Have you ever had the thought that your boss is not a good leader, but that they just boss you around? Better yet, have you ever had the thought that maybe you aren’t a good leader, but just bossy? Maybe people follow you because they are afraid, not because you lead well. I found this quote online and wanted to share it with everyone. It compares leadership to “bossiness”: Read the rest of this entry »

A few weeks ago, while guiding a trip at Table Rock NC, one of the ladies mentioned how she kept having to tell herself “Trust Your Feet!”, and that is what got her to continue to move forward. After the climb, she mentioned how that thought and concept really could have a good life lesson to it! I gave it some thought and wanted to share with you all some thoughts on how this climbing concept and experience translates into all of life.

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An interesting article on the Craving Balance Blog:

“James clearly hit a nerve last week with his post on balancing work and work. Participating in the landscape of raucous comments (60-something and counting), I nearly jumped out of my chair when I read one reader’s comment:

“I am my business.”

This comment made me realize that I work as an expert in a field that doesn’t exist. You see, there’s no such thing as work-life balance. There’s no such thing as work-work balance. Everything in our lives is in constant movement and continuous flow.

Let’s just say that if you’re in balance, you’re dead.

via No Such Thing as Work Life Balance? – Craving Balance Blog – Craving Balance… “

Now…I wouldn’t necessarily agree with that. You need to have balance. We can’t throw away our individual self and become absorbed with business. That is what I have been writing about in these global village articles. However, I do agree that we are in constant movement and finding a good flow through which we can channel personal life and business at the same time is important.