Isn’t that amazing! This isn’t a war – this is a moment when collectively we’ve said let’s take care of our people – world wide. I find it very heartening. To be clear I know there are exceptions, but this is a phenomenon. In World War I and II, not to mention many other conflicts current and past, we’ve lost millions of human beings – tens of millions. And today we …
Music can uplift, put a bounce in a person’s step, literally it can take you to another place and time. What is your favorite music to dance to? To sing to? To hang with you in uncertainty? Music send us to another place and time or it might motivate us.to get up off our feet and dance or set our toes to tapping.
This is a question I ask myself on a regular basis. It’s fun, it takes me out of my current mind frame and invites me to play with whatever is going on. I am not talking about being a “goody two-shoes” either. Look, there is an issue that is facing the whole world right now – Covid 19. Everyone is having to deal with it one way or the other. It’s all over the media – it’s all anyone talks about … Fear and worry are not generally connective spaces to be in on a regular basis. Play is an antidote.
Every day is an adventure and in the last week we’ve all had some humdingers. Today I was going to go to the grocery store. I didn’t. Why? … What would have been crazy two weeks ago is not crazy now. And so we make decisions, do the best we can hanging out with Uncertainty.
The books that connect with me and personal leadership are not in the personal leadership aisle of the library or bookstore. Personal leadership is a unique to-the-person experience. It is learned while riding a bike, bouncing a ball, sharing a conversation, engaging in an area of study … experiencing and engaging in life. I am in awe of the human spirit and our ability to learn and grow. Here are three books for your consideration:
