It will surprise many, who know me to find that I’d rather do the dishes in the kitchen than talk to a stranger at a party, (shhh, don’t tell my husband). I like the quiet work of the chore. The alone time to regroup. But put me at a party or in a group and [...]
We are all powerful and just by being all of who we are we can change the lives of others — often without our even knowing it. Leadership Development coordinator at the University of Toronto, Scarborough, Drew Dudley shares this story about his “Lollipop Moment.” Makes you think.
Leadership is a title we bestow on those at Fortune 500 companies or team coaches. We rarely give the stay-at-home mom credit as an effective leader. Seldom do we turn to the quiet guy in the office, the one who consistently works hard producing a good result, as an example of leadership. But, both of [...]
We are suggestible creatures. What we hear influences our behavior. You know how this works: someone suggests that you’re smart, and you tend to do better on tests. While someone else can imply that you look like you’re gaining weight and all of a sudden you catch yourself craving junk food that you have desired [...]
Ever had someone tell you that the procedure would “really hurt” or that the test was “really hard” or that the boss was “impossible to deal with” and then had those scenarios play out just as predicted? Turns out those early suggestions actually shaped the reality. In a journal article in Current Directions in Psychological [...]
If you’re lucky, you may have a moment in this life when you get a chance to mentor someone else. Often, sharing what you know will be just as illuminating for you as it is the person you’ve been called on to mentor. We learn differently when we teach others. We have to know what [...]
About 12 years ago I reconnected with a professor who’d made an impact on me while in college. She was a real writer. One who actually wrote magazine articles and made money doing so. She was what I wanted to become. One of the best moments of my college experience was when she invited our [...]
For to be free is not merely to cast off one’s chains, but to live in a way that respects and enhances the freedom of others. Nelson Mandela Today, as you celebrate your own freedoms and reflect on the road to liberty, take a minute to to consider what you can do, right now, in [...]
This week as so many conversations turn to our freedoms and rights and the courageous people who fought — and continue to fight — to make sure we get to keep them, it occurs to me that so many are still imprisoned. Stuck in their own limiting beliefs. In thought patterns that sabotage their own [...]
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