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. Here we go. January - Unplug February - Feel … [Read more...] about My 2026 wishes for you, one for every month
At the risk of sounding like a broken record, it’s been yet another bonkers year. At times when our very humanity seemed elusive, you could be forgiven for feeling like even gravity was going to stop working anytime soon. The draconian, dramatic, and drastic cuts to the … [Read more...] about Happy holidays from me and the Life Lenses™
I’ve travelled to some 50 countries. Getting across the street as a pedestrian can be harder in some places than others. I was recently in Newcastle upon Tyne (cool name, eh!) in the U.K. for a conference. I’ve been to the U.K. many times before, but somehow I didn't remember … [Read more...] about Life Lessons from Unexpected Sources: How a Traffic Light Can Change Your Perspective
I fall asleep most nights listening to a podcast. When I listened to this one, I made a mental note to share it with you, because it’s so profound and so simple. The podcast in question is the most excellent Hidden Brain, hosted by Shankar Vedantam. In this particular episode, “You … [Read more...] about Struggling To Move Forward? A Story Reset Might Be The Powerful Change You Need
Psst. On your grumpier days, can you slip into high-horse, judgy mode? Into mono-me perspective? (A.k.a. my way or the highway.) I hear you. It’s easy to do that, especially when emotions are running high and our gas tanks are running low. We’re all kings and … [Read more...] about The T.U.C.K. Method: A Simple Framework for Compassionate Thinking
I don’t know about you, but I’m hearing lots of examples in my communities of people’s stress levels being extremely high, including people in the humanitarian and development communities losing their jobs with little to no notice, lifesaving HIV/Aids drugs not being available, and much, much … [Read more...] about A love letter and lifeline for the world, Part 4
It feels like my veins are being squeezed due to the heartache and heartbreak in the world right now. Some would call me a snowflake. As a Canadian, I think that’s pretty cool (pun intended). I’m happy to be called a snowflake. In this post, A love letter and lifeline for the … [Read more...] about A love letter and lifeline for the world, Part 3
Last week, I wrote about how a guy’s legs coming through our home ceiling set the context for a love letter and lifeline for the world by way of lean-ees and lean-ers. ‘cause sometimes we need to be the lean-er and lean on people. And sometimes we need to be the lean-ee and … [Read more...] about A love letter and lifeline for the world, Part 2
I have written about what to do when you’re world-weary and feel like you can’t do anything - Your 10-point respite and rejuvenation plan for world weariness. Likewise, I’ve written about ten reasons to laugh when it's more important than ever. What I HAVEN’T written about is WHY … [Read more...] about A love letter and lifeline for the world, Part 1
Phew! It’s been (another) unusual year. No matter how you’re rolling into the holiday season (excited, energized, and invigorated, exhausted, overwhelmed, and weary, or somewhere in between the Life Lenses® and I have your back So pull up a chair, put up your feet and cast your mind … [Read more...] about Happy Holidays from me and Life Lenses®
Does work feel like a tug-of-war lately, with one team, one department, and/or one staff pulling against the other? Are you fed up and exhausted with the lack of collaboration? Your perspective on your team’s collaboration (or lack thereof) speaks volumes. I diagnose teams all over the … [Read more...] about Teamwork in the Kitchen: Tasty Treats for Better Collaboration
I’d made a note, after I read Karen Walrond’s excellent book, “The Lightmaker’s Manifesto; How to Work for Change Without Losing Your Joy,” to write a blog post on it. Today’s the day annnnnd, I can’t find the darn book. Why? Rather than shelving it on my bookshelf, I remember … [Read more...] about Ten Takeaways from the Lightmaker’s Manifesto; How to Work for Change Without Losing Your Joy
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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