Are you truly listening?
“Genuine listening means suspending memory, desire and judgment – and, for a moment at least, existing for the other person.” ~Michael P. Nichols The other day I was ‘listening’ to my colleague. We were in the midst of a heated discussion, and it was her...
You can laugh more
“A good time to laugh is anytime you can.” ~Linda Ellerbee I can be very intense. Ask anyone who knows me. I can get caught in the seriousness of a situation, the meaning of a moment, the dilemma of a debate. I can work very hard to find value in each encounter and...
Stop swimming upstream
“By yielding you may obtain victory.” ~Ovid Just the other day I was about to tear my hair out because of my 3-year old son. All I needed to do was get out the door to run a few errands. And I swear, when I have an agenda, something I need to get done, it’s like...
Three ways to see and own the value you bring
“When you realize there is nothing lacking, the whole world belongs to you.” ~Lao Tzu A client sent me a beautiful end-of-year email thanking me. Perhaps needless to say, I saved it in my “feel good” folder (a practice I highly recommend, because now I can easily find...
When Van Gogh was alive, there were many people who said he could not paint. My guess is that there were also internal voices that echoed those sentiments. Imagine our loss if he had not challenged himself and others and created his masterpieces. https://bit.ly/3uAWe8e?utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=social&utm_content=ap_nrykr8ojma