“What I thought for so long required work on level of confidence, perhaps shifts to work on being brave/ comfortable with imperfection!” This insight, from a mother of girls and boys, was inspired by a TED Talk by Reshma Saujani To hold on tightly to a need for perfection, or to be brave and comfortable with […]
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Mindfulness and Meditation
Stress is everywhere some days. Focus? Elusive. A proven strategy for resilience and focus is meditation, one I use and recommend often to others, and that others share with me. Here are a few: From colleague Erin Owen, About Meditation From a big four partner: guided mediations with a purpose ranging from under 5 minutes […]
Engineering + Design = Anything is Possible
One of my clients is on crutches following an athletic injury. “Wouldn’t it be great if there was a streamlined version of crutches, something closer to hiking poles?” a friend of his wondered aloud. My client is a hard-core engineer who realizes the functional dynamics of both crutches and hiking poles. He is mechanics. His friend […]
Conflict
Mantra to reframe your next conflict: Conflict exists because change needs to happen. What needs to change? A perspective, a viewpoint, an attitude, a feeling, a thought? Something else? What’s the worst that can happen? How about the best that can happen? What’s possible?
