1: Maury was referred to Gay Hendricks by a local psychologist who had read about Gay’s work with breathing and anxiety.
Maury explained how his anxiety was blocking his professional advancement.
“It took only ten seconds to see what the real problem was,” Gay writes in The Genius Zone. “He held his breath against his feelings. I noticed right away that when he talked about his anxiety, he … continue reading
1: Gay Hendricks had just delivered his first speech to a professional audience.
A man approached the podium and said, “I really enjoyed your talk. It wasn’t so much what you said but the way you said it,” Gay writes in his book The Genius Zone.
Gay had always been nervous about public speaking, so the compliment lit him up. “What did you like about the way I spoke?” … continue reading
1: Author Gay Hendricks received a text from a member of his extended family.
A family member was asking “for a loan of several thousand dollars for extra holiday expenses and to pay a tax lien,” Gay writes in his book The Genius Zone: The Breakthrough Process to End Negative Thinking and Live in True Creativity.
“Based on her dismal record of repaying past loans (zero for five over … continue reading
1: Author Oliver Burkeman was anxious.
He was waiting for the subway at the Union Street station in Brooklyn “fretting in my customary manner, this time about the logistics of a forthcoming move between apartments, although it could have been anything,” he writes in his terrific book Meditations for Mortals: Four Weeks to Embrace Your Limitations and Make Time for What Counts.
What was he worried about? He was … continue reading
1: Our brains are uncomfortable with the in-betweens.
“Imagine, for a moment, that we are traveling alone on a long-leg airline flight with no onboard Wi-Fi,” Anne-Laure Le Cunff writes in Tiny Experiments: How to Live Freely in a Goal-Obsessed World.
“There we are at 30,000 feet, suspended in the sky, transitioning from one place to another, neither here nor there,” she writes. “The places and people who normally … continue reading
1: “John was your classic self-absorbed, narcissistic jerk,” David Brooks quotes therapist Lori Gottlieb in her book Maybe You Should Talk to Someone.
“By day he worked as a writer on fabulously successful TV shows, winning Emmy after Emmy,” David writes in How to Know a Person. “But he was a monster to everyone around him, cruel, inattentive, impatient, demeaning.”
John sought out a therapist because he wasn’t … continue reading
1: Fred Kofman was in Shanghai. It was Day 2 of a workshop he was leading for executives at a financial services company.
“Before I could say ‘good morning,’ one of the participants said he wanted to share something,” he writes in his book The Meaning Revolution. He was so eager that I gave him the floor.”
One of the topics the group had explored the prior day was … continue reading
1: Getting better at getting better is what RiseWithDrew is all about.
Monday through Thursday, we explore ideas from authors, thought leaders, and exemplary organizations. On Friday, I share something about myself or what we are working on at PCI.
Searching for a bit of wisdom as we push to end 2024 on a strong note and start 2025 with a bang.
“You’re standing in front of an elevator. The … continue reading
Rabbi Harold Kushner‘s son, Aaron, died when he was fourteen of a rare aging disease.
Harold has “spent the years since reflecting on how the tragedy has shaped him, and studying how other people are remade by their sufferings. “David Brooks writes in his book How to Know a Person: The Art of Seeing Others Deeply and Being Deeply Seen.
“I am a more sensitive person, a … continue reading
1: Getting better at getting better is what RiseWithDrew is all about.
Monday through Thursday, we explore ideas from authors, thought leaders, and exemplary organizations. On Friday, I share something about myself or what we are working on at PCI.
One of my goals for the year is to experiment with different approaches and tools to strengthen my relationships with the people I love and care about.
We’ve been … continue reading
