When I think of growing gender equity, I think of Brene Brown’s caution that: “Authenticity is the daily practice of letting go of who we think we’re supposed to be and embracing who we are.” To let go and act authentically is also to embrace equity among all humans.” If… Read more »
Listen to angry rhetoric or cruel name-calling and you are hearing a brain fueled by dangerous stress chemicals. Toxin that can impact entire groups…. Long before you realize the stress problem, your brain may already be wired to fail. Simple choices you make about moods today though, will likely surprise you with… Read more »
Our DNA can be improved upon by a potent protein called Kinase A. Why does it matter? How many people have told us that a day like mother’s day leaves them sad, lonely, or even hopeless? And for many of those who struggle, the most expensive gift in the world… Read more »
Most of us walk into tough places, where drugs can help us past our brokenness. Luckily our brain’s pharmaceutical stockpiles come well equipped to handle most of the tussles life sends. Our role is to access and use these for optimum benefits. Easier said than done, many argue, and I… Read more »
Rarely have we struggled against more anxiety and stress and without adult models to help them reduce stress, our youth are especially in need. It’s the perfect time to respond with social strategies and emotional boosts that toss cheer and hope back into our day! But how? What can we… Read more »
To build a diverse community is to experience its propensity for wellbeing and prosperity. Why do leaders settle for compromise rather than lead for growth? Recently we watched national leaders lose what could have been a life-changing opportunity for world class growth. Sadly, they settled for gridlock with compromise at… Read more »
Each moment we’re interested in the process of breathing we’re training ourselves in curiosity. (Ed Halliwell) At their best, our brains bring us an authentic awareness. They come brimming over with a zest for wonder and a curiosity that awaits our cultivation. Curiosity teaches my two grandchildren and me to… Read more »
If we agree with Sir Ken Robinson that creativity gets clobbered at school, we’ll likely also agree it takes risk to create and lead a finer future. It also takes a very different kind of support and intelligence-fair performance reviews for facultyas well as tests for students, as stated here… Read more »
Ask the lecturer in this video and he will say he engages listeners. He might even go on to suggest today’s audiences expect too much, stress without cause, and give too little. Ask listeners though, and they usually support these 100 reasons to run hard from lectures! Doing a thing… Read more »
Trust building’s much like juggling alligators. Both take courage to face frightening challenges and both can cotton together keen skills from our mental tools. Ever feel letdown as you walk through a crowded hotel lobby at networking sessions? You nod heads with many but share high-stake breakthroughs with few. You… Read more »
