Lessons from the Winter Season

An Approach to Compassion

“I realise there’s something incredibly honest about trees in winter, how they’re experts at letting things go.” -Jeffrey McDaniel

It’s winter, and for a few months now the branches have lain bare. Some mammals are hibernating and other species have migrated south for warmer weather. However, humans stick around, turn on the heater, cover up, and wait impatiently for spring. It seems as though winter is something to be endured—but it’s not. Winter has something special to reminds us: life is not just fast-paced doing. Life is also about periods of stillness, compassion, and responsibility. As we’ll see, there are many lessons from the winter season. There is wisdom and power behind it. Continue exploring

10 Empowering Life Principles

Deep down, we all have a set of automatic beliefs we rely on to navigate life. These beliefs shape how we interpret life events, make sense of them, and ultimately how we end up feeling about them. Eventually, they evolve into guiding principles that influence our decisions, attitudes, roles, strategies, and the very methods we live by.

But here’s the thing: is your belief system helping bring out the best in you? Continue exploring

Three Degrees of Effort

A Mindful Path to Growth and Resilience

“Effort and courage are not enough without purpose and direction.” -John F. Kennedy

Have you ever wondered what effort is really about? Do you believe the only path to success is through more effort? Effort isn’t just about spending even more energy, more hours, more work—and more stress. It’s about how we apply energy to get what we truly want. Many people think that effort is about grinding longer and harder. But what if it’s more about alignment and connection than intensity?

The three degrees of effort are an approach to understanding how to apply more strategic effort to act on difficult learning and challenging setbacks. Continue exploring