The Glass is Already Broken “The glass is already broken” is a maxim repeated often in our house.It comes from a story of a zen master who had a prized cup, and while he chose to use it and show it to others, he also repeated to himself “the glass is already broken”, that way, […]
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Motivation Requires Purpose The Purpose of Chasing Squirrels and BallsThis week’s question comes from a supervisor asking about how to best motivate her team- “…they just don’t seem to care anymore, and the quality and effort of work is not what it used to be. I saw your posts about being self motivated but how
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Which handle have you chosen today? Which handle have you chosen today?Everyday we are given multiple opportunities to grab the right handle. Accountability vs Blame.Compassion vs Resentment. Empathy vs Anger. Curiosity vs Criticism.When we grab the right handle, the event itself doesn’t change, what happens next does. I had an event planned for Sunday afternoon
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We Can’t Control the Actions of Others If you build it- they still may not walk on it.We can’t control the actions of others. Which means, our motivation to do something can’t come from an external outcome, from expectations of another person’s reaction, actions or words. When it does, & reality fails to meet expectation-
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Easier Said Than Done Easier said than done. That is the reaction of most people to the below quote. “Don’t hope that events will turn out the way you want, welcome events in whichever way they happen: this is the path to peace.” EpictetusAnd they are correct. But so is just about everything worth doing.
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How do you spend your time? How do you spend your time?I arrived at airport after full day of camp.Insulin pump flagged me for a security check.Bag somehow alarmed for a mysterious chemical which prompts a testing of every item packed.I spent the time sharing laughs and good hearted jabs with the kind and professional
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The Importance of Asking for Help “Don’t be ashamed of needing help. Like a soldier storming a wall, you have a mission to accomplish. And if you’ve been wounded and you need a comrade to pull you up – so what?”—Marcus Aurelius, Meditation 7.7The most powerful man in the world, the emperor of Rome at
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Ground Yourself in Purpose I have been failing at the whole social media game recently. Not creating content that connects. Not creating an engaged community. Not feeling like I’m making a difference or doing a good job in getting in front of audiences that I can truly help. I leaned into the “blah” feelings as
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We Get To Control Our Response An interesting thing happened on the way home last night from the XC meet.As we turned onto the main road home, a popular road for cyclists in the area, we came upon a cyclist.He saw us and then moved into the center of the road, then to one side
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Be Proud of How You Live Each Day Tomorrow isn’t promised, yet we live today as though it is.Last week Bill was called out to a horrific car accident on the interstate. He came home and talked me through the rescue, taking the time to process it as sadly not enough first responders do. He
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