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Monthly Archives: January 2011
It always was better, wasn’t it?
“So, coming from a generation that could, perhaps, be characterized by the vastness of its disposition to complain, he didn’t suppose that he could scorn men and women who must be looking for something better. That things had been better was the music, the reprise of his days. It had been sung by his elders, [...]
How sleep can help you change
“…And I laid me down with a will.” – Robert Louis Stevenson Part of what we find so scary about change is a loss of control. We enter an unknown territory that is often frightening. We resist and the change that could be easy and graceful often becomes painful. That’s the bad news. The good [...]
Posted in Training Tagged And I laid me down with a will, change management training, Change Quest, Requiem, Robert Louis Stevenson, sleep Comments closed
“Yes, and…” > “Yes, but…”
“It is right it should be so, man was made for joy and woe.” – William Blake Two phrases – “yes, but…” and “yes, and…” What a source of conflict – internal and external – the first statement, “yes, but…” produces. It says, “things aren’t perfect and that’s not okay.” It says, “as good as [...]
Posted in Training Tagged Buddhism, change management, Change Quest, it is right it should be so, man was made for joy and woe, William Blake Comments closed
The Dempseys rockabilly band – an appreciation
Two years ago in Memphis I was lucky enough to take a chance on a band I’d never heard of – The Dempseys, in a bar I’d never been to on Beale Street – The Blues City Cafe. This rockabilly trio was amazing, amazing, amazing – one of the best performances I’ve ever seen. They [...]
Posted in Music, Passion, Persistence, Play, Put It Together Tagged Beale Street, Blues City Cafe, Bob Clampett, Buck Owens, Dempseys, Memphis, Polk Salad Annie, rockabillly Comments closed
Still, the Mountain – A Pocket Poem
Still, the Mountain by Lola Haskins The monk waits. The hands reaching from his sleeves turn into birds. Still, the mountain is there. The above is the title poem of Lola Haskins‘ latest book of poems, Still, the Mountain. She says of the book: “It moves toward a peace with what you can’t change.” I [...]
Posted in Pocket Poems, Training Tagged change, Change Quest, envoi, Lola Haskins, Pocket Poem, Still the Mountain Comments closed
“I’m never happy” How using his strengths helps Orlando Magic coach Stan Van Gundy
You can learn a lot about a person in less than a minute. Consider this interview with Orlando Magic coach Stan Van Gundy between the first and second quarter of the fourth game of the 2009 NBA Playoffs against the Philadelphia Seventy-Sixers: Reporter: “Defensively are you happy?” Stan Van Gundy: “No. I’m never happy.” And [...]
Posted in Happiness, Passion, Positive Psychology, Strengths Tagged 2009 NBA Playoffs, Happiness, I'm never happy, Orlando Magic, Philadelphia Seventy-Sixers, Positive Psychology, Stan Van Gundy, Strengths Comments closed
Can Journaling Make You Happier and Help You Change?
The short answer to that question is….yes! I invite you to consider adding journaling into some aspect of your change ritual. Writing down your highs and lows, joys and frustrations is a powerful tool for a variety of reasons. Let’s look first at some of the research, then at personal experience. What the research says [...]
Posted in Persistence Tagged 40 Days to Change For Good, benefits of journaling, Change Quest, James W. Pennebaker, journaling Comments closed
Changing Vs. Escaping – Loving Your Life While You Change It
There is a paradox in any change effort. If change isn’t grounded in a calm acceptance of what your daily life is like now, unchanged, then the change is less likely to happen, and definitely less likely to happen with happiness. Where there’s fear there’s tension. Where there’s tension, there’s clenching and a change ritual [...]
The bright plumage of the bird called courage