Do Your Actions Match Your Insides?
It was a day I’ll never forget. During my morning “zen time” I had been reading Nathaniel Brandon”s, The Six Pillars of Self-Esteem (I think it was around 2003, when I was living in Seattle – definitely before my kiddo was born, as there hasn’t been much “zen” since). Having just finished a chapter about the “Practice […]
Are You Who They Think You Are?
Have you ever met someone who was totally different than you thought they’d be? Maybe you’d known them in a past-life, like back in high school, many, many moons ago. Maybe you’d known them in a different context, like you had worked together and now you’re seeing them socially for the first time. Maybe you […]
To Teach and To Learn
One of the things that leaves me feeling grateful about about the work I get to do is that I learn as much from my participants as they do from me. Dr. Carol Dweck, in her book Mindset: The New Psychology of Success, beautifully reminds us how critical cultivating a love of learning is to our success […]
Reclaiming Your Hero
When I was a little girl I wanted to be Julie Andrews playing Maria Von Trapp. It’s true. A bit embarrassing, but true. I didn’t want to be Maria Von Trapp – the real woman was a stranger to me. I didn’t want to be Julie Andrews, because to me, she was Maria (whoever this […]
How Will You Show Up?
I have a friend and colleague who always asks to get together. Great guy. Fun. Interesting. It’s always enjoyable to see him. We eagerly schedule something. Without fail, he either cancels or has to reschedule. He routinely schedules other things during the time we’ve planned to meet. It could be that he’s just disorganized. It […]
Icky Reactions
I deleted my Yelp review Saturday night. My husband and I had gone out to dinner on Friday evening and were treated horribly by the hostess and had mediocre food (and that’s being generous). Livid and still feeling incredulous over spending money for such a bad experience I whipped out a scathing review first thing […]
