True confession time – I don’t love getting my photograph taken. As we were working on our new website for The Academies (hoping to launch it soon!), and the team unanimously voted that my picture should be on the home page, I drug my feet and put it off for weeks!...
… Then Feel It ‘Til You Figure It Out! I ran across a study recently at PsyPost.org that talked about how “deep acting” improves interpersonal work relationships and work goal progress. Deep acting means you try to actually experience the emotions that you...
As we close out 2020, I’ve heard many people say how happy they are to have the year that brought COVID-19 closed out and behind us. That’s understandable. And then the typical “it’s a new year” message is: let’s plan, let’s get some goals going, let’s get those...
As we’re in the gift-giving season, I was reminded of the Kodak commercials that popularized the phrase “the gift that keeps on giving”—meaning something that invokes good feelings over time. I’m still working on a few items on my shopping list, but I was also...
There are two sides to strengths. On one hand, they create value, thus creating a gateway to being accepted, belonging, and being of value to others. But strengths can also have a dark side if they are over-used. Instead of helping, they end up hurting … instead of...
Our theme for the month is CONNECTION. Especially as many are still experiencing shelter-in-place conditions, or navigating the after-shocks of the pandemic and societal shifts. Like many of you, I sit alone in my home office many hours each day. Despite the Zoom...
