I recently had the privilege of being in conversation with NAFSA - Association of International Educators on one of my favorite topics: Transition. I’ve shared the links to the podcast and article below. I also thought I’d take a moment to share a few highlights of themes that surfaced during the interview and seemed worthing of compiling here for easy reference - enjoy!
Read moreBook Review --- The Crossroads of Should & Must: Find & Follow Your Passion By Elle Luna
“Choosing Must is the greatest thing we can do with our lives.” THIS BOOK, is the result of THIS ARTICLE’S viral moment which was in fact, about 5 years ago. So, you could say I’m late to the party here, but I like to think I’m RIGHT ON TIME. Perhaps it’s right on time for you too(?) because really, its never too late to discover or choose your Must.
Read moreBook Review --- Transitions: Making Sense of Life's Changes by William Bridges
I wish this book had been required reading under the section: What To Expect in Life. I know that section doesn’t exist and I don’t actually think a book can completely prepare you for what to expect in your life specifically, but I do agree that so much of life is a process of change and transition and this book does a fabulous job of offering a structure for navigating transitions – a structure I could have benefitted from long ago.
Read moreNote to Self: Be Playful
“What have you done? How are you going to get all of this to work? Are you really going to make it?” said my most critical inner voices. Week by week these voices were getting louder and fear and panic were settling in more deeply. Luckily, before they took over completely, I stumbled upon or rather, recognized anew my own deep need for playfulness and how very useful it is in getting through stuck, scary, uncertain places.
Read moreBook Review --- The Rise: Creativity, the Gift of Failure & the Search for Mastery
Reframing failure as an opportunity to learn is a concept widely preached. Sarah Lewis takes this reframing of failure to a new depth. This book is packed with stories and anecdotes of accomplished athletes, scientists, artists and entrepreneurs whose moments of despair, absolute unknown and seeming “failure” were in fact their greatest and most important.
Read moreIs Your Brain Doing All The Heavy Lifting? It's Time To Let Your Heart & Gut Help Out
At some level I think we’re all aware that we can “think” with our heart and our gut. It’s evidenced in our language all the time. For example, how many times have you heard or said some version of the following: “What is your gut telling you?” or “Follow your heart, it knows.”? Yet, many of us are painfully “stuck in our heads.”
Read moreWhat is Voice Dialogue?
Have you ever heard yourself say...
Have you ever heard yourself say…
“Part of me really wants THIS, but another part of me is really concerned about THAT.”
Or, “The adventurous part of me is so excited to move to another country, but the responsible part of me is freaked out.”
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