Hello Readers and Happy holidays! It’s “the most wonderful (and stressful?) time of the year!” Check out the video message below, on laughing off and accepting the imperfections. FYI, if you watch the video on youtube.com, you’ll see the subtitles. I hope you’ll take the … Continue readingEmbracing imperfection & humor, and other ideas to make you and your business even better in 2024
Hello Readers, Take a few, deep breaths. Slowly. This calms your nervous system, which gets us to clearer thinking. You feel it working, right? Feel free to ask me why, or to simply notice and enjoy. This time of year is always busy and stressful, as we … Continue readingManaging Holiday, End-of-Year, and News Stress? Go from😣 to 😌. And Productivity can be a Trauma Response?
Hello Readers, Welcome to holiday season. This time of year is always busy as we rush through our to-dos for the end of the year, and related celebrations and/or gatherings. Sweet and sad memories flow. Add to that, it feels like the world has gone crazy … Continue readingUpdate: It’s a Process and Practice, Not a Light Switch
Hello Readers, Happy October, happy Thanksgiving to our Canadian colleagues, and welcome to autumn (in the Northern Hemisphere)! This is emotional wellness month. We’ve made it through “septemverwhelm” — my new term for that post summer holiday, school ramp up, activities catch up that is September– and are … Continue readingEmotional awareness month & leadership in a fast changing world.
Hello Readers, Welcome to the whirlwind of September! Do you ever wish you could manage the changes and challenges a bit more effectively (and maybe with less snapping at colleagues and family)? You have presence and resilience, but it feels like it’s often not enough to … Continue readingUpdate: Are You Stretched Thin This Whirlwind Month? Check Out These Resilience Stories + A Surprisingly Powerful Way To Help You Find Your Flow
Hello Readers, It feels like summer and back to school activities have most of us swirling — both in joy and anticipation, and admittedly with a little stress. I hope we all get a restful, therapeutic, and joyous holiday weekend! Take a few deep breaths, … Continue readingUpdate with 3 Qs, 2 stories on resilience, 1 thought post feedback. Have a great holiday weekend!
August 12 – Hello Readers, I hope you are enjoying, or enjoyed, a recharging and perhaps even restful summer break! Recently, I shared general updates, and a bit more about my growing interest in the psychological aspects underlying personal and organizational effectiveness (& wellness). Today, I want to … Continue readingInteresting Relationship Between Character Strengths & Weaknesses
Hello Readers, In my updates last week, I said I would share more about my growing interest in the psychological aspects that underlie why 80+% of people and organizations are not reaching full potential… and some of the solutions. I don’t want to minimize systemic issues, although I … Continue readingTo help people and organizations reach their potential, we must look at the psychological aspects of effectiveness
Hello Readers and hello summer! It’s been a long time since I’ve written you this way. So, after a few projects and before my upcoming vacation, I’m seizing the opportunity to share some updates, both business and personal. I’ll start with the summary, and share some … Continue readingOooh, it’s been a long time coming — update on E2R and Glocal activities
A few days after Thanksgiving, we hosted an Internations party. The group gathers people with international backgrounds and creates community in 420 cities around the world. This evening, we gathered at a lovely rooftop bar in Manhattan. The “price of admission” was to take a moment … Continue readingGratitude Statements At Our Party Led to Deeper Conversations And A Beautiful List