Below you'll find a list of all posts that have been categorized as “Beginner’s Mind”
It’s 1966. I’m in 1st grade at Ira B. Jones Elementary School. We are learning gallons, quarts, pints, cups and all those measuring computations. Numbers and I are not friends. Overwhelmed with too much information, too quickly, my little 6 year old says with unwavering clarity, “I’m not going to learn this.” And, so, I dragged it into the mental …
In a couple of weeks, a group of women are joining me for Close the Confidence Gap in Asheville. Confidence is front and center for me. What images and ideas arise when you think, “confidence?” Both arms raised in triumph? A well-dressed business person? A start-up entrepreneur who nails his pitch? What is Confidence To You? For me, confidence …
Since 2014, I haven’t been able to run. I tried…but I couldn’t even take five or six steps. Knee surgery ended that fun. So you can imagine my dismay when I woke up after having an incredible dream of running. I could feel freedom and momentum as I propelled myself though space. It was exhilarating. And then I woke up. …
Time and time again – with clients, workshop participants and students – I witness their personal transformation. Whether it’s a new skill, a personal revelation or a professional “ah ha!” the old cliche you can’t teach an old dog new tricks is simply not true. Take my client, Joe Kaplan. At 72 years old, he co-owns The Cheerful Word, published a memoir, You …
