A couple of days ago, I submerged myself in a bathtub full of ice water. My plan was to stay in for two minutes, but extreme foot cramping chased me out in forty five seconds. Still, I’m proud of the accomplishment and fascinated by what I learned getting there. The two week journey leading to the big plunge was a guided online course from Wim Hof, AKA The Iceman. If you’re not familiar with him, …
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I hate when I’m sick, don’t you? How about when you have back pain? Or when someone you thought was a friend betrays you? Or when you’re just plain fed up with what’s going on in the world? Hate it! Interestingly, I’ve noticed that whenever I hate something, I get into this “me against that thing” mentality. I want to fight it. It’s the enemy. Whether it’s back pain or slowdowns in business or the …
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People are on edge, and it’s taking its toll on their capacity to adapt to current circumstances. Not everything can be helped, but we do have the capacity to release a large chunk of the tension that’s getting in our way, and it starts with finding common ground. Steve Siebold says that great leaders ‘operate on objective reality (also known as FACTS).” They may not like that reality, but the acknowledge it for what it is and …
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Last week, I posted a question to my Facebook followers. Which applications of mindfulness principles would you like me to address in future posts? Kay Mitchell (hi Kay) was kind enough to weigh in. She wanted to hear about how these principles apply at work. So here goes… Have you ever walked into a store or an office, and known INSTANTLY that you wanted to stay there, hang around, do business with them, and refer others? …
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