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.
What would Kobe do?
Remember the basketball legend, Kobe Bryant? Sure you do.
But did you know he was a a master of the inner game on and off the court?
While coaching youth basketball, Kobe once asked a parent to stop cheering, "Dig deep. You can do it! Way to go!"
He then explained...
"Don't say anything when she's doing those line drills. Because there's a conversation inside her head, she's talking to herself, pumping herself up to do it. So for an outside voice to guide her and push her to keep going actually interrupts her process. Let her be. Let her figure it out herself."
Kobe knew self-mastery is not about an external hero rescuing us in challenging times.
(BTW, that savior might be a person, a substance, or an activity.)
Rising to our next level is an inner game of development.
And as living systems, we're in a perpetual state of becoming.
The question is, are you deliberately becoming the master of your inner game, just like Kobe would?
