Trust Opens Windows
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Trust Opens Windows

Even when we are with the people we trust the most, we instinctively hold on to our “shitty” ideas. We know they are unformed, and…

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The Infinite Mirror Maze
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The Infinite Mirror Maze

Over the winter break, I promised my kid a day or two of Mom Camp… those days during a school break where I take off work, plan a couple of…

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Listen and Wait
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Listen and Wait

Sometimes the most profound messages from the universe come when we are least expecting them — like, say, watching some old Avatar: The Last Airbender episodes with your nine-year-old child.

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Move like a jellyfish
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Move like a jellyfish

I was really struggling with how to talk about my intention for 2021. The idea of saying out loud that I intended to “do less” didn’t sound…

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It’s in the cut of the cloth
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It’s in the cut of the cloth

Last fall at my business retreat, I did a guided visualization. As I began drawing what I hoped my year ahead would become, I imagined my…

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How much stress can a Lego(r) Bridge Handle?
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How much stress can a Lego(r) Bridge Handle?

How much stress can a Lego® bridge handle?

The memory of this episode, and specifically the clutching-at-the-heart-anticipation, came vividly back to me in a conversation with a colleague last week. The sudden switch to remote teaming was exacerbating fissures and stresses that already existed within their team, and that the manager had hoped would resolve.

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