where you want to get to,” said the Cat. – Alice in Wonderland “I don’t know which way to go.” This is what my daughter said to my husband when he answered a call from her. […]
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“Feelings are something you have; not something you are.” -Shannon L. Alder What is your perspective on emotions? Is your life consumed by emotions or do you ignore them? Or are you somewhere on the continuum in-between? I grew up in a home with my mom consumed by emotions and my dad ignoring emotions. My
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“There is a time for everything, and everything on earth has its special season.” – Ecclesiastes 3:1 “I feel like I am being left in limbo.” This is what a leader said to me as he discussed all the changes happening in his organization. Can you relate? Continual change is becoming the norm in our
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“However, there is a difference between handling hardship and handling it well. The difference lies in a person’s ability to remain relational, act like themselves, and return to joy in spite of hardship.” – Marcus Warner and Jim Wilder Every day we can face overwhelming and calming times. For myself, I find that I operate
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The human brain has 100 billion neurons, each neuron connected to 10 thousand other neurons. Sitting on your shoulders is the most complicated object in the known universe. Michio Kaku What causes you to be amazed? I am often awed by the wonder of the human brain. It is so complex and powerful. And, I
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“Though we travel the world over to find the beautiful, we must carry it with us, or we find it not.” – Ralph Waldo Emerson In last month’s newsletter I wrote about a hike to the top of Iceland’s second highest waterfall. We discussed how this journey is like the pursuit of a vision. I
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“The irony is that we attempt to disown our difficult stories to appear more whole or more acceptable, but our wholeness – even our wholeheartedness – actually depends on the integration of all of our experiences, including our falls.” – Brene Brown I am going to state to you what may seem like a contradictory
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“When you are present and available, people have a desire to offer you their authentic self. All you have to do is ask. No one keeps a secret. No one. And they might be resistant initially to telling you something, but eventually they’ll give you their whole life story. And it’s because of people’s desire
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I argue that success isn’t exclusively about what you achieve, but also how you achieve it. Jim Loehr How do you define success, and how do you achieve it? These two questions are a couple of the most important questions for your life. Yet, I wonder how often people ask these questions and then actually
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“There’s evidence that more-ethical companies have happier employees and do better in the market.” – Maryam Kouchaki If an organization is getting results without ethics, is it worth it? When asked this question directly, I think most people would respond, “no.” However, we may all be able to name people who were considered great leaders
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