“For leaders, the first task in management has nothing to do with leading others; step one poses the challenge of knowing and managing oneself.” -Daniel Goleman
Hero’s Journey As may be obvious from the headline, I just watched the entire Lord of the Rings trilogy again. I wanted to immerse myself in a true hero’s journey – where the good guys endure seemingly endless struggles, stay true to their mission even when all hope seems lost, and ultimately triumph with new […]
Fear of Failure Bites Again Two weeks ago, at the World Domination Summit, I realized that I’ve been a bit stuck lately, as I’ve given in to my fear of failure around developing my business. It wasn’t sudden, or it would have been more obvious. But slowly, I’d stopped engaging in the playfulness of life, […]
If You Haven’t Got Anything Nice to Say, Why are you Talking All the Time? Negative self-talk, I wish I didn’t know you so well… Since I’d been working the voices in my head quite in-depth the past week, on Friday I invited others on Facebook to join me by noticing negative self-talk and trying […]
I love you – Here’s How You Should Change I had an interesting experience last week. I wanted to change someone I love. (I’ll call her Unnamed. If I named her, she’d never forgive me.) Of course I wasn’t thinking about it like that at the time. I was thinking of how I wanted to […]
The Pain of Divorce Divorce blows – and life after divorce can be challenging at best. The loss is painful and complicated, partly because your ex is still living (just now with you). There’s the legal jungle, financial strain, and family stress, particularly if you have children. Last, but by no means least, divorce whacks […]
When Friendships No Longer Fit A couple months ago, I polled people about the pain points in their lives. I expected to hear about dissatisfaction with time, work, and even romantic partners. I didn’t expect to hear so much about friends. I was struck by how many had outgrown their friendships, no longer shared anything […]