As Labor Day Weekend approaches, you may want to take a few mindful pauses in the midst of your family gatherings and activities. [Read more…]
Be Kind to Yourself
I have journaled for years about my life’s journey. Each time I meet with my spiritual director, I read what I have journaled since we last met. Most times I end my journal entry with, “Be kind to yourself, Kevin.”
We tend to be our own worst critic. We judge ourselves against unrealistic standards. This was illustrated to me when I recently engaged eight women in the medical field on mindfulness. [Read more…]
Fear is the Harbinger of What Ails Us
Recently, I revisited a book The Only Little Prayer You Need by Debra Landwehr Engle. Why? Fear was at my doorstep and it was creating angst and worry. [Read more…]
Harassment training is not the cure all
In the last 12 months, there have been a flurry of sexual harassment complaints and stories from women in the tech and financial fields, news media, and schools. You may be wondering, what is going on? [Read more…]
Be a Caring Leader
Are you on a galloping horse?
One of the challenges of being a leader or business owner is the speed of our day and the uncertainty of what lies ahead. This reminds me of a story told by Thich Nhat Hanh, a Zen Buddhist monk and prolific writer on mindfulness.
“There is a story in Zen circles about a man and a horse. [Read more…]
Qualities of the Heart and Mind
As I come to the end of this inspiring book, (The Book of Joy by his Holiness the Dalai Lama, Archbishop Desmond Tutu, and Douglas Abrams, 2016) I offer a few quotes and approaches from the chapters on the “Eight Pillars of Joy.”
“Mental immunity is about reducing fear and anger,
but also about filling our mind and heart with positive thoughts and feelings.”
How do you do this? [Read more…]
Becoming a Cohesive Team – Moving Up the Pyramid
I recently had a leadership team complete Patrick Lencioni’s “5 Dysfunctions of a Team” assessment. As part of the exercise, the team identified several strategies for team improvement. [Read more…]
The Google Mind and the Contemplative Mind
In an age of powerful media devices at our fingertips all day long, are our reflective abilities being undermined?
Teddy Wayne posts this question in his article “The End of Reflection.” Here is a summary of his thoughts which I call the Google Mind (functioning in an age of powerful media devices) and the Contemplative Mind (reflective thinking). [Read more…]
Are you nurturing a happy brain?
“Obsessing about getting what you want and avoiding what you don’t want does not result in happiness. Always maintain only a joyful mind.” (The Book of Joy by his Holiness the Dalai Lama, Archbishop Desmond Tutu, and Douglas Abrams, 2016)
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