by Dr. Chris Johnson | Jul 1, 2019 | Attention, Consciousness, Learning, Practice
Recently, a good friend was in town for an extended visit in the old neighborhood. Exasperated she said, “Doesn’t it seem like nobody has time anymore to get together, to do anything?! Nobody. Has.Time.” “How did it get to be this way?” she mused. While I certainly...
by Dr. Chris Johnson | Oct 8, 2018 | Attention, Mindfulness, Practice, Resilience
Spending more money than we earn isn’t sustainable over time, we all know that. Yet that’s exactly what many of us do day-in and day-out when it comes to our life energies. We’re on deadlines. We experience urgency. We get caught up in the whirl of life that’s all...
by Dr. Chris Johnson | Feb 14, 2017 | Culture, Passion, Practice, Purpose
Come to find out, quite a bit. Personally it makes sense that when we receive and give care to another human being we feel more energized, connected, loved in turn. Yet, that’s not so obvious in the workplace, at least not to most. Recent studies, however, show that...
by Brian Fippinger | May 4, 2016 | Attention, Consciousness, Learning, Resilience
Everybody loves a good challenge. The ALS website says that more than 17 million people participated in the Ice Bucket Challenge to support ALS and other causes. We all remember this one, how could we not. Pictures like this one showed up on every screen we owned...
by Dr. Chris Johnson | Apr 1, 2016 | Attention, Culture, Passion, Purpose
Whatever our work, we spend an awful lot of time there. Here at Q4 we love to talk about passion at work (since we support enjoying work!) and bringing our whole selves into the workplace. Yet what does that actually look like, particularly since we’re...
