I was listening to the audiobook version of Mark Nepo’s More Together Than Alone the other day. The following passage struck me: In an elemental way, empathy and connection are life-giving. Let’s […]
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4 Great Ways to Stay Present in the Digital Age
Editor’s note: This post stems from a podcast episode of the same topic. Check out the episode “Is Technology Affecting Your Relationships?“. In recent years, communication technology has drastically changed expectations for […]
Love the Ones You’re With: Developing Stronger Relationships
When I shared the Virtual Handshake Method, I mentioned that the strength of a network of relationships is a combination of both the quantity of relationships and the quality of those relationships.
What the Virtual Handshake Method underplayed is that there’s also a threshold beyond which a large number of weak-tie relationships undermines our ability to maintain our strong-tie relationships.
This post talks about why it’s important to strengthen your strong-tie relationships and gives some practical tips for doing so.
The Four Levels of Communication
You may forget the one with whom you have laughed, but never the one with whom you have wept. – Kahlil Gibran Have you ever been in a conversation with someone and […]
Environment Is the Key to Success
We just finished our last Lift Off Retreat this weekend. As I expected, I found myself both spent from facilitating it and about sad that it was ending. While I’ve felt this […]
How Shopping Will Change the World
Editor’s Note: This is a continuation of our core conversation, “Extraordinary Women Change the World.” Yesterday, Ericka Hines shared with us how she wrestles with the demons that want to be miserly in supporting others’ empowerment. Today, […]
Surrender to Wherever the Talking is Coming From
Editor’s Note: This is a continuation of our core conversation on “Great Connections Lead to Great Ideas.” Yesterday, Les McKeown gave us the introvert’s guide to making great connections, and today, Mark […]
Don't Try To Create In A Vacuum
Editor’s Note: This is a continuation of our core conversation on “Great Connections Lead to Great Ideas.” Yesterday, Chris Garrett shared the idea that you become the network you hang with. Today, […]
You Become The Network You Hang With
Editor’s Note: This is a continuation of our core conversation, “Great Connections Lead To Great Ideas.” In our last thread, Carol Roth showed how great minds often don’t think alike. Today, Chris Garrett […]
Prove Your Yaysayers Right
It’s natural to lean on proving people wrong as a motivation to show up and do the work. They always said you couldn’t do it. They always said it couldn’t be done. […]
Why You Want to Give (and Receive) Brutally Honest Advice
Editor’s Note: This a joint blog post by Vlad Dolezal and Ali Luke. “Does my butt look big in this?” You rely on your friends for honest advice. Sometimes brutally honest. You might […]
The Elephant We Call Life
There’s an old Hindu story about some blind wise men that each want to experience what an elephant is. The man who feels the elephant’s tail thinks the elephant is like a […]
Bewildered And Exploring
I just read Sarah Robinson’s Bewildered and wanted to pick up the conversation here, as well. Here’s a bit of her post for context: Here’s what I see: There are a number […]
How to Flourish: 22 (More) Quotes on Living, Being, and Doing
“There is more to life than increasing its speed.” – Mahatma Ghandi “Talent hits a target no one else can hit; Genius hits a target no one else can see.” – Arthur […]
How to Attract The Most Awesome People Into Your Life
Editor’s Note: This is a guest post by Vlad Dolezal from Fun Life Development. Let me tell you the story of a rabbit called Rabbit. It was a sunny spring day, and […]
You’re Damn Right It Sucks
On a particularly frustrating day on an excessively screwed-up mission, I got some bad news from higher headquarters that we needed to change routes and go back through the potentially IED-laden roads […]
Harnessing the Power of Endings
Editor’s Note: This is a guest post by Ali Hale from Aliventures. As well as writing blog posts and the occasional ebook, I write fiction. And one of the things I struggle […]
How A Wealthy Sage Becomes A Poor Hermit
Some time ago, a poor but wise young man walked into a village and began helping the villagers out in their daily lives. He showed up every day to answer their questions […]