This may be one of the most useful short video clips my coach suggested I watch. Key takeaway – there’s a five step process that we repeat over and over. How we tackle this takes us to new levels. I’m not going to say too much here since it’s best to be watched and reflected on yourself.
Internationally acclaimed poet David Whyte is an Associate Fellow at Templeton College and Said Business School at the University of Oxford. David works with many European, American and international companies, using poetry and thoughtful commentary to illustrate how we can foster qualities of courage and engagement. In this TEDxPugetSound talk, David encourages us to remain ... Read more
Gitanjali 12 by Rabindranath Tagore The time that my journey takes is long and the way of it long. I came out on the chariot of the first gleam of light, and pursued my voyage through the wildernesses of worlds leaving my track on many a star and planet. It is the most distant course ... Read more
“You, me, or nobody is gonna hit as hard as life. But it ain’t how hard you hit; it’s about how hard you can get hit, and keep moving forward.” Rocky Balboa
It is so easy for us to dwell on all of the regrettable things we have done or said — the times when we look back and feel we were too timid or too forceful, too withdrawn or too involved. In this excerpt from Sharon Salzberg’s The Kindness Handbook, she teaches us that by repeatedly practicing kindness ... Read more
“Believe in yourself and you’re halfway there!” Theodore Roosevelt
“Learn to dance in the rain.” Vivian Greene .
“Never attribute to malice that which is adequately explained by stupidity.” Hanlon’s Razor
“Strive to be the woman you would like your daughter to be.” Unknown
What is listening? To start, speaking is insufficientto say what listening is. As soon as we breathe a word aboutlistening, we’ve reduced its fullness; we’ve defined and limited ahuman phenomenon that is misunderstood, under-appreciated,and highly involved. We tend to observe listening as the opposite of speaking. In otherwords, if you are not speaking then you ... Read more