When Joe was assigned to me as a patient I was initially going to refuse, because I was scared to death. Joe, a talented auto mechanic, had been working under his car fixing his radiator. He was very familiar with this job, with this car, and with what needed to be done. He knew if […]
Yes, we are living during very challenging times, but we still have to eat!! Today I would like to invite you to try mindful cooking. 1) Notice the story you might be making up in your head right this very moment. Are you immediately judging yourself or others? (“I can’t do this…they make it better […]
Recently I asked my 14-year-old niece, “Do you use the word ‘bummer’?” As a professional speaker, I’m very aware of how important it is to stay current with my words and examples. She looked at me with that “OK, Boomer” look. Uh oh. No, not used any longer. I’m really glad I asked. So, where […]
Is there passion in your life…for you? Recently I had a post go viral. It was Adam Leipzig’s insightful TED talk, “How to know your life purpose in 5 minutes.” I watched LinkedIn as my post began to trend. First a couple of thousand people viewed my post. Then, in the days after I posted […]
Have you noticed a recording already playing in your head about what might happen at that next family holiday meal or party with friends or colleagues? Can any of us really predict the future with any accuracy? One of the nine foundational attitudes of Mindfulness is called, “Beginners Mind.” It is approaching each and every […]
Thanks for looking up and smiling just now… What do you notice around your workspace? What do you notice: the tops or sides of people’s heads? Everyone looking straight ahead or down (even in elevators)? Likely you are making very little eye contact. I visit many different companies when teaching Mindfulness in the workplace. It […]
This is a joint piece written by Bill Morrow, prior VP of Sales & ECS Managing Partner, and Harriet Stein, a leader in the field of Mindfulness & President of Big Toe in the Water. “Sales is about people. The more we are able to be in the moment, pay full attention to what’s happening […]
Did you have a good summer? Are you feeling refreshed and ready to deal with: The month of October when somehow a 24-hour day morphs into one with several more hours? Meeting all your 4th quarter goals and objectives? Those end of year performance goals…sales goals, and then… The HOLIDAYS! Yes, they’re coming up quickly […]
I spoke before this wonderfully collaborative group of HR professionals recently (Southeastern PA (SEPA) SHRM chapter) and told them how I took my new dress that I was wearing into the dry cleaner. My cleaner responded by saying how much she liked the dress too and asked me, “Does it come in a smaller size?” […]
I decided it was time to make my move. I had waited patiently — a full three days after hearing Jon Kabat-Zinn, the pioneer of Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction, make a firm request: that people seated at the back of the room move to the front. “I will move people around,” he warned, peering into the […]
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