The BOLD (Good Habits Gone Bad) We continue our October theme of Pierce the Transparency™. In order to grow, develop and activate transformation, we must prepare to be open, give permission for learning and figure out how to see what we don’t know we don’t know. Habits serve us. They make it possible for us to save […]
What Are You Learning?
The BOLD (Everybody Off the Bus) We’re going to try something a little different this week. It is a week for different things. When you receive this, I will be waking up to the first full day of a retreat that I’m attending. I participate in two retreats–full disconnect events with structure and company or all […]
Provoke Feedback That Really Helps
The BOLD (I Think We Need to Talk) How are you at receiving and implementing feedback? It can be nerve-wracking to move from wondering what others are thinking about your performance to learning it directly. Feedback is a powerful tool for self-development. It is it’s very power that can make it a more potent cure than we […]
Tell a Story That Establishes Trust
The BOLD (Once Upon a Time) It is often the third question. First, they will ask, “What do you do?” When that is answered, the next question is usually asked to establish just how you do what you do. Question three, though, prompts the answer that they wanted in the first place. They ask, “Who are you?” and the […]
Self-Investment: Grow What Matters Most
The BOLD (How Does Your Garden Grow?) When I read the quote above, it occurred to me that, being of Scottish descent, I love thistles. However, they can wreak havoc on the landscape. I suppose that is the point. Sometimes beautiful things aren’t the best things for us to keep. Today, We’re tackling the thorny issue of pruning […]
Tell It Well–The Power of Story
The BOLD (In Days of Old) Once Upon A Time… There is a reason that we tell children stories. A story delivers the message in a palatable chunk rich with relatable characters, familiar conflict, and satisfying resolution. The story may be clad in the fantastical, taking place in an impossible land but it runs on an engine […]
A Different Approach to Self Care
The BOLD (Self Invest) September is National Self-Care month. Whee. I prefer the term Self-Investment. I think there is quite enough guilt and regret tacked onto the current term, thank you very much. This week, I’ll be discussing why it makes sense to think about investment rather than care. I’ve been running hard for the last two weeks […]
Part 3: Shift Your Perspective: Your Most Important Conversation is with You
THE BOLD (The Power of Words) It’s in our stories. Words are powerful. In Judeo-Christian teaching, God speaks the world into being. In 1001 Arabian Nights, Shahrazad uses tales of adventure and wit to save her own life. Often, we forget the power of words to create new realities. We sit, trapped in the words we’ve accepted and loose […]
Part 2: Shift Your Perspective: Emotion, Decisions, and Choices
The BOLD (Bring on All the Feels) How are you feeling? As I sit here typing this I am feeling happy to have the opportunity to share, a little frustrated that I didn’t get this written sooner and a tiny touch of FOMO (Fear of Missing Out) about the TV show I can hear my husband […]