Are you a tourist or a traveler? On a recent trip to Europe, a tour guide asked the group what we thought the differences were between a tourist and a traveler. Some people shared ideas and then the guide told us his thoughts. He said that a tourist is someone who expects the trip to
“If you don’t have a relationship with yourself, all other relationships become shallow. And if your relationship with yourself is so profound and steady then you naturally develop the skill to handle any kind of relationship around you.” - Gurudev Sri Sri Ravi Shankar I use this quote frequently when I deliver workshops about emotional
Roughly 95% of us believe we are self-aware, but surveys done by Psychologist Trisha Eurich show that only 10-15% of us are truly self-aware. That’s not good. Self-awareness is critical for life success. Defined, self-awareness is our own knowledge of our character, feelings, motives, and desires. To add more context, our self-concept is our self-constructed
I am so stinkin’ proud of the team members of one of my clients. I’ll tell you why but let me first explain a few things. To be humble is to possess the virtue of humility. Since that isn’t extremely helpful in defining humble, let’s look at humility. To have humility is to be simple
If you break a bone, people can see you have an injury. They may ask when you will be better, and perhaps even get into specifics of what it will take to heal. They aren’t usually too shy about asking what happened. It is not uncommon for them to offer up their own broken bone
There is something that is impacting the way I feel about others and as much as I try to get to know a person for who they are and not make decisions about them too quickly or based on a small amount of information, it is becoming increasingly difficult when it comes to what I’m
An actor slapped a comedian. Someone with perceived status or power has covid. A couple who is labeled as a celebrity couple is getting divorced. A woman wanted to wear a black wedding dress, but her friends and family didn’t support her. A woman’s new in-laws think she is a gold digger. (All from msn.com
Antonio Brown, most recently a wide receiver for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, made the news in early January for taking off some of his equipment, his jersey and undershirt, and leaving the stadium during the third quarter of the game against the New York Jets. This wasn’t the first time Mr. Brown made the news
We can probably all identify people who we believe are good leaders and people we feel are bad leaders. Maybe we came to those conclusions, or perceptions, through first-hand experiences, observations, or stories from our friends and family. You may or may not know the answer to my next question, but I expect you can
Seven times in the last three weeks. That is not a good thing. Seven different people commented to me about their direct supervisor being a poor leader. Seven different people. Seven different supervisors. Seven different places of employment. Seven different industries. In each instance, I asked questions and engaged in discussion. No one told me
