#self-authorship

Maintain a sense of Active Wonder

Too often we live in the now. Not “I’m living for today” but more “I’m living numb to my day.” Maintaining a sense of active wonder is critical to thrive and survive in our every day.

I recently finished reading the book, Surely You’re Joking, Mr. Feynman.This book is about Richard (Dick) Feynman. Feynman, a Nobel-prize-winning physicist out of CalTech and Cornell, was much more than a…

Deconstructing Self – Emotion

This is the third part of a three-part series on Self. The three parts of Self are identity, power, and emotion. Today, we explore emotions. 

What is emotion?

Emotion is a state of mind. Because emotion is a state of mind, does that mean we can control it? Change it? Do we have complete power over our emotions? That’s up for debate.

What we can control, is not necessarily how we feel, but how we…

Deconstructing Self – Power

This is the second part of a three-part series on Self. The three parts of Self are identity, power, and emotion. Today, we explore power. 

What is power? 

“Do you feel in charge?”

“I’ve paid you a small fortune.”

“And this gives you, power, over me?”

Bane said this in The Dark Knight Risesto slimy money man, John Daggett. Power is the differentiation among physical, emotional, intellectual, and…

Deconstructing Self – Identity

This is the first part of a three-part series on Self. The three parts of Self that I will deconstruct over the next few weeks are identity, power, and emotion. Today, we start with identity. 

What is Identity? 

Many self-help books, courses, and motivational speakersfocus on identity. Identity is complicated, and when we think about how we construct our own identities, we often glean over parts…

Exploring the Five Approaches to Conflict, Part 5: Compromising

This is a five-part series on exploring the approaches to conflict. The five approaches are: avoiding, accommodating, collaborating, competing, and compromising. Just to note, no one is a purist in his or her approach. Everyone has some elements of the five approaches to conflict in their repertoires. The approach you use is dependent on the environment (at work, at home), and the person with…

Finding energy in your work

Work can be energizing, if you find the right job

Engaging in our professional lives is often a challenge. Whether it is because we hate our jobs or have tasks piling at home, many of us spend only three to four hours of our eight-hour+ days “working.” While many are okay with this work energy dynamic, chances are, you found this article because you are not. Thankfully, I am happy to tell you…

Exploring the Five Approaches to Conflict, Part 4: Competing

This is a five-part series on exploring the approaches to conflict. The five approaches are: avoiding, accommodating, collaborating, competing, and compromising. Just to note, no one is a purist in his or her approach. Everyone has some elements of the five approaches to conflict in their repertoires. The approach you use is dependent on the environment (at work, at home), and the person with…