Wellbeing Insights

There is a quiet habit that many of us carry. We compare. Not always consciously, not always fairly, but frequently. We compare how we look, how we lead, how we perform. We notice others who seem further ahead, more capable, more accomplished – and we measure ourselves against them. At other times, we look the… Read More

It’s a provocative question, isn’t it? Can sitting quietly – eyes closed, breath steady, mind wandering and returning – actually influence the age of our brain? Surprisingly, the science suggests it might. In a 2016 peer-reviewed study published in Frontiers in Psychology, neuroscientist Eileen Luders and colleagues compared long-term meditators with non-meditators across adulthood. They… Read More

Having now lived five years beyond my career arc, I take a moment to reflect on some of the things I have learned. Of course, my observations are inherently subjective, but as a keen observer of human nature myself, with an ‘almost’ obsessive curiosity to know what other humans are making of their lives’ journeys,… Read More

“All great men and women went through difficulties to get where they are, all of them made mistakes…They found that self-awareness was the way out and through”, Ryan Holiday, Ego is the Enemy.  Performance = Awareness + Responsibility espoused by Sir John Whitmore. “Mindfulness is not about forcing your mind not to wander…It is more… Read More

“There is no higher religion than human service. To work for the common good is the greatest creed.” Albert Schweitzer. “Success comes through serving others.” Jim Clemmer. “You can get everything in life you want if you help enough people get what they want” Zig Ziglar. This suite of comments all referencing the importance of… Read More

I’ve been thinking a lot about time lately – not the hours and minutes that fill a calendar, but the deeper question that sits underneath: What does it mean to live a balanced life? And perhaps more importantly, what does balance even look like for each of us? Oliver Burkeman, in his quietly provocative book… Read More

“Man is pushed by drives, but he is pulled by values.” Viktor Frankl, quoted by Ryan Holiday in, Ego is the Enemy. “Let values lead. Understand your emotions without letting them direct the dialogue.” Susan David, Emotional Agility. “Healthy values help us to connect with a zoomed-out view of our lives, because they orient us… Read More

Have you ever paused to notice what your environment is quietly saying to you? Not in the loud, obvious ways – but in the gentle whispers that shape your thoughts, choices, and mood each day. Research affirms what many of us intuitively know: our environments matter. A study in Health & Place found that even… Read More

You will notice in our current newsletter, that we are currently conducting our inaugural Principal Manifesto Series. As I was thinking about this unique opportunity to assist Principals to reveal their personal manifestos in the specific context of their leadership roles, my mind turned to some memorable words of Principals that I have experienced in… Read More