Leadership is healthy. Your true leadership grows out of recognizing and appreciating your true self. Leadership is not about being someone else; leadership is about being who you are. The health of your leadership reflects your own health. There is nothing inherently stressful about leadership. There are very effective leaders who do not suffer from […]
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I belong to a liturgical church. Each week, we remind ourselves of the story that brings us together, and we share a meal. When the meal is ready, each of us gets up, walks to the front of the service to receive it, and returns to where we were sitting. Sometimes we wait in line. Sometimes
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Susan Isaacs is a friend of mine. We go to church together, usually a couple of rows apart. In her book, Angry Conversations With God, Susan persuades God to go with her to couples counseling. It is a book that every spiritual director needs to read. Susan’s solo show of Angry Conversations opens in Southern California next month. Susan
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Susan Isaacs is a friend of mine. We go to church together, usually a couple of rows apart. In her book, Angry Conversations With God, Susan persuades God to go with her to couples counseling. It is a book that every spiritual director needs to read. Susan’s solo show of Angry Conversations opens in Southern
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There is power in laughing. Laughter brings people together by reminding us that we share values and have a common perspective. When someone laughs, they can see things in new ways. Laughing reminds us that things may not be as impossible as we think they are. Humor and wit are important tools for a leader.
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There is a movement sweeping through Southern California and across the country, changing the very way we think and speak. It began over a year ago with an interview on Epicurious about my first Craft Brewery Pilgrimage. Soon there were news reports about the growing number of local craft breweries and other establishments catering to those
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Tell me the story of #InspireChat. What brought you here? I have a dream of people living harmoniously, peaceful and respectful of one another. I believe that in order for this to be accomplished, there is a need for healing, rediscovering who we are, our purposes, and our love, and bonding with those that also
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People ask quite a few questions about the name Strategic Monk. Where did you get that name? What kind of a name is that? What does that mean? What was that name again? Most of the questions are about the monk part. People want to know whether I am a real monk, and what my
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Leadership is not boring. Some people think that leadership is all about predictability; doing what you know how to do well and repeating good results. While I admire consistency and dependability, doing what you know you do well again and again sounds pretty boring to me. Leadership is meeting new challenges. On one level, we
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1. The Olympics is not really about the opening and closing ceremonies, except when the Queen jumps out of a helicopter. 2. People who get paid to participate in sports may play better than people who do not, but they are not nearly as much fun to watch. 3. If you want the potential to
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