How to Communicate Boundaries

Posted By on Apr 4, 2013 in Communication,Read
A WSJ article entitled, “The Delicate Art of Pushing Back.” The bottom line: 1) Assume positive intent. If you need to set boundaries for yourself, assume the other personal isn’t invading those boundaries maliciously. 2) Empathize. 3) Name what you DO want, not what you DON’T...
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Get Out of Your Comfort Zone

Posted By on Apr 4, 2013 in Read,Wellness
A WSJ review of Marc Schoen’s “Your Survival Instinct Is Killing You”....
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Mindful Leadership

Posted By on Mar 3, 2013 in Leadership,Mindfulness,Read
When East Meets West Harvard Business School professor William George is fusing Western understanding about leadership with Eastern wisdom about the mind to develop leaders who are self-aware and self-compassionate....
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Meditation for the Rest of Us

Posted By on Jan 1, 2013 in Mindfulness,Read,Wellness
Meditation is good for me. I should meditate more. Clear my mind. Get in touch with my inner wisdom. Why can’t I sit still? My ankle is stiff. I should really start making dinner. Focus on the breath . . . . Meditation has long been something I “should” do. I’ve read books, taken classes. […...
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Mindfulness & Efficiency

Posted By on Jan 1, 2013 in Read,Wellness
NY Times book review about how mindfulness & meditation can make us more efficient by improving concentration....
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Made to Move

Posted By on Jan 1, 2013 in Read,Wellness
Early humans started as nomadic hunter-gatherers. That means we walked a lot. About 10,000 years ago people started growing their own food and domesticating animals. While we weren’t constantly on the move anymore we still moved a lot. There was work to be done. No desk jobs. Lazy people died. About 60 y...
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