I saw this on my Facebook feed & snapped a picture so I could use it for a post later on. It's from A Beautiful Mess Inside, who always makes me think. It's a wonderful synergy of Head Life Lenses® & Heart Life Lenses®. Love it. It's not either/or. It's and. ~~TGIF- each Friday I rejig … [Read more...] about Following your heart doesn't have to mean losing your mind – a beautiful mess
Is it equal or is it equitable? There's a big difference.
A colleague from the UN gave me this cartoon. Whether I'm doing train the trainer training, talking about stages of group development or intercultural conflict resolution training, the difference between equality and equity comes up. Many people see them as the same thing (pun intended). They're … [Read more...] about Is it equal or is it equitable? There's a big difference.
Smoking helps you relax – a new perspective
A big picture, Mountain Life Lens® perspective. Fresh. Or maybe not so much :) ~~TGIF- each Friday I rejig & re-post a blog entry from my www.life-lenses.com blog, which is about enhancing our perspective & worldview.~~ … [Read more...] about Smoking helps you relax – a new perspective
Stress levels related to the weight of your shopping bag
Research in the Journal of Consumer Research found a correlation between how heavy the shopping bag you're carrying is with your stress level. The heavier the bag, the more we tend to feel stressed. “We found that carrying a heavy load leads consumers to feel that an unrelated event is more … [Read more...] about Stress levels related to the weight of your shopping bag
How do you get guerrillas to demobilize? By appealing to their human side
Jose Miguel's Wired article 'How I Tamed Guerrillas with Guerilla Marketing' speaks for itself, in its quest to turn perspective on its head. The setting? Deep in the Columbian jungle. The problem? Getting Guerrillas to demobilize. The answer? Appealing to the guerrillas human side. In our … [Read more...] about How do you get guerrillas to demobilize? By appealing to their human side
How Mark Zuckerberg & Facebook Gave New Life To An Old Management Style (from Fast Company)
The following are excerpts from a Fast Company article by Katerina Walter (read the whole article here) - great examples of two very different perspectives working well together, each complimenting & filling in, the other's shadows without diminishing their own bright spots. The first example … [Read more...] about How Mark Zuckerberg & Facebook Gave New Life To An Old Management Style (from Fast Company)
Life begins at the end of your comfort zone
This is classic Go Life Lens®. Jump in. Take a risk. Push the boundaries. Go for it. What have you got to loose? (Inspired by my colleague & friend Jean du Plessis, the image is from Sweet Surrender.) ~~TGIF- each Friday I rejig & re-post a blog entry from my www.life-lenses.com blog, … [Read more...] about Life begins at the end of your comfort zone
Rarely are things so clear cut (or funny) as this pie chart
Perspective is an elusive thing. What's clear to you, may be fuzzy to me. What's obvious to me may be a huge mud puddle to you. Rarely are things so clear as this pie chart. The view from a Mountain Life Lens® perspective can be vague, cloudy & confusing for a Carrot Life Lens®. And … [Read more...] about Rarely are things so clear cut (or funny) as this pie chart
The Rock.Paper.Scissors newsletter is out: resources related to a Canadian Abroad
This month's Rock.Paper.Scissors e-newsletter focuses on lessons I've learned as a Canadian living abroad. Missed the article? Check it out here. (Not on the monthly e-newsletter mailing list? Sign up for free here.) As is tradition, with each enewsletter article I write, I include resources - … [Read more...] about The Rock.Paper.Scissors newsletter is out: resources related to a Canadian Abroad
Training & development learning well July blog post round up
If you didn't catch all the posts last month simply peruse & click what's below. Here's the Rock.Paper.Scissors' monthly training & development round up for the month of July. Learn well in the training & development learning well. Dive deep into the learning well or take a small sip. … [Read more...] about Training & development learning well July blog post round up
What's your take on Stop Life Lenses®? Clean or messy? Blockage or clearing?
Creative Commons licensed on Flickr by: Rev Dan Catt I love this image. There are at least two ways to interpret it. In no particular order... 1. Being a Stop Life Lens® messes you up. It causes unnecessary mess by being overly cautious. Stop Life Lenses® cause blockages, they bring things to a … [Read more...] about What's your take on Stop Life Lenses®? Clean or messy? Blockage or clearing?
Training & development learning well March blog post round up
If you didn't catch all the posts last month simply peruse & click what's below. Here's the Rock.Paper.Scissors' monthly training & development round up for the month of March. Learn well in the training & development learning well. Dive deep into the learning well or take a small sip. … [Read more...] about Training & development learning well March blog post round up
