Almost all (positive) change starts with a positive emotional attractor. Change, whether at a professional or a personal level, has tipping points based on emotions. Positive emotional attractors, through our peripheral nervous system, help us thrive and grow. Positive emotional attractors are activated by our trusting relationships. They give us our ideal self, fill […]
What Country Leaders Are Doing Wrong
I am not interested in joining the diatribe of Obama vs Boehner as a Covert Agent (since I have plenty to say in my own skin outside of this venue)! I am interested in studying what they are doing wrong as leaders with respect to “who’s the customer, and who’s the boss”. As a friend […]
Better Than Perfect
We all want to do the best we can do, to be our own version of perfect. I resolve to stop eating cheese (all those calories from fatty animal sources, messing with my HDL levels). I pledge to only spend money on the things that are absolutely needed by my family so that I can […]
How do we attract “moms”?
There is nothing more rewarding than hearing, yes, finally hearing, a bunch of folks crowded around a table at work and talking about attracting moms. I have a friend who is the breadwinner and works for a supplier to a very big and well known sporting goods brand. She is constantly being called on to […]
Happiness
There’s a lot of talk about happiness lately. When I first had kids, it was nearly impossible to find time, any time, to spend on myself, to do the (non-kid) things that made me happy. Between all the responsibilities of motherhood and keeping my career alive, I couldn’t find five minutes for myself. Many of […]
You Work For Me
“You work for me”, a friend told his boss and coworkers, mostly architects, who were talking about a client project and clearly forgetting about the customer. I stopped him to ask him what their reaction was. “They all agreed”, he laughed. He was slightly disappointed that they didn’t argue otherwise so he could engage them […]
Rose-Colored Glasses
A friend of mine shared this folk tale: A traveler came upon an old farmer hoeing in his field beside the road. Eager to rest his feet, the wanderer hailed the countryman, who seemed happy enough to straighten his back and talk for a moment. “What sort of people live in the next town?” asked […]
Letting Creativity In
In an earlier post, I referred to emotional balance at work as being the key to my personal definition of success. I’ve given up on the notion of work / personal life balance. My life is filled with drop offs and pick ups, laundry and errands, cleaning and cooking, afterschool functions, rehearsals, recitals, soccer practice […]
Career Coach or Girl’s Night Out?
The other day I was talking to a member of the same preschool community (our daughters go to school together) about her decision to hire a career coach. I was surprised by her decision because she seemed like one of those parents who really embraces her work and family, finding ways to make both work […]
Rules of the Road
Have you ever driven in a place in which no one pays any attention to the rules of the road? Where drivers drift around the roads, completely oblivious to the lanes painted on the surface of the road? Where people turn right, onto side streets, from the left-hand lane? Where yield is an unknown word? […]
