by Dr. Chris Johnson | Mar 1, 2019 | Attention, Learning, Practice, Resilience |
With searing pain and teary eyes, my knotted calf screamed out in pain. At the aikido dojo, while practicing a move on my knees, I persisted in sitting back on my haunches and not being up on my toes; something all aikido students know as essential for successful...
by Dr. Chris Johnson | Sep 5, 2018 | Attention, Learning, Practice, Purpose, Resilience
I grew up out in the country and I always loved the long winding walk down the driveway to meet the bus for that first day of school each year. There was something about the crisp fall air, freshly sharpened pencils, and squeaky new shoes that filled me with...
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 Brian Fippinger | Mar 28, 2016 | Attention, Embodied Leadership, Practice
I apologize for the delay with this installment of “Moving From Being Driven by the Urgent to Moving with the Important” This installment is about creating boundaries and I had it all created….proofread….and was searching for just the right images when a video came,...
by Dr. Chris Johnson | Jan 1, 2016 | Attention, Learning, Mindfulness, Practice
Words matter. One Word in particular. As we begin the new year, instead of a resolution to act differently–lose weight, save more for retirement, spend more time with your kids–set a One-Word Intention for instead. Why? Because creating resolutions...