1: “There’s a little gap, no more than a millisecond, between the moment a thought arises and the moment our brain attaches an emotion to that thought,” Steven Kotler writes in The Art of Impossible: A Peak Performance Primer.

If we are interested in manifesting the grit to control our thoughts, then we are wise to pay attention to that gap.

Because once a feeling is attached to a … continue reading

For years, I heard people I respect admire talk about the power of meditation.  Occasionally, I would try it out, but it never stuck.  I wasn’t very good at blocking out my thoughts.  And the idea of achieving inner peace seemed a bit “woo-woo” to me.

Then, I had the opportunity to attend a Dallas Conscious Capitalism workshop on leadership led by Dr. Daniel Friedland, author of Leading Well from … continue reading

Yesterday we talked about listening first, one of the high trust behaviors outlined in Stephen M.R. Covey’s terrific book, The Speed of Trust. 

Twice I’ve had the good fortune of being part of the Stagen Leadership Academy’s year-long Integral Leadership Program (ILP).  Talk about a peak learning experience.  Wow.  That’s something I highly recommend to anyone interesting in becoming a more evolved leader.

The first module of the ILP is … continue reading