by Dr. Chris Johnson | Feb 1, 2025 | Learning, Mindfulness, Passion
My husband texted me an unattributed quote last week, telling me, “This sounds like you.” “My desire to be well informed is currently at odds with my desire to stay sane.” He was right, it did sound like me in my attempts to not act on impulse to scream or throttle...
by Dr. Chris Johnson | Sep 1, 2024 | Consciousness, Learning, Mindfulness
I don’t know about you, but when I check my financial portfolio to see how it’s doing, I feel dopamine dread if the numbers go down or a surge of dopamine delight if the numbers go up from one quarter to the next. If they’re down, it’s clear that the...
by Dr. Chris Johnson | Jul 1, 2024 | Embodied Leadership, Mindfulness, Practice
Not long ago, on a phone call with vendor, while attempting to articulate a situation gone south, I was interrupted mid-stream with a torrent of words – an imagined finger angrily wagging in my face. The voice booming through the speaker on my phone was saying:...
by Dr. Chris Johnson | Apr 1, 2024 | Attention, Mindfulness, Practice
If you feel busier today, you’re not alone. Since 2020 and the onset of Covid, the rate of change is moving 2-4x faster than the entire last century. As a result, one huge challenge we face today in the workplace, in addition to how we work, is that it’s also...
by Dr. Chris Johnson | Feb 1, 2024 | Mindfulness, Practice, Resilience
How’s your energy? When you boil it down, life’s all about energy, right? Everything we do, all that we get caught up in day-to-day, from juggling distractions to completing projects to making tough decisions, is fueled by the quality of our energy....
