By Elly Mullins One morning I woke up and decided I wanted to run a marathon. This was not a latent idea that had been swirling around my brain, though I was a regular runner living in a runner’s city. But Boston had just experienced an attack during the marathon, and I felt moved by …
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 Lee Ruggles The phone rings as I finish my first cup of coffee. Good morning, I chirp cheerfully. I can’t stand the heat. I really wish I hadn’t moved down here! It’s only a few months, I tell him. You could move further north, I add. Yeah, but I’m also bored out of my …
By Victoria Brodsky Learning to recognize and follow your intuition takes practice, self awareness, and confidence. Uncover your inner qualities to get comfortable making intuitive decisions. “Do You Have an Intuitive Sense One Way or the Other?” During this unprecedented year, many of us have taken the time to do various forms of self reflection. …
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 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 Jessica Ambrose It can be uncomfortable, but it takes knowing your character traits – both good and bad – to truly achieve personal growth You’re asked to describe yourself. Where do you start? Maybe it’s an interview or just a friendly conversation about who you are. You’ll likely take a pretty safe approach: you’ll …
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 …