What’s your motivation level like lately? Do you have some things you’d like to be doing but find yourself blocked, stumped, and stopped? There are some sweet, simple things I love to do but I noticed I wasn’t doing them. Enter some space for some more research on … [Read more...] about Blocked, stumped, and stopped from doing the things you love?
We recently celebrated the 100th Learning and Development Roundtable! I can’t quite believe it’s been ten-plus years since a small group gathered to discuss whether there would be a demand for something like this. Well, there was. A demand that is. One hundred Learning … [Read more...] about 100 plus hard-won, key life lessons
Which camp do you fall into? Do you tend to swoon at making lists? You love them, they’re a vital part of keeping your sanity and you’d be lost without them? Or do you avoid them like the plague? You don’t get what the big deal with lists is and you’re certainly not a … [Read more...] about For the lovers of lists AND the not-so-keen list makers
We recently celebrated the 100th Learning and Development Roundtable! As part of that celebration, I curated a beautifully crafted list of 100 plus key life lessons, with input from readers like you. And finally, I fulfilled a decades-long desire – incorporating the magic of a laugh … [Read more...] about I dare you not to laugh with my new laugh track. It’s serious fun.
Why did the chicken cross the road? Who knows, and more importantly it doesn’t matter because the ability to tell jokes is not a requirement for the effective use of humour in today’s workplace. Fun fact. Did you know that Rock.Paper.Scissors Inc. used to host an annual … [Read more...] about Seven reasons to use humour in your workplace
Employee rewards and recognition can easily miss the mark and do the opposite of what was intended. Reward and recognition are often: Case in point: I have a distinct and super cringy memory of an employer giving an employee a bottle of wine in recognition of their efforts …. the same … [Read more...] about Rewards, recognition, and celebration- it’s the 100th Learning and Development Roundtable
Perspective is everything. When we’ve set a goal for ourselves, when we’re trying to motivate ourselves, the process can be invigorating or downright demoralizing. Goal setting in and of itself can be daunting. Dr. Katy Milkman, in her podcast The Science of How People Change which I … [Read more...] about Freezing streaks and other emergency reserve tips to avoid the what-the-h#ll effect
Imagine you’re pregnant. Imagine you’re pregnant with triplets. Imagine you’re considered a high-risk pregnancy and you’re in the hospital and you’ve just discovered that your regular doctor isn’t available and you’re giving birth six weeks early. You’re about to give birth with a … [Read more...] about Massaging almonds – a critical skill for conflict resolution, communication, teaching, and more
Daily life can often be a massive challenge. From overloaded to-do lists to crunched time, and from feeling like we’re being pulled in every direction to the dizzyingly fast pace of life – it’s enough to make even the most patient person have a meltdown (or multiple meltdowns). Added to … [Read more...] about Easy, peasy tech tools to save your sanity at work and at home
“The average professional spends 28% of the work day reading and answering email, according to a McKinsey analysis. …. that amounts to a staggering 2.6 hours spent and 120 messages received per day” (How to Spend Way Less Time on Email Every Day, by Matt Plummer, HBR). Enter email overload and … [Read more...] about Five tips for handling your email overload and overwhelm
The TED talk “Ten ways to have a better conversation” by Celeste Headlee was suggested to me by my awesome sister so, of course, I dove right into it. I wanted to share the simple, effective steps with you. “Is there any 21st-century skill more important than being able to sustain coherent, … [Read more...] about Ten ways to have a better conversation by Celeste Headlee
You know that insidious little voice in your head? I call it your ‘brain ears.’ It’s the voice that picks up on the slightest whiff of negativity and convinces you you’re a total mess. It’s the voice that can keep you up until the wee hours with nasty, negative thoughts. The one that … [Read more...] about Five tips for banishing that critical inner voice of yours
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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