Reflection on Joy

Reflection on Joy

Exercises for enhancement #2 What has made the good times so sweet? Inevitably, you will think of the location, the people, the circumstances. For instance, perhaps you spent a week in the mountains and your children were glad to be there and the weather was perfect....
Compassion Reflection

Compassion Reflection

Exercises for enhancement #1 If you find yourself growing bitter or crusty, start doing a weekly compassion reflection. It’s a game-changer. It happens. I know. The blinders of your own challenges keep you focused on your own problems and soon it is difficult to...
Enjoy

Enjoy

One word can make the difference What if one word could change your mind? What if your whole posture toward a person, a job, or a task could be improved by adopting a new key word that resets your expectations? When I was a young father, I thought of my primary role...
10 Questions

10 Questions

Asking Better Questions #3 Bring to mind a current challenge. Where there is fog and a lack of clarity, a well designed question can often help you put your finger on the pulse of the problem. With a bent toward action and responsibility, you get away from blaming and...
What Do You Want?

What Do You Want?

Asking Better Questions #2 Sometimes this is the most difficult question to answer: What do you want? As you sift through challenges great and small, you attempt to organize the factors involved and the ramifications of making different choices. You consider other...