Around 70% of people globally will experience a potentially traumatic event during their lifetime. About 6% will go on to develop PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder). Source: WHO. In my trauma-informed training over the past few decades, I’ve worked with people who’ve survived El … [Read more...] about Trauma-informed training: what is it and why you need to know about it Part One
How’s your relationship with AI lately? Totally fair. But what if AI could be less evil overlord and more nerdy sidekick—the kind who brings you poetry, organizes your calendar, and never rolls their eyes at your questions? What if you could be inspired, uplifted, and energized … [Read more...] about Notes from – Brave new words – how AI will revolutionize education (and why that’s a good thing)
Want to transform your teaching? Maybe you run workshops or trainings, and you want your audience to be totally engaged and excited, and to leave having actually learned what you need them to, every single time you teach. Powerful teaching is a direct line to powerful learning. This isn’t just … [Read more...] about Unlock Better Teaching: Final Countdown To Get Founding Member Access
What’s in your hall of shame? Your learning hall of shame, that is. You know, the time(s) when you were trying to learn something, likely something you were really interested in and motivated to learn, and then, through a cruel confluence of happenings, your learning was crushed, your heart … [Read more...] about Training mistakes from the hall of shame (and how to avoid them)
You probably have at least one area that you’re a subject matter expert in. Right?! And you’ve probably spent at least a little bit of time getting that key subject matter of yours into the brains and hearts of others. A.k.a. teaching, facilitating, coaching. Do you want to do more, though, … [Read more...] about Is Your Trainer’s Calling A Whisper Or A Roar? How To Know You’re Meant For More
View on Vocaroo >> I’ve been working behind the scenes on something special for a VERY long time. I'm over the moon excited to announce that I’ll be launching the Transformative Trainers Academy very soon. It will be an online, paid, monthly membership. And I need your … [Read more...] about Special announcement! I need your help. Are you in?
Are you yearning to get away from sappy, superficial conversation, but don’t know how? I’ve got you. But first, a short story. What’s your family/friend shorthand? You know, the terms that only your friends or family would understand. Suffusion When my kids … [Read more...] about Ditch The Superficial: 3 Ways To Create Deeper, More Authentic Conversations
Have you been affected by the sweeping changes in the humanitarian and development sector? Have you been affected by the massive changes brought on by the U.S. administration? You may be tempted to grind to a halt, hunker down, and hang on for dear life. While I certainly urge you … [Read more...] about M.A.T.H. – Four simple ways to not stop learning
Are you swimming in a sea of ideas but unsure where to start? Do the countless ways to drive change leave you feeling dizzy? Now, more than ever, the world demands your action. So, please revive your ideas and bring them to life. Boldly champion the cause you love, like climate action or … [Read more...] about How to Start When You’re Drowning in Ideas: 6 Practical Tips
These times are beyond a roller coaster. We’re on an intergalactic cosmic bumpy ride, bouncing around from one crisis to the next. Recently I’ve written about 10 reasons and resources to laugh, why making a difference is so crucial right now, with my ‘Love letter to the world’ (part one, two, … [Read more...] about Foreign to familiar: Ten ways to know when you need to rest and when you need to reach out
In today’s whirlwind of change—think USAID shake-ups, tariff tussles, and global conflicts—it’s easy to feel like you’re juggling flaming swords while riding a unicycle. In these times of massive ambiguity and change, it’s more important than ever to pay attention to your work-life balance … [Read more...] about Learning and Development Roundtable: Tips and tools to increase your work-life balance / integration
Are you tempted to slink under your covers, pull your cozy blankets over your head, and disappear, given all the lunacy in the world right now? For Or does the energy running high and hot in your veins urge you to take action, all the time, 100%? There’s a time for tradition, for stillness, … [Read more...] about Tradition Vs. Progress: Finding The Right Time For Each
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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