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What Fires Together Wires Together
‘What Fires Together Wires Together’ is from Hebb’s Rule, a neuropsychological theory explaining the increase in synaptic efficacy arising from one cell’s repeated and persistent…
December 5, 2024The Bad Apple Effect
I’m going to combine several of my favorite sayings: 1) ‘You tend to become the sum total of the 5 people you spend the most…
November 19, 2024What Do You See?
There is the story of two folks looking out a window; one sees a muddy field, another sees the sun breaking through the clouds. Perception…
November 14, 2024Speaking Gently: Three Gates Plus a 4th
The great Sufi poet, Rumi, believed that before we speak, our words should pass through three gates: Is it true? Is it necessary? Is it…
November 12, 2024A Lie That Helped Me
How can a lie be helpful? Well, try this one on for size: ‘Personality’ is an illusion we invent. As I say/read the above, most…
October 31, 2024It Takes Courage but it Works!: Become a ‘Top-Level Asker’
All too often we ‘pre-reject’ ourselves by being fearful to approach others or ask for what we want. Often it involves those we consider higher…
October 24, 2024Your Own Worst Enemy
All too many of us are not fully on our own side. Ralph Marston once said “There are plenty of difficult obstacles in your path. Don’t allow…
October 17, 2024The Power of Silence
Oh, how we love the sound of our own voice, and I plead as guilty as any and probably more so than most. Yet a…
October 15, 2024Never Settle for the Default Settings of Life
Folks, life is complex and we are all often caught up in the whirlwind of being busy about this and busy about that. Routines, habits,…
October 10, 2024Be Bigger than the Moment
To be bigger than the moment is to rise to the occasion, especially in emotionally charged moments that can potentially sway us off true north.…
September 26, 2024Have You Checked Your Alignment Lately?
Just like the tires of your car, your desires, actions, and beliefs need to be in alignment; anything else and you are working against yourself,…
September 19, 2024