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)
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
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
This is a particularly challenging time. The stakes are high. And so is the division. And all of that takes a mighty toll. On everyone. Including you. But don’t despair. Help is a Roundtable away. In this free workshop on April 24th with me, … [Read more...] about Learning and Development Roundtable: How to (actually) increase your resilience, your grit, and your ability to manage change
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 – Gratitude (in a … [Read more...] about My 2025 wishes for you, one for every month
I’m fascinated by change. How do we change ourselves, our teams, our organizations, our communities, and the world? So many theories of change focus on dominant ways of thinking and being and forget to include structural issues. Structural issues are those big bold things that are out of … [Read more...] about Drive change without DEI and you’ll be destined for doom
Let’s talk marshmallows, shall we? Remember the Marshmallow Experiment? It's a classic psychology test where kids are offered a choice: gobble up one marshmallow now or hold off and score two marshmallows later. The idea is to see if they can resist temptation and wait for the bigger … [Read more...] about The Marshmallow Experiment Revisited: Key Lessons from Kids in Shelters
“A rising tide lifts all boats,” said John F. Kennedy. We’re all uplifted when the currents are flowing in the same direction and people are doing swimmingly and getting along. But when we’re swimming against each other, rip tides of consternation, conflict, and even calamity can … [Read more...] about How to RISE together with this simple conflict resolution tool
Sam Cooke’s syrupy voice packs a punch both in your gut and in your heart. His plaintiff lyrics to “A Change is Gonna Come” include: It's been a longA long time coming, but I knowA change gon' comeOh yes, it will Change. Love it, hate it or somewhere in between, change is with us … [Read more...] about A change is gonna come; what songs can teach us about handling change
You’ve made your new year’s resolutions, you’ve been back at work for a month or so now and everything is ticking along smoothly. You’re future’s so bright you’ve got to wear shades. Overwhelm, exhaustion, and juggling 100 plates in the air simultaneously are all things of the … [Read more...] about Learning and Development Roundtable: Six skills to help you manage change
When it all feels like a little too much, here are seven simple tools and tips for handling change. Four of them focus on you and three focus on the situation or context. Take a read, pick the ones that pull your attention, and use them to help ease your mind with the plethora of change we’re … [Read more...] about When it all feels like too much: Seven simple tools and tips for handling change
When I accomplish a goal it’s like I have a tiny parade of cheerleaders racing through my blood shaking their pom-poms. It feels great. Like I’ve summited a mountain. When I achieve a goal I’ll often realize I have a sloppy grin on my face. From ear to ear. It feels soo good! But … [Read more...] about 3D your way to achieving your goals with these three easy steps
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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