Just like playing a game
Playing games provides some interesting leadership insights in how to work with a team. I am beginning to explore those insights.
Self-Fulfilling Prophecies
What do I need to be at my best? This is a question I have been exploring for over a decade. Here’s how I turned it into a practice of daily affirmations.
Reflecting on my Natural Preferences
I’m beginning to unpack my personal lifeboat, beginning with the blissfully unaware start of my adult life.
Bringing that vacation mindset home
I wanted to take that vacation mindset home. Here is what I’ve done so far.
Unbalanced
Upon Reflection
There isn’t just one thing you do to live with anxiety. I reflected on everything that set me up for success. It’s my own 12 step program.
Learning how to live with my anxiety
The journey continues and I am learning how to live with my anxiety.
The last day of 2023
On the last day of 2023 I reflected on the books which were most meaningful to me right now. This is my list.
Where my anxiety lives
Where do I feel the anxiety in my body? Let me show you.
Provocateurs
I recently explored my provocateur words while on a road trip with Shiba nearby.
Listening to the RAIN
I gave my anxiety a name a few years ago: Amy, inspired by the role of the amygdala in our brains. Amy is the originator of the fear factor. I even penned lyrics to a song with a chorus,” Amy, come down, you're flying too high”. The song also included the phrase, “you’ve got to calm down.” But when has that ever worked? Luckily I found something that does work.
Learning to Live with my Anxiety
In between these two extremes of “don’t feed’ and “don’t avoid”, I needed to find the happy medium in between. But where is that happy medium in between?
A Personal Grief Care Package
When my aunt Marj sprouted wings and flew to heaven, I wanted to send some comfort to my uncle Roy. Here is what I sent.
How will you look?
Do you care about how you look? I think you should. As a leader, you are always in focus by others. It would be nice if they didn’t have to focus on a stain on your shirt, wrinkled pants or the hole in your shoes. It would be better if they focused on what more could be done to move the organization further ahead.
How do you smell?
I want to focus on how you smell. You might be wondering why, right?
How will you work with others?
What are the steps necessary you need to take to ensure you can work well with your team?
The Insiders: Chapter 1
It was a typical day of late inside the system. “Tis the season!” was heard throughout as some insiders were fighting a small alien which was causing system fatigue and the “sniffles”. But it was about to get much worse.
Tell me about your pain points
I want to know where it hurts — at work!
What kind of leader are you?
How would you describe your leadership style? There are many different leadership styles you can search online for. At the end of the day, each one of us has our own leadership style which is unique. It is unique because of, at minimum, our own experiences, our own worldview, our education, our temperament, and our level of awareness. What if you don’t know what your leadership style is?
Where to find well-being
Nadine Burke Harris identified six key activities which create balance and benefit wellbeing, as well as healing from toxic stress: quality sleep, healthy relationships, exercise, nutrition, mindfulness, and mental health. I want to explore these six key activities further because when we know what we need to be at our best, we are in a better position to think of the practices and habits we need to have in our lives to stay balanced.