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This is a place for you to discover thoughts, wisdom, applications, and practices for skills that create for you more connected communication. At times, I’m known to make some crazy connections to topics like nature, soccer, grand slam tennis, and more.
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Why Kindness?
Let's consider the potential impact of our practice of kindness. To give you an idea of the potential impact of our practice of peace and love, consider the work of Dr. David R. Hawkins, author of Power vs. Force and other books on human consciousness. Dr. Hawkins...
Needed Now! – Leaders, Center Yourself in Your Physical Body
As a leader in a time of great Un - Balance, it is fully in our hands to restore balance and to regain alignment. This way we connect to our heart and our center and our ground. Here is a practice to help you re-gain Center. Find someone for you to partner...
The Presence of Presence – Physical Aura
I read this recently: Anna Deavere Smith, consummate actor and activist, was speaking about physical aura, that is, presence. She was relaying a story about a humble man, still touchingly capable of awe in what she called "the presence of presence." Ms. Deveare Smith...
Giving Feedback – Rightly
While coaching leaders, often I am asked to help them conquer their fear of giving feedback. I'm reminded of the time while working with a group of top leaders from a global bank when they said, "Hand on heart, Martha, we absolutely hate delivering feedback - we are...
What if the power of our teams could do this?
James Hill for the New York Times The Power of the Team Maya DiRado, US 2016 Olympic Gold Medal winner for the 200m Backstroke Q: “When you looked up at the board, what did you expect to see?” Maya: “I don’t know. I could tell I was in the race at the end....
