by Bruce McIntyre | Aug 14, 2021 | Resilience
Words to Live Into #1 Will it sink or will it float? David Letterman used this question to test all types of objects for a humorous segment for years on the Late Show. Yes, physics with flair. Some items sank to the bottom, while others returned to the surface with...
by Bruce McIntyre | Apr 24, 2021 | Resilience
Carrying On #3 How do you know if you are exercising your capacity for resilience? To be sure, it doesn’t always feel glorious in the moment. More often, you see it as you look back. Let’s ask a few questions to help you see your own resilience. Have you...
by Bruce McIntyre | Apr 22, 2021 | Resilience
Carrying On #2 When you experience seasons of crisis or challenge, your sense of reflection may seem muddled. Chunk it down. Make it simple. Set aside a specific amount of time, such as a week or 10 days. If you are sensing a need to become more proactive in nurturing...
by Bruce McIntyre | Apr 22, 2021 | Resilience
Carrying On Sometimes the greatest proof of your capacity for resilience is that you simply carry on. In the weeks, months, and years of greatest struggle, you rarely feel resilient. It is only upon reflection after the fact that you can take a moment to acknowledge...
by Bruce McIntyre | Apr 6, 2021 | Resilience
Re-writing #3 Sometimes the most refreshing thing you can do is to re-write your own expectations and responses. Over time and experience, you have seen the worst. You’ve been burned, betrayed, and disappointed. Understandably, you’ve probably put up some...
by Bruce McIntyre | Mar 31, 2021 | Resilience
Re-writing #2 As you go out into the world, you see people. For those you know and in certain situations with those you don’t, greetings are how we acknowledge our fellow humans…in elevators, at restaurants, in offices and in lobbies of all sorts. Years ago, I...
