Category Archives: Heart Life Lenses
Are you my drummer or am I your singer? Seth Godin on the Stones
I was caught by this post by Seth Godin. Are you my drummer or am I your singer? It’s all in the perspective. Notice how the perspective dramatically shifts…. Keith Richards tells a great story about Charlie Watts, legendary drummer … Continue reading
What frames your view? A Life Lenses™ take on provocative video
Is the video below funny, creative, rule breaking and subversive or a waste of time, waste of energy and sadly pathetic? Depends on your view. Depends on how you frame things. A Carrot Life Lens™ appreciates the attention to detail. … Continue reading
Oh, that I could shrink the surface of the world (for some perspective)…
Wang Chien (AD 756–835) eloquently wrote the above when he heard his friend was coming back from the war. It came my way recently from a dear friend (thanks Michelle for your muse). It got me thinking about what creates distance … Continue reading
Complexity made simple – that’s what a good assessment does
(Me: in official, officious tone…) Today I’m going to teach you about reverse laminar flow. (You: in confused, bewildered tone…) Say what? Complexity made simple. If they’re any good that’s what assessments do. Take complicated, complex human beings and complicated, … Continue reading
Perspective enhancing yogurt
Perspective. It’s possible to change it even in the wee hours of the morning. Before a ridiculously self-imposed early morning flight from New York to Vancouver I recently found myself grabbing the above yogurt for the plane ride. When I … Continue reading
Posted in Carrot Life Lenses, Go Life Lenses, Heart Life Lenses, Journey Life Lenses
Tagged perspective, stonyfield, yogurt
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The She’ros journey
The invitation caught my attention, perked my digits to respond. It was a call to journey, journey to the heart. It came via email: How are you stepping into your shero’s journey these days? Warts, challenges, glories, uncertainties, holy visions … Continue reading
Posted in Heart Life Lenses, Journey Life Lenses
Tagged dyana valentine, heart lens, jen louden, journey lens, shero
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Spontaneous heartfelt Jen Louden
Spontaneous and heartfelt is how I’d describe the fabulous Jen Louden. I was listening to her on a teleseminar recently. In an inspired moment of brilliance she said, describing herself, I shoot from the hip and the heart. Flashbulbs went … Continue reading
Posted in Go Life Lenses, Heart Life Lenses
Tagged go lens, heart lens, jen louden, spontaneous
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How do you decide whether to follow someone on Twitter?
I was listening to a podcast called ‘Self-Care, Mindfulness and Social Media’ the other day with Jen Louden, Marianne Elliott, Bridget Pilloud and Tara Sophia Mohr. Not sure which of these fabulous women was speaking at the time (I always … Continue reading
Thinking with your feelings
I’ve been doing some research into A.N.T.s. Nope, not the 6 legged variety but rather Automatic Negative Thoughts. It’s a way of describing the anxiety that some folks feel. Turns out there’s a number of types of A.N.T.s. One is … Continue reading
Posted in Head Life Lenses, Heart Life Lenses
Tagged ants, automatic negative thoughts, daniel amen, head lens, heart lens, mind coach
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Don’t be a parrot or a human ventriloquist
Ever get the sense you’re listening to a talking head, someone who is is parroting someone else’s words? Does your boss ever expect you to be a human ventriloquist with him or her pulling the strings and you voicing their … Continue reading