Best of Ourselves

"We become the stories we tell ourselves."  Nick Nissley
Am I living out of an old story or am I creating a new chapter?

Barry Oshry's, author of Seeing Systems, over the past 35 years has shown that much that we experience as personal, is not personal at all.  With that lens we might be a bit more intentional and strategic

Sometimes you just need to step out of your life to get perspective. Marcia talks about why she is taking a "time out" and how to plan for a personal retreat.

"Between the stimulus and response, there is a space..." Vicktor Frankl 
How we find that space in the moment so we can be more choiceful in our response to whatever shows up?

You can learn a lot about yourself when things do not go as planned.  This segment shares the stories  and lessons from getting stuck under a volcanic ash cloud for 6 days.

Using the lessons from the book, Mindsets by Carol Dweck and the resources from www.mindsetonline.com; we explore how to grow the growth mindset in ourselves.

Taking lessons from the book Mindset, we explore how to praise and respond others in a way that builds the growth mindset.

Mindsets: The Psychology of Success by Carol Dweck shows the tremendous advantage of a growth mindset versus a fixed mindset.  Part 1 in reviewing this book talks about the difference of the 2 mindsets.

"It is never too late to become what we might have been."  George Eliot 

What is the impact of kindness on the giver, the receiver and even the observer.