They typed themselves out of a job Once upon a time, there was a typing pool at a university. This group of women was accomplished, professional, and could be counted on to get the work done. Whatever needed to be typed in the course of the University’s business, they took care of it; correspondence, documentation,…
Having spent much of her younger life as a “force-aholic,” Melissa is no stranger to fear. She often found herself thinking along the lines of “do this or else…” which I imagine we all would agree is not a healthy, inspiring, or strong beginning point for anything creative to emerge from. “We are not conditioned…
Pain is so much in our worldview these days, as we are dealing with an opioid epidemic and pain management clinics and practitioners are everywhere we look. What if we could reframe what we understand about pain and recognize it for what it really is: Sensations in our bodies that we don’t like…? That’s the…
While trust and engagement are crucial to any enterprise in the best of times, at the time of this episode’s recording (March 2020), the world is struggling to deal with the COVID-19 virus, and these foundations of business and relationships are truly being tested beyond the norm. David and Laura enjoy an insightful, engaging, and…
It’s true: FBLEMUR is NOT an acceptable word in the Scrabble dictionary. I know. I checked. As I did with a number of other potential words. Like: Oahutua. Ibexslingo. On the other hand, there are a number of words that turn out to be acceptable in the Scrabble dictionary that I would have bet good…
“Once you’ve tasted significance, success will never be enough.” ~ John C. Maxwell That statement, made by leadership expert, John C. Maxwell, near the end of a transformational leadership mission trip to Guatemala really had an impact on Dr. Dorothy Bonvillain. She’s been contemplating it ever since and is using it as the foundation for…
“Success requires a certain amount of discomfort, pain, and suffering. If you want results, you have to be OK with that.” ~ Evan Jensen While he’d been interested in health and fitness for a long time, writing for health and wellness newsletters and magazines was his day-job, Evan Jensen shifted into running because of a…
On today’s episode of Making Space for Conversations that Matter, an interesting thing happened. We began a conversation about one thing and along the way took a few sharp turns and ended up on a completely different topic! But isn’t that the way great, organically-unfolding conversations go? We started with this: How does one become…
Dr. Robert Rohm had an experience I think many of us have faced at some point in time. He was absolutely confounded by the behavior of one of his daughters… and in his attempt to figure it out, he got received some really clear guidance, which led him to focus his time, effort, and energy…
Maybe you’ve stepped in to help your parents navigate a later season in their lives, or perhaps you are nearing the age when Medicare is in your immediate future… Regardless of the circumstance, I don’t think anyone would argue with you about how complicated, confusing, and sometimes frustrating it can be when trying to understand…