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Beyond the Wilderness: 4 Strategies When Life is Uphill

Moses spent 40 years in the desert. Nelson Mandel spent 27 years in prison. In the 1930, Winston Churchill was marginalized because he warned England about Hitler.

The wilderness is an inner experience, not a place.

4 strategies when life feels uphill.

When SMART goals are Dumb

I wonder if SMART goals are dumb when working to change your life. Goal setting requires history. What if you lack experience?

Life changes in iterations, not giant leaps. SMART goals reflect reality and aspiration.

Give yourself grace when working to change your life.

How to Manage the Danger of Untended Wounds

Untended wounds become rot.

People – like pears – decay from the inside. You don’t notice it at first.

How to protect your team and yourself from justifying toxicity caused by…

1. Unspoken expectations.
2. Negative assumptions.
3. Untended wounds.

How to Build Stability during Turbulence

My brain never leaps to the best thing that could happen.

People usually jump to negative conclusions.

Imagined catastrophes make stability unlikely.

The Ripple Effect: Understand How Consequences Work

Consequences mean actions matter. Even painful consequences reinforce the potency of our actions.

Some actions deliver immediate consequences.

Books I’m Reading: Poetry, Wisdom, and Biography

Books fuel your soul. Pour in so you can pour out. The more you pour in – the more you can pour out. An empty cup can’t contribute. Books I’m reading: I don’t… Continue reading