Silence is a gift that we give to ourselves and to each other. Cultivating a practice of silence and purposeful pauses is a powerful skill that can help us create beautiful and in-tune moments of true revelation.
The hardest thing to do is change my mind. “Faced with the choice of changing one’s mind and proving that there is no need to do so, almost everyone gets busy on the proof.”
Creating or recreating a personal vision statement has never been more important. Thinking about the kind of person that we aspire to be and what kind of life we wish to lead can point us to our north star.
Learning is a skill that includes what you don’t want to experience…emotions, fears, and breakdowns. To learn is to know how to have a relationship at your edge of discomfort.
Asking a central question, “What do I care about?” is a way to orient ourselves to this reflection. The reason this question is so important is that value, satisfaction and meaning come from the care in our lives.
A puzzle is set before lead officials and counselors of a royal court in ancient India. The ruler decides to test the wisdom of the advisors and his men.
Roger Schwarz, author of “Smart Leaders, Smarter Teams,” describes undiscussable issues as issues that are relevant to the task at hand but are believed to be undiscussable.
In essence, we’ve created an emotional cell that makes us feel trapped. Very often it’s because we have become attached to a particular outcome or identity.
As business owners, community leaders or concerned citizens, it will serve us well to go slow to go fast in the “Great Restart” of our lives over the coming weeks and months.
Bill Burnett and Dave Evans, authors of “Designing Your Life: How to Build a Well-Lived, Joyful Life,” speak to the concept of wayfinding: “Wayfinding is the ancient art of …
