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Power of Story

Power of Story

by Dr. Chris Johnson | Oct 1, 2019 | Consciousness, Learning, Mindfulness, Practice, Purpose

Our once-a-month Thursday breakfast conversations – coffee in hand – typically result in making great connections, learning something useful, and still getting off to work in a timely fashion. Plus, it’s a totally inspiring way to start the day!  Yet, this...
Burning the Candle at Both Ends & Self-Renewal

Burning the Candle at Both Ends & Self-Renewal

by Dr. Chris Johnson | Aug 11, 2016 | Consciousness, Learning, Practice, Resilience

It’s early August, those last few weeks when we crave catching some much needed R & R and diving into down time. Yet for many of us the burning-the-candle-at-both-ends phenomenon persists. Why? There are external stressors, of course, the deadlines and meetings...
Keeping Our Hearts Open

Keeping Our Hearts Open

by Dr. Chris Johnson | Dec 14, 2015 | Attention, Passion, Purpose, Resilience | 3 comments

I don’t know about you, but over these past weeks and months I’ve become increasingly perturbed by the 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...

Vacation, Skiing & Time Enough

by Dr. Chris Johnson | Feb 16, 2013 | Attention, Embodied Leadership, Learning, Mindfulness, Practice, Resilience

While on the slopes, one day socked in and having trouble seeing a few feet in front of me while another day relishing the fresh powder, I was, well, skiing. Thoughts of work, of bills to pay, of decisions to be made at the office or at home–were fleeting...

Shhhh, We Don’t Talk About Work Life Balance

by Dr. Chris Johnson | Feb 13, 2012 | Embodied Leadership, Resilience

“Shhhhh, we don’t talk about work-life balance here,” an HR professional recently told Kyra Cavanaugh, President of Life Meets Work. Kyra, a leader in the flexible work consulting sector, shared her enthusiasm for a more flexible life at a meeting I...

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