I’ve worked with more than 50,000 participants in and from more than 150 countries, doing team building, trainer of trainers, and tech tool training. I’ve held workshops with hippos, whales, and waterbuck nearby. (That's a waterbuck above at a recent training by the way.) I carried … [Read more...] about And now for something really fun! How to (literally) animate yourself and others.
Did you catch last week’s part one post where I shared half of my favorite reads from 2023? If not, you can catch up here. I wrote about books related to Learning and Development and DEI. This week I continue with my favorite books from last year on personal development, health and wellness, … [Read more...] about Have you read any of these, my top favorite reads from 2023? Part two
Another year of learning, laughing, and leading has passed and with it, I’ve curated my favorite reads from 2023. This is a ritual of mine, to share my favorite books with you. I’ve done so since 2018. Books are a key part of my learning. Since I was a kid I’ve escaped into worlds … [Read more...] about Have you read any of these, my top favorite reads from 2023? Part one
If you’re a regular reader you’ll know that I love a year (or more) long project. There’s something about the routine and ritual of having a project spread out over a year. In 2020 and 2021 I focused on clutter and got rid of three things every day for two … [Read more...] about Announcing my new, year-long anti-racism project (join me won’t you?!)
Is your motivation lagging and sagging? Do you feel perpetually behind, juggling a million plates in the air? So much so that you feel defeated before you even start? Does the idea of building good habits sound appealing, in part to address your motivation, but you haven’t a hot clue … [Read more...] about Learning and Development Roundtable: Getting motivated and building healthy habits (especially if you’re lagging and sagging)
Does it sometimes seem like the world is spinning so fast that it’s tilting off its axis? Are you breathless with the pace of change? Does last month’s holidays already feel like a century ago? I’ve got your back. Hear me out. I’ve been thinking about time lately. Specifically, … [Read more...] about Our quest for rest – five tips on time, rest and rejuvenation
As I said in part 1, in 2021, my annual project was clutter. As in getting rid of it. And last year and the year before it was gratitude. Here’s the backstory. In 2021 I decided to take on a year-long experiment. I decided to de-clutter big-time. Did I manage to do … [Read more...] about What I learned from two whole years of sending weekly gratitude cards, Part 2
In 2021 I decided to take on a relatively simple year-long project. Something that I could dedicate a short amount of time to and do it regularly throughout the whole year. In 2021 I decided to get rid of three things every day. Yep. Every day I ditched at least three items of … [Read more...] about What I learned from a whole year of sending gratitude cards to folks, Part 1
Information is flowing faster than ever. We are walking and talking faster than a decade ago. We’re inundated with platforms, blogs, websites, tweets, LinkedIn posts, Youtube videos, online courses, etc., etc. But who has time for learning? The better question is ‘who … [Read more...] about Learning and Development Roundtable- Design a customized learning plan for 2024 that fits you and your team to a T and increases your ROI
As we open the door to a whole new year I have twelve wishes for you. One for every month of the year. I’m sending them to you with hope, and tenaciousness for a happy healthy year full of learning, laughing, and leading. If you haven’t reviewed my wishes for you from 2020, 2021, 2022, … [Read more...] about My 2024 wishes for you, one for every month
Phew! It’s been (another) unusual year. Absolutely, everyone's holiday entry is unique. So no matter how you’re rolling into the holiday season—whether excited, energized, and invigorated or feeling exhausted, overwhelmed, and weary, or somewhere in between—rest assured, the Life Lenses® and I … [Read more...] about Happy holidays from me and the Life Lenses™
For eleven sweet years, I’ve been convening folks from around the world, for a free, monthly Learning and Development Roundtable workshop on a range of interesting and engaging topics that members have asked for. Our community is a global group of diverse, social change-makers, who are committed … [Read more...] about That’s a wrap for 2023 – Highlights of the year’s Learning and Development Roundtables Part Two
The trick is for the (scissor) blades to learn to work smoothly together, so as not to cut each other.
— Mary Jo Putney
The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity. The fears are paper tigers. You can do anything you decide to do. You can act to change and control your life; and the procedure, the process is its own reward.
— Amelia Earhart
There will always be rocks in the road ahead of us. They will be stumbling blocks or stepping stones; it all depends on how you use them.
— Friedrich Nietzsche
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