Courage is acting in the face of fear. However sometimes it’s a little more nuanced than just that. Sometimes the action we need to take in the face of fear is to stand still, to witness. Courage can simply be described as choosing not to disappear. Maya Angelou once said, “Courage is the most important…
If unprepared, silence during a conversation can feel uncomfortable. And yet, allowing the other person the space to think is really beneficial to the conversation as a whole. When we don’t allow people the silence to reflect, the other person can become disengaged or interpret your inability to remain silent as you not really being…
Maybe you didn’t know about some of the health benefits of participating in an 8-week Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) program. Here are a few: Maybe as a leader you didn’t realize just how many organizations are providing MBSR to their teams. Here are a few: There is an 8-week course starting this January 2023.…
When faced with resistance, inaction, a temporary paralysis, one can wonder if the goal they initially set for themselves was induced by a fit of inspiration induced by some holiday excursion. “It is with a celebratory glee; a sort of spiritual awakening I announce I have finished this project! I love you!” I emailed a…
We start our last class together with a body scan; returning back to the mindfulness practice that started our 8 week journey together. We spend time reviewing all we have accomplished and focusing on a variety of ways to support our daily mindfulness practice. We take time writing down things that are now, in this…
Speaking up with the intent to be heard is different than speaking up. While both require courage, speaking up with the intent to be heard requires commitment. Speaking up with the intent to be heard requires more energy. It may require you repeating yourself in the same meeting and in different meetings. It may require…
Knowing the difference between managing something or solving something is critical to the resilience of a leader. Is it a problem needing a root cause solution? Is it a necessary tension required in achieving excellence and at times needing to be managed? There are some tensions we want to keep active because it helps us as…
Asking for help is a strength and not a weakness. Normalizing asking for help, can support individuals in getting the help them need when they need it. Waiting to ask for help rarely results in improving a situation. If you feel you need help, acknowledge it and reach out to someone so they can support…
