4 Steps to Lasting Change

4 Success Steps to making changes last, business concept

Making Change Last If making changes were easy, I think we’d be some pretty happy people. Why? So many people love stagnation… Or do they? Actually, they probably don’t. If you are stagnating and the world around you is changing, you’re going to be pretty unhappy ultimately so don’t buy into the hype! Change is … Read more

DO NOT Make A Resolution!

split image on top shows a lot of people exercising with the caption Gym on January 2nd,

It’s a Terrible Idea “May all your troubles last as long as your New Year resolutions.”  That’s about the most positive quote I can find about resolutions today. I know people who have had these work out very well. Year after year they pick a goal and nail it. Rinse and repeat. That’s awesome. Keep … Read more

Facilitation and the Personal Retreat

young Asian business facilitator in a discussion or brainstorm session in meeting room.

Undoubtedly you have heard of the business retreat. Made with excitement by the business management, and sometimes attended with dread by key employees. That’s not to say every retreat is a waste of time. As someone who has gone on many corporate retreats, I typically left them with a renewed sense of purpose. I felt … Read more

You Can’t Go Home Again

Beautiful sunrise in Carpathian mountains with nature wooden houses on a forest hill. can't go home again

Seriously. You Can’t Go Home Again. During Thanksgiving this year we were driving back to my hometown to see family and enjoy the holiday together. As I was driving and looking at everything that had changed, I noticed a lot that hadn’t. I was thinking that I was going “home” for the holidays. I was … Read more

Meditation: It’s a Mad, Mad Mind

Excerpt from a New Yorker magazine cover from 1969 depicting what happens in the mind in a stream of consciousness which mindfulness can help control

The image featured here is an amazing representation of what stream of consciousness really means. The mind is a truly amazing thing, making connections to memory from the incredible number of stimuli we experience. Sights, smells, touch, sounds, and tastes can send us through a whirlwind of thoughts – sometimes just pieces, or deeply meaningful … Read more