Articles
Here are the recent articles I wrote for BRAINZ.
01
Time For A Pronoun Paradigm Shift?
During a recent large online meeting, I felt different. Like I didn’t get the memo saying: “Post pronouns beside your name.” If all those talented Harvard alumni women posted their pronouns, I should too, right? Me2.
02
Top Ways Leaders Manage Conflict And Reduce the Cortisol-Related Stress Response
Nested within a wide circle of family, colleagues, and community systems, we humans find health, happiness, and meaningful purpose. And sometimes, friction.
03
It's All In Your Head – Cultivating Conscious Conversations
When you inaccurately imagine something, “It’s all in your head.” It’s also what the car mechanic thinks when you complain about that clicking sound that mysteriously disappears during the inspection.
04
What’s Worse? Scary Movie 3 Or “We Have To Talk”?
Does “We Have to Talk” trigger an inner primal scream? Perhaps you’ve heard these ominous 4-words from...
- The Boss: “I have some feedback”
- A Partner: “It’s me, not you”
- Garage Mechanic: “It’s the transmission”
- Child's teacher: “About their behavior”
05
Do You Have A Clearing Disorder?
Have you ever complained about busy work distracting you from strategic, high-impact projects and planning? You’re not alone!
06
Silence Your Perfectionista
Did you get all that? If English is your native language, most likely you understood it, errors and all. Spelling mistakes did not materially impact the outcome.
is that you?
Wishing you a regenerative rest as we wind down 2023!!
... Picture this: Mouth agape, dental instruments digging away, and tears dripping down my cheeks at the dentist's office...
I wasn't crying over a painful teeth cleaning, though.
My dental hygienist had me in stitches with her hilarious online dating adventures.
... She goes to a bar, but he stands her up.
As she's ready to leave, an old guy on the bar stool says, "Aren't you going to say hello?"
--- "You?! You don't look anything like your picture profile!" (older, balder, rounder).
Her lesson? Ask for a RECENT photo.
Yet "masquerades" show up at work, too.
We pretend to be someone we're not.
"I put on my mask in the parking lot," a leader recently told me.
👇 6:30 am "Breakfast of Champions" and work buddies! 👇
I've been guilty of that, too.
But it's not worth the cost to our mental health.
Time to unmask unrealistic, unhealthy expectations.
Let's inspire each other to let your true Essence shine through.
