As I wrote in my last post, since turning 50 I’ve found myself wrestling more often with those big, existential questions. It’s a real tension: my mission is to help people connect with information and inspire them to reach their potential, yet sometimes the world stage makes it feel like we're heading in the opposite … Continue reading When the world feels heavy, look closer to home
Tag: mental-health
Playfulness
Why do we often show up so differently at work than in the rest of our lives? Why do our work selves have to be so different from our everyday selves? Lots of times through my career I've been pleasantly surprised to find out how fun and playful colleagues can be. But you often only … Continue reading Playfulness
The dojo
This is my dojo. Wait a minute... Where are the mats? The punchbags? The people in white suits shouting? Well that's one kind of dojo, yes. One in which I have spent a huge portion of my adult life! But the dojo is not exclusive to martial arts. The word "dojo" means a place of … Continue reading The dojo
Empathy
There's a fact about the human condition which explains a lot about the ways we often interact. When I do something, I understand my reasons for doing it - all of the reasons, emotions and back-story to whatever that act is. When someone else does something though, we have none of that context. All that … Continue reading Empathy
On mindfulness – part 1 (at least)
Mindfulness. Some people swear by it, some people swear at it. I’m going to come right out of the blocks declaring that I am a big fan of it. I think that there’s a lot of negativity around mindfulness because of twee internet memes, or the false promise that it’s a quick fix. It’s definitely … Continue reading On mindfulness – part 1 (at least)
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