Archive for the ‘ Fear ’ Category

The Vicious Cycle of Enabling Fear

There comes a point in a lot of parents’ lives where all reasoning goes out the door when dealing with your children.  It’s called “swim lessons.”  My 5 year-old daughter has been in swim lessons since the spring (now on her 4th round of classes).  While she is learning basic techniques, she still hasn’t figured [ READ MORE ]

Finding Freedom in Choice

Summertime is finally here That old ballpark, man, is back in gear Out on 49 I can see the lights School’s out and the nights roll in Just like a long lost friend you ain’t seen in a while and can’t help but smile —Kenny Chesney, Summertime July means freedom! Bare feet, cargo shorts, windows [ READ MORE ]

The Conditions of Unconditional

“Love is supreme and unconditional; like is nice, but limited.” –Duke Ellington I recently took on a media project at work that would be both challenging for me as an individual, as well as an exciting opporunity for my team. The scope of the work was well within the range of my experience and area [ READ MORE ]

The Curse of Anonymous Feedback

“Et tu, Brute?” -William Shakespeare Best selling business book author, Ken Blanchard often says that, “Feedback is the breakfast of champions.” It is the fuel that provides us with information that helps redirect our efforts, driving us to become the best we can at a given skill or task. Motivational research clearly shows that constructive [ READ MORE ]

Leading from Within

"You don’t need a title to make yourself or your team more efficient."[ READ MORE ]

The Resolve!

Unfortunately, many of us treat resolutions like a penny being tossed into a wishing well, a blind hope that perhaps that some miracle will occur by casting our burdens upon a streak of time in the night sky, as if the new number on the year of our calendars will magically help us achieve our wildest dreams[ READ MORE ]

Transcending Time!

...our personhood is not defined as a number, nor is it simply a climb toward some peek whereby we reach the top only to rapidly descend down the other side[ READ MORE ]

Don’t Take it Personal; Don’t Make it Personal

There in the blur, like a cryptic message evolving into your native language, it became clear to me. I was focused on the earth’s shadow cast across the moon’s face, rather than taking delight in the bright side that reflected the sun’s light. I had taken it personal[ READ MORE ]

I Dare You to Move

I was driving home from work earlier this week, winding down and tuning into my favorite station, when Switchfoot’s “I Dare You to Move” began playing on the radio.  I have always been a fan of this band and their profound lyrics, but it wasn’t until this moment that I actually listened to the song.  [ READ MORE ]

“Fear-Soaked Leadership”

Are you or the employees that report to you fearful in the workplace?  Businessweek author Liz Ryan, who writes about both leadership and the younger generations of workers, wrote an article that brings up ten signs that indicate you might be working in a fearful environment. Fear has spread through various businesses since the economic [ READ MORE ]

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