What types of meetings stress you out? Presenting to clients? Sharing bad news to a team? Negotiating a raise? Telling a family member you won't be able to make a special event because you have to work? Telling a supervisor you won't be …
Ecology of Strengths
“It Should Not Be a Surprise”- Mama’s Last Hug
"Mama, 59 years old and the oldest chimpanzee and the matriarch of the famous chimpanzee colony of the Royal Burgers Zoo in Arnhem, the Netherlands, was gravely ill. Jan van Hooff (emeritus professor behavioural biology at Utrecht …
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Do We Focus on Big Rocks or Tiny Acorns?
Steve Covey,author of Seven Habits of Highly Effective People recommends that we focus on our big rocks. What are big rocks? "As we consider the hundreds and thousands of things that can be done in the year ahead, what …
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Footsteps of Spring: Can We Learn From Them?
Tiny wildflowers pop up on the mountains of northern California in early March. Footsteps of spring are a reminder of how flowers protect themselves during the transition from winter's heavy rains to spring's warming skies. These …
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Tenken: Rituals to Activate our Best Selves
The sign next to the Tenken provides the instructions. “Introduction: 4 hits (loud, medium, soft, loud) Then, a 10 second pause and 1 hit which begins the 1st round. One hit every 50 seconds for 7 minutes, 10 second pause…” Every day at …
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