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
Today is World Mental Health Day. The WHO says “mental health is a state of mental well-being that enables people to cope with the stresses of life, realize their abilities, learn well and work well, and contribute to their community. It is an integral component of health and … [Read more...] about Four tools to help you, in honour of World Mental Health Day
We’ve undergone tremendous changes in the past couple of years. The learning curve has never been so steep. Our stress levels, anxiety, and fear have risen to all-time highs while our certainty and access to regular routines have plummeted. Our boundaries have changed and become fuzzy. And … [Read more...] about Learning and Development Roundtable: Tips and tools to increase your work-life balance during Covid and beyond
This is part two of "How to massage almonds and other critical Covid Skills." Keep reading to figure out what the heck I'm talking about. Repeat after me … amygdala (uh·mig·duh·luh). You now know how to say the word ‘almond’ in Greek. Which is a critical skill for managing yourself and your … [Read more...] about How to massage almonds and other critical Covid skills part two
Learn how to massage almonds and other critical Covid skills. Keep reading to figure out what the heck I'm talking about. Repeat after me … amygdala (uh·mig·duh·luh). You now know how to say the word ‘almond’ in Greek. Amygdala is the Greek word for almond. You have two almonds, or … [Read more...] about How to massage almonds and other critical Covid skills
With grit and grace and gumption we’ve made it through this year, where any day it felt like gravity was going to stop working. And that is worth celebrating here with a special gift! We’re working our way back to each other in new ways, seeing clearly what needs to change including and … [Read more...] about Celebrating you, yes you, with a special gift!
During the hustle bustle of the holidays, no matter how you celebrate, may your basics get fulfilled & then some. You may have seen these stickers that are given out on some airlines. They’re meant for you to stick on the top of your seat so the airline staff … [Read more...] about Sleep, Eat, Wake Me Up for … Shopping?
When I was doing some training for the United Nations in East Africa a while back, some friends and I got together one night at a house to watch a movie and make cookies. The cookie dough never made it to the oven (a destination few cookie dough batches in my world meet) and the movie was … [Read more...] about Where's your off switch?
Having a happy disposition affects how long you live, up to 7 years longer than grumpy folk. Researchers at Wayne Statue University in Michigan looked at 230 pictures of major league baseball players from 1952. They categorized the pictures according to how much they were smiling and their laugh … [Read more...] about Those who laugh last (up to 7 years longer)
Arlene Dickinson is smart, savvy and easy to listen to. She's CEO of Venture Communications, 'one of Canada's largest marketing firms'. At a recent talk she gave, she was asked for her top advice. Here it is, plain and simple. 'Thank god you don't live in Haiti [or more recently earthquake … [Read more...] about More business savvy from Arlene Dickinson; don't die at 60 with your millions
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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