Find My Center

Do I Matter?

YEP!

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You Matter! In light of a series of conversations I have had this week, I just want to share a simple message with you:You Matter!That's it. You Matter!You may be tempted to think that who you are and what you are doing in the world doesn't really matter or make an impact. I'm here to tell you today that's just...

The Thief of Joy

It's subtle and insidious!

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The Thief of Joy I was chatting with a leader this week and they said a phrase that really stood out to me.Comparison is the thief of joy.I've been thinking about it ever since they said it and wanted to share a few thoughts with you.In one of the trainings I do with leaders and teams, we talk about a disease I call...

Collecting Perspectives

What if we embraced this as a value, not a task?
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Collecting Perspectives I recently heard two leaders talking about navigating some challenging circumstances with a team. They were trying to help this team learn some new ways of communicating and working together, and in the process, one of them said, "As I was going through the situation, I really tried to focus on Coll...

Understand & Expand

A simple practice that can open up big vistas!
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Listen & Expand I was chatting with some leaders earlier today and I shared with them a new quote I heard in the past couple of weeks. Unfortunately, I can't remember where I heard it, otherwise I'd give credit where it's due (so if you know, let me know and I'll share)!Listen to understand and ask to expand.Let's....

Two Tools

Could Two, simple tools help to interrupt our default reactions?
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Two Tools I spent some time with some leaders yesterday, sharing with them the Two Tools I think make some of the most significant impact on navigating relationships, so I thought I would share them here with you too. Let's start with a reality check.​​The world can sometimes feel like an absolutely jumbl...

Moral Imagination

Can creativity bring about good for all?
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Moral Imagination In the past two weeks I have heard the phrase Moral Imagination used in multiple settings. One involved an excellent podcast with Brene Brown & Adam Grant (The Curiosity Shop) where they were talking about what makes a great commencement speech and what makes a bad one. One of the elements they felt...

The 4 S's

Could leadership benefit from a healthy attachment theory? YES!
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The 4 S's I had a powerful conversation this week with a friend where we talked about the 4 S's of healthy attachment - Safe, Seen, Soothed, & Secure. This is based on work from Dr. Daniel Siegel and Tina Payne Bryson in their book, The Power of Showing Up. These four elements represent what children (and adu...

The Ripple Effect

What kind of waves are you making?!
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Ripple Effect I was chatting with a friend this week and we were talking about the Ripple Effect of our choices and attitudes. Then, I had a conversation with another friend, and the same idea came up! So, of course, that's what I need to share with you this week!Here's the basic idea - our actions and attitudes....

Accountability & Responsibility

What if we approached these ideas as critical partners?
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Accountability & Responsibility I had a powerful conversation this week with some leaders around the ideas of Accountability & Responsibility. In our conversation we discussed that Accountability is an external factor that comes to us from the outside - some external entity (friend, supervisor, boss, board, etc.) attempts to hold....

Mine vs Not Mine

Could a simple, 2-column chart bring that much clarity?
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MINE vs NOT MINE I've been thinking and talking with a number of people in the last week about a simple exercise that at various times of my life I have found very helpful. Maybe it will be helpful for you too!Start by grabbing a blank sheet of paper and making two columns on it. Label one side "Mine" and the other....