As the holidays approach, I always think more about kindness, for a plethora of reasons. First, there are lots more crowds than I usually deal with, and crowds remind me of the need for kindness!…
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Shut Up and ___: things you can do!
I’ve told you before that I often write my blog during a Shut Up and Write group. Today’s the day. Synchronistically, I was in a call this morning, where someone said that she was spending…
CTLS: Gracefully Magenta
And now we’re back to the Color Thinking Leadership Series. It’s been a while, because I like to sprinkle these out occasionally – like a dusting of pepper or spice – when they seem to…
BS File #18: You’re not trying to fix me…you just want me to be happy!
The BS Files are kinda like the X-files – full of myths and urban legends and mysterious things. I feel that it is my duty to tackle them (occasionally). Because, you know, the truth is…
I’m always expecting another miracle
I always say that we should expect a miracle. I made that a foundation principle of my coaching many years ago. What does that mean though, really? What is a miracle? My original view of…
binary thinking vs. limitless options
There’s this thing that happens when we feel trapped – our primitive brain takes over. We go into binary thinking, the black and white thinking mode, commonly called fight or flight. Our brain tries to…
Rose Gold Thinking
Let’s talk about rose gold thinking – it’s different than rose thinking and it’s different than gold thinking. Rose gold – the metal – is a blend or an alloy. Rose gold – the color…
one quality of time
It’s the end of August as I write this. When I was a kiddo, this was the week before going back to school. Summer was coming to a close. But not quite yet… I remember…
Finding the things written in invisible ink
Sometimes something you hear or say just doesn’t sit right with you, but you can’t figure out why. The words sound okay. There doesn’t seem to be anything wrong with them. But something wrong and…
BS Files #16: Critical thinking means being critical
The BS Files are kinda like the X-files – full of myths and urban legends and mysterious things. I feel that it is my duty to tackle them (occasionally). Because, you know, the truth is…
