Jul 30, 2020 | Communication, Positive Psychology
“I treat others how I would like to be treated.” A client recently repeated this familiar refrain to me during our discussion about disagreement in the workplace. I understand the sentiment and it’s a great starting point, but I would argue that this isn’t what is...
May 29, 2020 | Communication, Positive Psychology, Self-Care
As more weeks pass during this pandemic, and we continue to adapt to a “new normal” that keeps changing, I have been exploring the concept of what it means to have courage. Does courage mean that we feel in control and are not feeling afraid? Does courage mean...
May 13, 2020 | Communication, Positive Psychology
In a recent post, I shared the story of my paternal grandmother’s “magic” rings. Whenever someone in our family gets married, she shares her parents’ wedding rings with the bride and groom for the wedding ceremony. After the ceremony, she immediately takes them back....
Apr 30, 2020 | Communication, Self-Care
A paradigm is a frame of reference. A person’s paradigm is how they see the world based on all the information that they have gathered and the beliefs that they possess. At times of crisis, it is often helpful to reflect on the paradigms that we have set for...
Apr 7, 2020 | Coaching, Communication
Managing relationships is difficult at the best of times. As we face the global COVID-19 pandemic, we are reminded of how small the world really is and how similar we are. At the same time, we cannot help but see just how unique we are as individuals. One thing that...
Aug 25, 2019 | Coaching, Communication
Why You Should Disagree With Others You should disagree with others. No, really. And then you should agree to disagree. Recently, after a day of coaching sessions focused on conflict and relationships, I realized, once again, how little we are trained in life on how...
