I ran into an old friend at the dog park when I was walking Woody. He said (the friend, not Woody) he was “beyond boredom.” I was fascinated. What did he mean? He was referring to the fact that his life so full that he didn’t have time to be bored. I was curious, though, to find out what happened when he did have holes in his day. I asked him. “Oh, that’s when I …
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A year ago tonight, I performed a hypnosis show at a high school on the other side of the state. The next day, I got a message from a young man who had been at the show, wanting to have some of my time to discuss his life situation and how hypnosis might help. I offered him a free session, and we scheduled a thirty minute phone conversation. During that conversation, I learned that he had …
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Since Monday, we’ve been talking about the coming shutdown. Nobody wants this pandemic. Nobody wants to spend the next few weeks, or even months, cooped up indoors while Spring is blooming outside. However, I truly believe this period could be an opportunity. A kind of metamorphosis. An opportunity to disconnect from the daily grind, reconnect with your purpose, and grow. An opportunity to emerge into the world as a new person, stronger, more motivated, and ready …
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Well-being in the workplace is a topic that, believe it or not twenty, 30 years ago almost didn’t exist. We lived in the idea that you just go along and do what you do until you get sick, and then you take medication. That’s how you get better. Once you’re better, you go back to work. Your well-being is actually your responsibility and there are things that you can do. In this episode, I’ll …
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In this episode, I’m joined by Kathrin O’Sullivan, an experienced and respected organizational development consultant, facilitator, executive coach, and speaker with 20 years of experience in the tech industry, working internationally. She left Google in 2017 after 12 successful years building a multi-million dollar advertising revenue channel in Europe, moved to the US and held several leadership positions in People Operations, most recently Head of Executive Development. Kathrin understands the demands on execs in …
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