Dec 16, 2022 | Happiness Fulfillment & Self Esteem, Leadership & Career Development
Recently, I asked one of my clients how he defined success. He looked at me (via Zoom) rather shocked and said, “Now that’s a big question.” We laughed about it, but when he came back a few weeks later, he reported that my question had led to some very deep thinking...
Dec 13, 2022 | Leadership & Career Development
When I first entered the corporate world many years ago, I learned about the sandwich method of giving feedback. The method says to give positive feedback first, constructive or corrective feedback second, and then finally positive feedback. I’ve never liked giving or...
Nov 24, 2022 | Happiness Fulfillment & Self Esteem |
Happy Thanksgiving to all of you who celebrate this problematic, yet still significant American holiday. Although Thanksgiving hasn’t been a blessing for many in our country’s history, it is at least an opportunity for us to review what we are grateful for and to...
Nov 10, 2022 | Happiness Fulfillment & Self Esteem, Stress Relief |
Right after 9/11, I watched a fundraising television event for the victims and their families of the 9/11 terrorist attacks. The event had a number of famous bands and musical artists. It was the first time I had ever heard The Dixie Chicks. They sang a beautiful song...
Nov 4, 2022 | Happiness Fulfillment & Self Esteem, Stress Relief
I took a lovely mindfulness class this summer from The Institute for Organizational Mindfulness. It was such a nice class, with each session starting and ending with a short meditation and some helpful learning and conversation in between. In one of the sessions, our...
Oct 21, 2022 | Happiness Fulfillment & Self Esteem |
Recently, I had new headshots taken for my website and social media. The photographer who took them is incredibly talented and I actually didn’t hate my pictures, which is unusual for me. I still found lots of flaws in myself looking at those new head shots. Then I...