We were having dinner with friends when I was describing a recent story from a therapist about his clients who are stuck 40-something male (company name here) employees seeking counseling. (You can probably insert software or other companies too, but in his case it was all one software company). They can’t quit. The money is too good. […]
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#RPCL Log Date April 19, 2017: #BeingHuman #BeOkayWithBeingWrong
We all want to be right. And we want it so badly, we listen for confirmation of our beliefs to justify how right we are. It’s amazing how many people were shocked when they learned that the recent leader of the country was going to take some healthcare benefits away. What they didn’t realize was […]
#RPCL Log Date March 23, 2017: #BeingHuman #HatredBasedLeadership
Love-based leadership was a thing before this past election, when people were seeing that fear-based leadership was not effective at achieving healthy cultures in companies. Now I think about two things: The hatred of leadership and The leadership of hate. First of all, hatred of leadership is when we love to hate our bosses or company […]
Curious Under Pressure
Financial instability can take its toll on relationships at work and at home. Surviving under pressure becomes the game. It’s a game I’m all too familiar with. It’s easier some days, or it’s tartarus and the never-ending pit of hell on others. Today was a good and bad day. That pretty much sums up most days. It can change from an hour […]
Don’t Discount Wisdom
Sometimes the hardest thing to accept when we come into our own maturity is that we, “the elders”, actually know what the hell we are talking about. I certainly thought my parents were idiots when I was 16 and I knew e v e r y t h i n g that mattered to a 16-year old. Of course, […]
Lopsided Loyalty
I was scanning my instagram feed when I saw a picture of something that triggered work-anxiety. My past client posted an image and it reminded me of my lopsided loyalty. It’s clear now that it was one way – not balanced. And I was immediately flooded with sadness. Holding back tears, my voice was gruff as […]
What Next
It’s hard to find and follow a thread of hope weaving in and out of the every day. Especially when we have so much tugging at us. Our little ones who need more than hugs and kisses. Our fears of losing more than we can imagine. Our high-risk jobs, with variable income. And of course, our diminishing bank accounts as […]
Navigating Trust, A Fae Tale. #randomthoughts #poetryofwork
Trust has many stages of development. At birth, its new and pure. Easy to feel or touch and believe in but small. As a toddler, it grows bigger and stronger, becoming more stable or grounded with every step, yet it’s still not mature. But in its teenage years, it starts to flounder with depth. Still easy to come […]
How Bots Botched Humanity #technorevolution
Imagine a future state where we are using bots more than people. Where, as Stephen Hawking predicted, we pay people NOT to work. How will people interact with one another – either at work if it still exists for them, or in society? Now think about today. With an ever growing desire to lower margins […]
Developing Yourself
At some point when we hit adulthood or career-hood, we stop thinking about developing ourselves. It could be from the feeling of having all of our emotional and social needs met – like being in a cozy relationship with someone, or loving our co-workers and what we do at work, or loving being a full-time parent. Whatever the reason, […]
