by Dr. Chris Johnson | Nov 17, 2018 | Learning, Practice, Purpose |
I love Thanksgiving! The crisp air and brilliant autumn colors. The savory turkey smells tinged with the sweetness of pumpkin and spice. The excitement of having a day with space to reflect on our blessings. On a typical Thanksgiving at our...
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 the...
by Dr. Chris Johnson | Jul 12, 2018 | Attention, Learning |
“We live in the world our questions create.” ~~ David Cooperrider Remember Sam, the business owner who couldn’t understand why his people didn’t simply ‘just listen” to him? His first step to remedy that situation was to learn to pause. His second step involved...
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....
