With the disruption due to the coronavirus, have you been asking yourself questions about how you have been living your life? These shocks to the system sometimes allow us to see our current situation with new eyes, as we get out of our auto-pilot routines and become conscious to our experience as we have to…
Month: March 2020
When are you showing up as creative and intentional, and when are you reacting to what’s happening?”
When are you showing up as creative and intentional, and when are you reacting to what’s happening? We are reactive when we focus only on how events affect us – everything is driven by the world outside of us. An extreme version is a victim mentality where we feel the world is acting personally against…
I wrote a post that turned out to be too long for LinkedIn, but I’ll excerpt the conclusion here.”
I wrote a post that turned out to be too long for LinkedIn, but I’ll excerpt the conclusion here. If you have the stability and resources to get through the next few weeks and months, what will you learn from this societal interruption? What will you take away from the experience, and do differently as…
I was going to write a post on ways to stay grounded in these uncertain times, but another coach has already done so, so I’ll just link to that
I was going to write a post on ways to stay grounded in these uncertain times, but another coach has already done so, so I’ll just link to that. Thanks Nicole Kleemann!
One perspective I find helpful during these challenging times is looking at things from an abundance mindset rather than a scarcity mindset. “
One perspective I find helpful during these challenging times is looking at things from an abundance mindset rather than a scarcity mindset. What I mean by that is that our perspective and our feelings are heavily influenced by what we focus on. In a scarcity mindset, I focus on what I don’t have e.g. freedom…
For all of us in social distancing mode (or “shelter in place” in the Bay Area), this can be a lonely time. “
For all of us in social distancing mode (or “shelter in place” in the Bay Area), this can be a lonely time. If it helps, I’ve opened up more intro chat slots at https://lnkd.in/gD-RgAu where you can schedule time to talk with me over the next couple weeks. It doesn’t have to be about coaching…
As many of us go into social isolation and self-quarantine this week, I feel like my normal posts about leadership and personal development aren’t as relevant. One thing a crisis brings us is more clarity on what truly matters to us. In my case, that’s family and friends and helping others navigate this ever crazier world. “
As many of us go into social isolation and self-quarantine this week, I feel like my normal posts about leadership and personal development aren’t as relevant. One thing a crisis brings us is more clarity on what truly matters to us. In my case, that’s family and friends and helping others navigate this ever crazier…
What is the difference between acting as a leader rather than as an individual contributor?”
What is the difference between acting as a leader rather than as an individual contributor? One difference is that an individual contributor first thinks of what they must do. If more work comes up, their default response is to do more. This works great, especially for high performers who constantly study productivity tips and efficiency…
What is your theory about your career?”
What is your theory about your career? In my last post, I talked about using the scientific method to manage life, and reframing each “failure” as a learning about a hypothesis you had that was disproved by events. We can apply this idea to careers in that we all carry an implicit theory about our…
What are you learning from what you are doing?”
What are you learning from what you are doing? The scientific method involves coming up with a hypothesis, testing it against reality, and then evaluating the results. “Negative” results which don’t align with your hypothesis are still valuable in that you learn from them what is not true. I am a big believer in the…