Money Is An Extension Of Ourselves

Money Is An Extension Of Ourselves

An essay on money as an extension of the self, contrasting spending that builds a better life with self-sabotaging retail therapy driven by unworthiness, and noting that spending on others yields more lasting wellbeing.

#10WordStory

#10WordStory

A participatory word-art project inviting readers to capture real moments from their lives in stories of exactly ten words, inspired by Hemingway’s famous six-word story, with example entries and simple rules for joining in.

Connecting To Your Partner – Building Safety

Connecting To Your Partner – Building Safety

A relationship teaching on building physical and emotional safety with a partner after trust, covering protection from outside threats, bodily autonomy, and honest conversation about each person’s touch preferences and boundaries.

Breaking The Dam – The Exponential Nature Of Progress

Breaking The Dam – The Exponential Nature Of Progress

A motivational essay describing how progress toward a big goal often feels stalled before breaking through exponentially, encouraging persistence by focusing effort on the small cracks in whatever seems to be blocking you.

My Life In Color (45)

My Life In Color (45)

An artist’s reflective project mapping the phases of her life to representative colors, with a white overlay for self-growth and the emergence of the true self, inviting readers to imagine their own life in color.

Firings And Layoffs Done Well

Firings And Layoffs Done Well

A management guide to conducting firings and layoffs more humanely by recognizing that job loss throws people into a fear-driven stage, and using group settings, severance and support to ease the transition and reduce backlash.

Real Love = Joy, Awe And Gratitude

Real Love = Joy, Awe And Gratitude

A simple test for recognizing real, unconditional love by whether joy, awe and gratitude are present, applied both to your own feelings and to a partner’s, with guidance on conditional love and when to stay or leave.

Problem Employees By Stage And How To Handle It

Problem Employees By Stage And How To Handle It

A management guide to recognizing and handling problem employees by the developmental stage they are stuck in, explaining how too long in Stages Three, Five or Seven creates specific workplace problems and how to help people move forward.

Hiring The Right Stage

Hiring The Right Stage

A hiring guide arguing every role has an optimal developmental stage, addressing how to match candidates to jobs, what to do when employees evolve into a counterproductive stage, and how to isolate roles that need a different mindset.

Money Is An Extension Of Ourselves

How Money Reflects Emotional Value

An essay on how money reflects the emotional and symbolic value we place on things, exploring the endowment effect, overvaluing what we own, and how the pursuit of worthiness drives self-sabotaging spending and debt.

Moving Yourself And Others To Another Stage At Work

Moving Yourself And Others To Another Stage At Work

A workplace guide to shifting yourself and your team into the optimal developmental stage for a task, using targeted questions for quick shifts and resources and homework for lasting change, with examples for customer service and innovation.

Using The Stages Ethically At Work

Using The Stages Ethically At Work

An ethics discussion on using knowledge of the developmental stages at work, cautioning against moving people between stages without their awareness or permission and favoring forward, consensual, temporary shifts for genuine connection.

Recognizing The Stages At Work

Recognizing The Stages At Work

A practical guide to recognizing which developmental stage coworkers and customers occupy by listening to how they seek validation, so you can meet them where they are and help them move toward a more productive stage.

Moving Yourself And Others To Another Stage At Work

The Souls Of Business

A short reflection on business as a human endeavor, observing that companies are filled with unique people at different phases of their journeys, all seeking real connection to themselves and others and purpose in their work.

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