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Four steps that will bring you greater satisfaction and success |
I attended the Mindfulness in America conference in New York last week and it was inspiring to hear about all of the organizations and leaders who are making mindfulness practices a priority. From regular meditation classes to more accessible flexibility »
Four key steps to being, and getting more done |
“The way to do is to be.”~Lao Tzu
We’ve become, in many ways, a culture of doing. We all (at least most of us) have endless to-do lists, and the pleasure surge of crossing things off our »
Are you using your tongue as a sword? |
“They who use their tongues as swords usually slit their own throats.”~Unknown
“I couldn’t stop myself,” my client said. “I just couldn’t stop myself. I know I shouldn’t have said anything. I knew it at the time. »
Learning to love that thing you hate about yourself is an essential leadership skill |
I was sitting across the desk from my client, waiting for him to speak. “Do you really mean I have to embrace it?” he asked. “Do you really think I can?” We were talking about something horrific that had happened »
How to stay more present and drink in the day |
“Set wide the window. Let me drink the day.”~Edith Wharton
Each day is a gift. Sometimes I remember that. Sometimes I don’t. And when I do, I drink in the day and I am full and joyful »
It’s when no one is looking that it really counts |
“Character is doing what’s right when nobody’s looking.”~J.C. Watts, Jr.
Many of us are very good at doing what’s right when the spotlight is on us. We don’t want others to see us as shortsighted – or »