Sticks and Stones…
In the 1980s, Steve Jobs assembled a group of A-Players inside Apple to engineer the first Macintosh. It wasn’t unusual for Jobs to storm into an engineer’s cubicle and spew […]
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Wonder: Cure for Practicality
“What if my dream isn’t practical?” This question came from a scientist who had just finished a 10-minute journaling session describing her ideal future. I was co-teaching a 2-day Search […]
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You’re Fired!
“What is the one piece of advice you would give my friend who just got fired?” People often ask me this question once they learn that I mentor executives toward […]
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Anger – It’s an Inside Job
Holding on to a grievance is one way we tie ourselves to the past and limit what is possible for ourselves in the present and future. Here is a great […]
Go Jump Out of a Plane
“May I hear the voice of blessing whispering in my heart that something good is going to happen today.” – Basque Prayer I recently heard my teacher, the anthropologist and […]
Unplug – Take the Digital Detox Challenge
“The thing I’m most looking forward to about this trip,” Brock said, “is unplugging from the office for two weeks. I’ve never done that before.” Brock is a successful CEO. […]
Stay With the Out-Breath
We live in a culture where it is socially acceptable to rush, moving quickly from one task or interaction to the next. We convince ourselves there is so much to […]
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How to Befriend Endings
“I hate endings,” declared Frances, one of my mentoring clients. “I want to let go of the familiar, but I can’t even donate a pair of jeans that I haven’t […]