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

Have you ever wondered what effort is really about? Do you think about having to try hard, spend a lot of energy, and feel frustrated as a result? Well, effort is not just about trying really hard. Effort is about how we apply energy to get what we really want. The three degrees of effort is an approach to understand how to apply more strategic effort to act on difficult learning and challenging setbacks. Continue exploring