by Bruce McIntyre | Nov 7, 2015 | Resilience
A Way to Simplify, Focus, and De-stress You can do one thing right now. Sure, you have lots of things to do. You have a gajillion emails, meetings, and projects to finish if you could ever quit going to meetings. You have things at home to clean, fix, and maintenance....
by Bruce McIntyre | Oct 26, 2015 | Resilience
You have the capacity for resilience! When difficult circumstances flood around you, clarity and success may seem elusive. To take back control, consider these 5 keys to tapping your inner grit: Put your finger on the problem. At 3:00 a.m. with worries swirling...
by Bruce McIntyre | Sep 18, 2015 | Resilience
Resolve summoned from the backyard Driving to work, worries on his mind. The past week seems to have dealt him unexpected blows from every arena. Bad news on his daughter’s condition, power plays at work, and an ill timed major expense. He is worn out. He is...
by Bruce McIntyre | Sep 4, 2015 | Resilience
Audacity or nerve in the face of uncertainty She didn’t know how she would do it. But, she did it anyway. Her husband had left and her father had died. Now, she cared for her mother and two elementary aged children. With just less than enough to get by, she kept...
by Bruce McIntyre | Aug 18, 2015 | Resilience
She keeps going Her voice is soft. Her attempts at annunciation tend to leave her words slurred together due to the effects of Parkinson’s disease. She walks slowly, precariously on the verge of a fall at any moment. The disease has progressed...
by Bruce McIntyre | Jul 31, 2015 | Resilience
New experiences are good for your brain Since I work with Parkinson’s patients, I read and learn a lot about the brain. Not all of it has to do with fighting or curing or managing disease. Sometimes, I also learn about proactive ways to improve brain plasticity....
