I give to you a candle, 1 matchbox with matches in it and some tacks. Here’s your challenge. How can you get the candle to stick to the wall using only those things? The answer is in one of my top 5 books from 2019, and later in the post. In the meantime, while you’re flexing … [Read more...] about Found in translation
The forest near where I live is a massive, lush, green playground for dik diks (think tiny Japanese anime-like antelope), duikers and monkeys. When the season is right, it’s awash in colourful butterflies flitting about, creating whorls of colour in their wake. So I was intrigued to learn … [Read more...] about What we can learn from a butterfly’s struggle to escape its chrysalis
I was at the point in my workshop where I was explaining the difference between Carrot Life Lenses® (detail-oriented) and Mountain Life Lenses® (big-picture focused) when a woman abruptly stood up, marched determinedly to the back of the room and added a commo to a large banner that was hanging on … [Read more...] about How to not go bat crap crazy in your workspace
As a Canadian living in Nairobi, Kenya, even after 8 years of living here there is still much that’s lost in translation. There’s a constant undercurrent of intercultural issues that swim through my day. You never know what’s going on below the surface. Sometimes it’s funny – … [Read more...] about Lost in translation; what to do when you’re swimming in an intercultural current
How many of these sound familiar? You lack faith in the skill levels of your colleague(s) and/or you fear they lack faith in yours.In your workplace information is hoarded and not openly shared.You often feel let down because people don’t keep their word.Giving and sharing is a one-way street and … [Read more...] about Ten top criteria for team trust; how many do you have?
It can be funny to watch but it’s anything but if you’re in the middle of it. Conflict that is. Our beloved brains desert us when we're in conflict. We tend to do more of whatever isn’t working. Our perspective narrows. There’s only one way and that’s my way. It’s … [Read more...] about The most silent (and silliest) war ever; you won’t believe your eyes
The party continues with 20 things you need to know about Goal Setting, learned from my 20 years in business. I started my business in 1998, the same year the International Space Station began to be assembled while we were cuddling our fav furry Furby pets. And after 20 years I’ve learned a thing or … [Read more...] about 20 things you need to know about Goal Setting from 20 years in business
The same year I started my business Apple came out with its iconic “Think Different” campaign and Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets came out. While I’ve got my eye on the past, I am pulling it into the future. Here’s continuing the celebration of my 20 years in business with 20 perspectives on … [Read more...] about 20 things you need to know about Life Lenses®
Can you believe Q4 is upon us? Time for planning. (And the chance to win a free gift at the end of this post.) Whether your planning is jump started by the back to school regime &/or fourth quarter it’s a great time to hit the pause button. Think of September like the new New Year. Hitting … [Read more...] about How to get around the glitch of planning from (only) your perspective
‘Doesn’t that make your head hurt?,’ asked my hubbie. I looked up in surprise. I was doing what I love to do. What brings me ease. What makes me feel on top of things. What gives me peace & lets me get stuff done. I was making lists. Lists have a special place in my heart. They’re my … [Read more...] about Would you eat an alligator pear? (you already have & why it’s important)
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.
This image is from the Institute for Advanced Study of Human Sexuality. I think it speaks volumes. 'nuf said. ~~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 A perspective on gender identity
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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