Within the self-development space there’s a cohort focusing on how to speed read. That is, how to read faster to acquire more information. While it sounds like a super power, at the root it really is just another symptom of the quick-fix epidemic we have in the U.S. The thinking …
How to Master E-mail Management
Two conversations over the past days sparked interest in covering E-mail management. Checking my inboxes from the multiple E-mail accounts, I thought having 40-60 new messages was a large number. Some of us are working with 1000-18,000 new inbox messages! Reflected on my time career counseling college students and this …
Acquiring Vs. Manifesting Happiness
The more happiness remains an abstract ideal the more challenging it becomes to manifest. The language used around this word automatically plagues a person’s success. Happiness is not something we find, grab, capture, receive or are given. Marketing programs teach us that some external thing will be the provider of …
The Power of Steps
Steps are symbolic of journey points. They ascend or descend, or can zigzag depending on the design. Steps represent motion, movement in some direction. Steps are ever-present; they represent the “what’s been here all along” we may not recognize if dominated by emotional excesses. Steps request action from us. We …
Cover Letter Philosophy
You might be thinking: a philosophy about a cover letter? What’s the importance of that? It’s important to understand there’s a philosophy to each document or activity involved in career development. These philosophies deal with the “Why” of them. So while one might know how to write a cover letter …
How to Apply Wakandan Philosophy to Amplify Self-Education
The Black Panther movie needs no building up from this blog. I watched it twice and (don’t worry; no spoilers in this piece) enjoyed its story, nuances and found the work to be a valuable addition to the Panther’s universe, broadly introduced in the Avengers movie. If you haven’t watched …
Corporate Mindfulness with Passionate Talk Podcast
A few weeks ago I had the honor of being interviewed by Gary Karp of Passionate Talk. In the sense of a formal “interview,” it was not. Rather, it was more of a conversation about the value of mindfulness and its importance in professional life. Gary has a skill with …
Tip for Building Spontaneous Creativity
Spontaneous creativity is evidence of our ability to tap into inner knowing and resourcefulness. Listen below for a way to develop this power.
The Mental State for Effective Prayer Technology
Webster defines prayer as, “an address (such as a petition) to God or a god in word or thought” and this lovely one: “an earnest request or wish.” Of the two, we may be most familiar with the premise of making a wish or request. From this perspective, prayer is …
50 Ways the Practice of Meditation Prolongs Life
“Meditation” is so common now in our public dialogue that it can become easy to strip it of its sacredness. When we increasingly use a word or a thing it becomes commonplace, and along with that sense of normalcy it can lose its potent meaning. We can use examples in …
1 Method to Increase Concentration & Avoid Self-Induced ADD
The definition of ADD is: “a developmental disorder that is marked especially by persistent symptoms of inattention (such as distractibility, forgetfulness, or disorganization) or by symptoms of hyperactivity and impulsivity (such as fidgeting, speaking out of turn, or restlessness) or by symptoms of all three and that is not caused …
Enhance Problem-Solving Skills with This Exercise
What you’ll need for this exercise: 1. A piece of paper, 8.5 x 11 2. A pen 3. A bowl, cup or something to place the paper in 4. A notebook/journal This exercise can be practiced in a few ways but the overall purpose is to expand your neural pathways, …
How to Answer This Very Important Interview Question
If you’re not prepared, interview questions may feel like a grueling interrogation. While in the “hot seat,” you might be sweating, feeling gaseous and forgetting what you’ve practiced the night before. Interviewing is an in-depth experience that can be covered over several posts, which we’ll do over time. The important …
How to Create a Poised Presentation Mindset
There’s a general assumption that people prefer death over public speaking. Perhaps it’s the fear of it that weighs being in a casket lower on the scale. This fear in the mind of the possessor appears justified. After all, there’s much to fear about speaking in public right? There is… …
Technology for Productive Writing
There are numerous techniques for writing but what I find to be most challenging for people is the literal production; taking the ideas from the mind onto some medium that can be tangibly used. It’s my observation that we generate many ideas daily; we’re constantly thinking so there isn’t an …
Message from the Self to the self
This was a message that flowed as stream of consciousness, an emergence based on the current trend our global society is moving (just one of many lenses to perceive the trend). Written a few weeks ago and given further relevance as I currently watch the Netflix series Dark Mirror. The …
A Strategic Guide to Empowering New Year’s Resolutions
It’s about that time. A new year, a new day, an opportunity to create a new path with a perceived fresh start. Even if someone doesn’t require an entirely new year to start something new (in reality we can begin any time), the energy flow during this time can assist …