It was an unexpected comment from an unlikely source. I was sitting there minding my own business at the Louisville Heart Ball when one of the healthcare executives at my table made an interesting comment. “It seems that most high-performing professionals attribute their success to some type of mindfulness practice.”
How to Succeed in the Business of Medicine
As a baby boomer, mine is the last generation to-date to approach our careers, financial prospects and life in general with the assumption that we will do better than our parents. (more…)
Do This Before You Make Any New Year’s Resolutions
I stopped doing New Year’s resolutions a few years ago. So why am I back at it again? Because I do something else first. (more…)
Learning From Our Worst Conversations [video]
Some conversations just don’t go very well. You know the ones — you were completely blindsided by someone or totally lost it yourself.
Conversations are not what we think they are. On the surface it may look like we’re engaging in a simple “ask and tell” trading of information, but neurological and cognitive research reveals something very different. From […]
How to Stop Procrastinating, Get Stuff Done –And Get a Lot Happier
I could tell the moment I said it that I’d struck a chord.
“Procrastination has almost nothing to do with a lack of willpower or poor time management. Procrastination is an emotional issue — it’s about short-term mood regulation.”
How Your Strengths Can Hold You Back
You’d think most of the people I encounter show up blindsided by a serious personal or professional crisis — a divorce, death or health crisis, or the loss of a job, partnership, or long-term friendship.
That’s actually not the case. More likely the person simply wakes up one day and says, “I can’t do this anymore.”
How Givers Get Ahead — Way Ahead
I couldn’t help but be surprised when I heard Dr. Alex Gerrasimides mention that her husband, Louisville Mayor Greg Fischer, encountered some blowback when he signed a resolution committing to a multi-year Compassionate Louisville campaign on November 11, 2011.
CONVERSATIONAL INTELLIGENCE: When To Break the Rules to Make Better Connections
I admit it. I’ve never been very good at following the rules… especially when the rules don’t make sense or aren’t producing results.