“Awe is the feeling of being in the presence of something vast or beyond human scale, that transcends our current understanding of things,” says Nobel Prize winning psychologist Dr. Dacher Keltner. Awe might feel like a sudden sensation of the extraordinary when you gaze upon a newborn baby, look at the stars on a clear […]
As we prepare to ring in the new year we want to pause and reflect back on 2021. There were many ups and downs, yet as Creators, we hopefully took the Challengers in stride and were able to grow and learn. As we say goodbye to 2021 and welcome 2022, we want to share 3 […]
There is a story about a man who calls a good friend to talk about his problems. After talking at length about his complaints, he stops and asks his friend, “Are you still listening to me? You haven’t said a word.” His friend says, “I’m trying not to. If you keep going, I might start […]
As young school children, we are taught to ask the teacher for support and receive feedback to help us learn. That feedback was often in the form of a grade that we interpreted as either good or bad. As adults, giving feedback to one another can evoke a strong defensive reaction. We know this defensive […]
Have you ever wondered about the origins of the saying “waiting for the other shoe to drop?” It began in the early 1900’s with poorly constructed buildings in the U.S. that had very thin floors and walls. At night, tenants would often hear their neighbors above them getting ready for bed. Part of the nighttime […]