Do you ever find you take up most of the energy in a room? Are you talking most? Talking louder? Talking over someone else who is trying to make a point? Why do you feel compelled to consume more oxygen than others? Your mission, if you choose to accept it: Try on silence in a meeting […]
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#RPCL Log Date April 1, 2017: #BeingHuman #JourneyMatters
In the past I’ve worked with some incredibly kind people. Leaders because they are exemplifying leadership no matter their title. And some of the best leaders I’ve found, are kind even under pressure. What about you. Are you one of those kind overt or covert leaders? Your mission, if you choose to accept it: Think about why leaders […]
#RPCL Log Date March 31, 2017: #BeingHuman #LookAfterTheShadow
I was listening to the creator Danny Boyle of Trainspotting today on Dinner Party Download and he said something that struck me as important to remember. Important to see shadow and to look after the shadow. In other words, remember the sobering moments of death and dying and sickness even as we are in our full euphoric […]
#RPCL Log Date March 30, 2017: #BeingHuman #ChooseToLetGo
Whenever I have a nagging thought, I find it hard to shake by just saying to myself “enough!” It’s a problem. I can try my damnedest to be intentional about changing it but I suck at it. Yep. So when I watch my eldest dwell on her thoughts, I totally get it. And I wish […]
#RPCL Log Date March 29, 2017: #BeingHuman #CombatFearofBeingDifferent
Do you feel weird or just different from others at home, at school, at work or in life in general? Are your parents from somewhere else and they don’t feel very culturally adaptive within your city or town? My mom is from Asia and I remember growing up thinking that everyone had parents that spoke […]
#RPCL Log Date March 28, 2017: #BeingHuman #Don’tHate
When I catch myself saying I hate something, I have to stop and think why hate it. I’m modeling behavior that my kids are picking up fast. Too fast. And language matters. So your mission, if you choose to accept it: Don’t hate. Maybe dislike for a while, but hate takes up too much energy. […]
#RPCL Log Date March 27, 2017: #BeingHuman #BlameGame
My youngest daughter loves to blame everyone else for something that didn’t go her way. “It’s your fault, mommy”, she tells me. As parents, we believe she will grow out of it until… at some level we realize we all still like to assign blame. When we are truly unhappy at work, we blame our […]
#RPCL Log Date March 26, 2017: #BeingHuman #BeingStressed #DarkSide
Do you find when you are stressed that your mood can turn dark quickly? Imagine a stressed and angry Luke Skywalker. What would have happened if he let his anger take control over his emotions? It’s sort of the EQ (Emotional Quotient) question. Do you lash out in anger or do you count to ten in […]
#RPCL Log Date March 25, 2017: #BeingHuman #RemovingLabels
We have a problem with labels in society and within our culture in general. It becomes helpful when we help children assign words and meaning to their emotions so they can better articulate what and how they are feeling. It becomes a hindrance when we assign too much meaning to a word at the expense of […]
#RPCL Log Date March 24, 2017: #BeingHuman #OneLevel #ManyLevels
For some reason, humans believe that we need to measure one type of intelligence in schools – IQ. Sure there are social emotional components in K-12, but EQ doesn’t rank as high. Test scores are fairly one-dimensional when it comes to rote memorization. In fact, we don’t have enough critical thinking and creativity in positions […]
