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 | Sep 4, 2015 | Attention, Consciousness, Learning, Practice
I’ve always loved a good plan. A part of me finds great satisfaction in checking off those square boxes on my Action Item List. I’m sure it’s the feel-good squirt of dopamine that makes my little pleasure center rock! Really though, a good plan helps us to...
by Dr. Chris Johnson | Aug 23, 2015 | Attention, Learning, Practice
Hearing the shrieks and howls I couldn’t help but set down my steaming coffee, the New York Times, and go to the window to have a peek. Their unabashed laughter, you could say, compelled me into action. Outside for our annual August Block Party, a colorful...
by Dr. Chris Johnson | Mar 14, 2015 | Attention, Consciousness, Learning
On vacation recently, we happened to meander into a shop on the main drag of the small town where we were staying. It was full of chotchkies. Within no time we were chuckling, then roaring–we even took a picture! “Your crazy is showing. You might want to...
by Dr. Chris Johnson | Sep 15, 2014 | Attention, Consciousness, Embodied Leadership, Practice
What are you practicing these days? If practice makes perfect (as my first grade teacher said) or if practice makes better (as our aikido sensei teaches) or if practice simply makes possible, it makes good sense to know what we’re practicing. As human beings...