by Dr. Chris Johnson | Nov 20, 2017 | Attention, Learning, Mindfulness, Practice, Resilience |
Over these past weeks and months I’ve become increasingly perturbed and angry about the increasing violence all around us: in our backyards, our communities, across the globe. I find myself agitated and afraid at times. I struggle with the intensity of my emotional...
by Dr. Chris Johnson | Jun 15, 2017 | Attention, Learning, Practice |
Up early on Sunday, coffee in one hand, newspaper in the other, we sat at the kitchen table, reading. It’s our regular routine, though this Sunday mom was in town, joining us in our weekend ritual. Given the chaos of the last year—the presidential election, the...
by Dr. Chris Johnson | Mar 24, 2017 | Attention, Practice, Purpose
I’m right, and you’re an idiot. This catchy book title I learned about recently sounds strangely similar to sentiments we’ve all heard plenty of, even uttered ourselves, over the months before and since the presidential election of 2016....
by Dr. Chris Johnson | Feb 13, 2017 | Attention, Culture, Practice, Purpose, Resilience
The phrase ’employee engagement’ always lands on me flat, lifeless. There’s distance inherent in the phrase that, well, doesn’t actually feel engaging at all. Yet, what makes employees actually want to greet their work and their co-workers...
by Dr. Chris Johnson | Jan 20, 2017 | Attention, Mindfulness, Passion, Purpose
Like many of you, I’m curious about how to best move into 2017. It might sound strange to say it this way, since, yes, the year’s already underway. Yet, my question is really about how to fully embrace the upcoming changes not only of a new year (which is...
by Dr. Chris Johnson | Dec 15, 2016 | Attention, Learning, Purpose
If you change the way you look at things, the things you look at change. ~~ Wayne Dyer Deep into the holiday season, up to your eyeballs in wrapping paper and end-of-quarter details, you may’ve had little time to think about the new year that’s fast upon...
