Resilience
What’s the #1 problem with conflict?

What’s the #1 problem with conflict?

Conflicting ideas and perspectives are good. We know this can lead to creativity, breakthroughs, and more, which is how we get and experience progress.

The problem is that many people lack the skill to separate their own identities from their personal points of view in order to take that next step to consider different ideas. 

This lack of skill leads many of us to dig in our heels and become immovable, insisting that our perspective is the only one that’s “correct”. 

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What’s keeping you stuck (and frustrating, irritating and annoying you) comprises maybe one one-millionth of a percent compared to the rest of your life

What’s keeping you stuck (and frustrating, irritating and annoying you) comprises maybe one one-millionth of a percent compared to the rest of your life

But that one tiny thing keeping you stuck likely leads to about 70 percent of what occupies your thoughts and energy. Are you good with that?   In his best-selling book The Psychology of Money, author Morgan Housel points out: "Every decision people make with...

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The Miraculous Dance of Grief and Gratitude

The Miraculous Dance of Grief and Gratitude

Last month, one of my sons was present and witness to a tragedy that took the life of a friend. A 21-year old young man. A college junior studying medical diagnostics. This young man was about to complete his finals and return home to his family. Tragically, he did...

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