For those who follow my posts, you’ll notice that I have written very little in the last six months. I could say the reason is I was so full with work, or distracted by the recent presidential election here in the states, or give a number of other reasons why. Sure, some of that was true. What is also true is that I was distracted by a couple of ... [Read more]
How Do You Embrace A Love of the Challenge?
If you are a high achieving leader, you love nothing more than a meaty challenge. How do you find your sweet spot of being energized by a challenge that will stretch, and maybe tax you, but not overly so? It’s in overcoming our greatest challenges that we can feel really alive and accomplished. Yet there is a fine line between feeling the ... [Read more]
Leadership Insights From The Big Chill
No, I’m not talking about the movie. I am referring to my “polar bear” dip in the video above. I was at a weekend intensive training class being held at a retreat house on Long Island Sound in Connecticut. The air temperature was about 50 degrees and the water was colder. This class was a second level training for teachers of Kundalini Yoga on ... [Read more]
What Are The Critical Questions You Ask Yourself In Chaotic, Uncertain Times?
If you are wired like most humans, when confronted with uncertainty, your questions would be oriented from your limbic brain – how to create stability, security and safety for yourself. Your questions would be oriented more toward the short-term - solving your immediate problem versus satisfying a longer-term vision of where you really want to be. ... [Read more]
Breathe. You Have Arrived.
Breathe, You Have Arrived. This is the sign that greeted me when I arrived at the Kripalu Center for Yoga & Health last weekend. I was there on a Kundalini yoga retreat. I practice and teach this form of yoga – not for my career, but probably because of it. What I mean is, it’s the pressures of life that fueled me to search for ways to ... [Read more]
Go Slow to Go Fast
What does it mean “go slow to go fast?” When I googled to find an image for this, I was amazed at how many words and images I found. Here is what it means to me: when I am the most stressed, stretched or unfocused, it is precisely the time I need to slow down and regroup. And this is precisely when I am most resistant to doing it – it’s ... [Read more]
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