On her public radio show On Being, Krisa Tippett had a great conversation with Princeton Professor Imani Perry. During that conversation they discussed a blog post that Perry made. In that post, there was a great analogy for nurturing.
Have you ever seen a small plant that has a splint holding it up? Growers do that when the plant is precious, but the ground on which it sits isn’t quite right for that little green shoot to flourish.
Perry was referring to nurturing children, but this imag can be applied to any nurturing situation.
Conversation at On Being: http://www.onbeing.org/program/imani-perry-the-fabric-of-our-identity/6747
Blog Post at The Hairpin: http://thehairpin.com/2013/07/teaching-trayvon
Sunday, November 23, 2014
Monday, November 3, 2014
Before Happiness by Achor: Practical Suggestions
In his book, Before Happiness, Shawn Achor provide numerous suggestions for sustaining positive change and achieving success. On useful thing is that at the end of the chapters, he provides application suggestions.
Here are a few "Making it Practical " suggestions.
Diversity your meaning portfolio. Write down a list right now of as many meaning markers in your life as you can. Aim for at least ten, and be specific. Instead of just "money" or "family," yours might include "Be a positive role model for my son" or "Find time to read more" or "Do more adventuresome travel with my family." And be sure to look for meaning markers in all areas of you life, not just a few corners.
Noise-check your life. Check to see if information coming in meets the criteria of noise: unusable, untimely, hypothetical, or distracting. If so, eliminate it.
Give yourself a head start. Design your goals with some progress already worked in. For example, if yo have just started exercising and you wan tot continue it by making it a habit chart, design the exercise checkoff list wiht several days already checked off instead of starting at day 1.
Make your goals visible. Create a realistic and meaningful digital slideshow or wall in your office wiht pictures or words representing goals you would like to accomplish. Remember, thes goals must be (1) realistic, (2) meaningful, and (3) possible in the near future.
Book: Shawn Achor, Before Happiness; The 5 Hidden Keys to Achieving Success, Spreading Happiness, and Sustaining Positive Change (New York, Crown Business 2013).
Here are a few "Making it Practical " suggestions.
Diversity your meaning portfolio. Write down a list right now of as many meaning markers in your life as you can. Aim for at least ten, and be specific. Instead of just "money" or "family," yours might include "Be a positive role model for my son" or "Find time to read more" or "Do more adventuresome travel with my family." And be sure to look for meaning markers in all areas of you life, not just a few corners.
Noise-check your life. Check to see if information coming in meets the criteria of noise: unusable, untimely, hypothetical, or distracting. If so, eliminate it.
Give yourself a head start. Design your goals with some progress already worked in. For example, if yo have just started exercising and you wan tot continue it by making it a habit chart, design the exercise checkoff list wiht several days already checked off instead of starting at day 1.
Make your goals visible. Create a realistic and meaningful digital slideshow or wall in your office wiht pictures or words representing goals you would like to accomplish. Remember, thes goals must be (1) realistic, (2) meaningful, and (3) possible in the near future.
Book: Shawn Achor, Before Happiness; The 5 Hidden Keys to Achieving Success, Spreading Happiness, and Sustaining Positive Change (New York, Crown Business 2013).
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