How can we make life less to do about performance and more about fulfillment? What? Isn’t it all about landing the next project? Getting the next client? Writing the next blog post? Making more money? Hosting the next fabulous dinner party? Help! Unplug me. Recently the pastor in the church I often attend was talking about how our lives are all about performance here … [Read more...] about How Can We Make Life Less To Do About Performance?
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4 Specifics to Celebrate for Introvert Freedom
With the spirit of the July 4th holiday we are celebrating in the USA, it got me wondering, how is an introvert free? Are we free from something or free to something? The holiday is all about independence and freedom but the political nature of freedom is a topic for a different blog. As I started researching freedom it was quite evident this is a huge topic. What Price … [Read more...] about 4 Specifics to Celebrate for Introvert Freedom
Can Acting Like an Extrovert Make You Happier?
An article written by Sumanthi Reddy a few months ago addresses the idea that introverts who act like extroverts will be happier. This article is based off of studies that show that extroverts are, on average, happier than introverts. However, what this article doesn’t address is that pretending to be something you’re not isn’t fair to you. The Difference Between Extroverts … [Read more...] about Can Acting Like an Extrovert Make You Happier?
What do Harvard Business School and Al Merhabian have to do with your myths?
For ten years I traveled the USA and other countries, facilitating corporate training for companies vested in improved their management, sales and customer service skills. Many workshops I designed included skill sets like setting goal setting and communications skills. These were often backed up by research from the likes of Harvard Business School and Al Merhabian. Other … [Read more...] about What do Harvard Business School and Al Merhabian have to do with your myths?
Small changes to slow down for big benefits
In preparing for the completion of writing my book, Communication Toolkit for Introverts, and move into other phases including collaborative marketing with the publisher, I started feeling: wait, slow down. Maybe you can relate to what I’m feeling. Work, work, work. Why do we often brush aside what we’ve done to reach a milestone? What could we do before moving forward, … [Read more...] about Small changes to slow down for big benefits
2014 Mantras or Intentions, instead of Resolutions or Revolutions
Happy New Year! Are we ready to take on the new? The freshness of a new year always brings so much determination to reach new goals but often many of us can succumb to temptation and give up. Do you make New Years Resolutions? Years ago I ended that routine. It gets so self-defeating to make a resolution, or even a goal, only to find struggle and excuses to soon lead to … [Read more...] about 2014 Mantras or Intentions, instead of Resolutions or Revolutions