By Kelechi Udoagwu “Intuition is a very powerful thing, more powerful than intellect, in my opinion.” ― Walter Isaacson, Steve Jobs I’ve had a strong sense of intuition and leaned into it from a young age. After reading tons of grown-up self-help books from my dad’s library before I was a teenager, I developed a …
By Laura Crandall How intuition and self-esteem brought me back from burnout. I was supposed to be over-the-moon happy. I’d just completed the biggest thing on my List of Things That Would Be Wonderful To Do: I’d graduated from Harvard. The idea first emerged when I was 16 and beginning to think about college. But …
By Lee Ruggles I remember where I was sitting when it all started. The teacher was at the front of the room. It was early afternoon when it hit me softly but firmly. I had been going about this life-thing all wrong. The key to true popularity and acceptance was to agree with what the …
By Laura Crandall Leading with our best work yet Have you ever gotten lost in the woods or really turned-around in an unfamiliar city? Did you, while trying to figure out where you were and how to get to where you wanted to go, decide that being disoriented was probably how life would feel from …
By Kelechi Udoagwu “The measure of intelligence is the ability to change.” ― Albert Einstein At the onset of the coronavirus pandemic, I wrote about sticking with our personal values, how they form the foundation of human character, and keep us moving towards our life goals regardless of the demands of the world around us. …
By Elly Mullins Keeping Our Minds Flexible I first met Gray when he was eight years old. He sat on the floor of his mother’s living room coloring a picture of a robot; he nervously looked away as I entered the room to join him, his mother, and the case manager who was facilitating our …
By Toufic Hakim, PhD Gaining self-awareness in unexpected places I once worked with a VP who was highly ambitious. When she first brought me into her division, we had a mutually supportive relationship. She was thoughtful, competent and affable. We were a good team: I cheered her on; she was my biggest fan. I was …
By Jan Litterst In order to truly understand a person’s inner qualities, we must first allow them to express their thoughts and feelings This is a favorite question of mine personally and professionally, and it has become more important to me in all relationships. I have learned to listen more and judge less. So often …
By Kate Lingren Understanding the IFS Model at Work It’s a concept that’s as simple as it is complex: Our core selves are made up of multiple parts. Everything we humans do, from our words to our actions, is an attempt to get a need met on behalf of one of our parts. These needs …
By Kate Lingren How healing our vulnerable parts allows us to see our true character Throughout our lives, we have all absorbed information that impacts our daily decisions. While some of that information can be useful in the day-to-day, limiting memories of old experiences may also keep us from connecting to our character. To make …