By Katie Adams I always believed that specialization was the way to go, that it was wrong to dabble in other disciplines because then you might lose focus, right? I’m primarily a marketer and I believed in traditional notions, that is until technology changed everything. People who relied on traditional forms of marketing were quickly …
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 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 The importance of creating rituals of kindness In times of old – you know, back in 2019 – if a family member or other person you loved died, there were predictable paths and social norms to acknowledge grief and loss. These might have been dictated by one’s religion or individual beliefs, but …
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 Kelechi Udoagwu Exploring your inner character and making art with no inhibitions People around the world are spending more time online than ever. Some of us are working and networking; others are catching up on Netflix, involved in communities, or scrolling through social feeds, creating and consuming content. Others, though, are exploring their creative …
By Laura Crandall, founder of A Life of Character A question for white business leaders learning to change the system. 2020 is not messing around. It’s taking the dominant global paradigm and shaking it to its core. From wildfires raging across an entire continent and super typhoons threatening densely populated countries to COVID-19 claiming …
After the famous scene in the swamp, I thought Yoda was a jerk. When The Empire Strikes Back came out forty years ago, I was so excited to see it. I was not a rabid Star Wars fan, but I was a pretty enthusiastic 4th grader. Everything about the second movie in the Star Wars …