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- Sawa Bona. I See You. - by Submitted on Jun 29, 2017 from Pat ObuchowskiI traveled to London a few years ago to participate in a three-day workshop called “The Bigger Game.” I didn’t have any great revelations during that weekend, nor did I see a clear path for what I was to do and who I was becoming. But, it did give me some juicy material to think over and reflect ...
Views: 1184 - I Can’t Have This Hanging Over My Head In Nepal - by Submitted on Jun 26, 2017 from Pat ObuchowskiLast week, I got a letter in the mail from the IRS. The dreaded letter all business owners never want to see. It informed me that I was being audited for my 2012 business expenses. They were not auditing one or two categories. Nope. I was being audited for all 23 expense categories for that ...
Views: 1263 - Five Tips to Trigger your Creativity - by Submitted on Jun 22, 2017 from Pat ObuchowskiI just returned from two weeks hiking and touring in Southwestern Ireland. Some places I visited: Ring of Kerry, Skellig Michael, Cork, Dingle Peninsula, Cliffs of Mohr, Connemara National Park and the Cliffs of Mohr just to name a few places. As I traveled, I carried a journal and forced ...
Views: 1145 - 5 lessons of the ‘Being’ of Leadership - by Submitted on Jun 16, 2017 from Pat ObuchowskiThe doing part of leadership is the ‘form’ leadership takes: setting goals, accomplishing, taking action, communicating, etc. It is the answer to the ‘How?’ question. The being part of leadership is the ‘essence’ that leadership is: Holding the space for open conversations, insightful, self ...
Views: 1208 - The Duality of Change: Danger-Opportunity - by Submitted on Jun 15, 2017 from Pat ObuchowskiExcept for the baby stroller her nine-month-old daughter Jessica was in when she was on her daily run, my friend, Joanne, lost everything she owned in the Oakland hills fire 25 years ago, on October 20. When she was able to get access to her home, several days after the fire began, all was ...
Views: 1328 - Resiliency - by Submitted on Jun 08, 2017 from Pat Obuchowski“When you can’t see straight ahead, it’s because you’re about to turn a corner.” – Myrtle Reed Resiliency is the ability to bounce back from adversity. Dictionary.com defines it as springing back; rebounding; returning to the original form or position after being bent, compressed, or stretched; ...
Views: 1116 - I have a new identity - by Submitted on Jun 07, 2017 from Pat ObuchowskiI have a new identity. It’s not a whole new identity. It’s a new little piece of my identity. Actually, it is a pretty big piece of my new identity. When people now ask me “What do you do?” I can answer honestly and openly, “I am an author.” GULP! Wow! Did those words just come out of my ...
Views: 497 - Lead and Live with Your Vision. Intentionally. - by Submitted on Jun 05, 2017 from Pat Obuchowskilive with intention. walk to the edge. listen hard. practice wellness. play with abandon. Laugh. choose with no regret. continue to learn. appreciate your friends. ...
Views: 1092 - Lead and Live with Your Vision. Intentionally. - by Submitted on Jun 05, 2017 from Pat Obuchowskilive with intention. walk to the edge. listen hard. practice wellness. play with abandon. Laugh. choose with no regret. continue to learn. appreciate your friends. ...
Views: 1055 - Lead and Live with Your Vision. Intentionally. - by Submitted on Jun 05, 2017 from Pat Obuchowskilive with intention. walk to the edge. listen hard. practice wellness. play with abandon. Laugh. choose with no regret. continue to learn. appreciate your friends. ...
Views: 998 - Just Say Yes - by Submitted on Jun 02, 2017 from Pat Obuchowski“Service to others is the payment you make for your space space here on earth.” ~Mohammed Ali A while back, I received an email from a friend who was looking for a few good women to help her lead a leadership program at a girl’s camp. I read the email and almost skipped right by it until I ...
Views: 1028 - Just Say No - by Submitted on May 31, 2017 from Pat ObuchowskiDuring a leadership coaching workshop, I came upon the idea that for everything I say “Yes” to, I am saying “No” to something else. That started me thinking about what it is I say “No” to. I kept finding that it was much more effective for me to say “No” to things to make the space to fully ...
Views: 1018 - What the World Needs Now You Can Give It - by Submitted on May 29, 2017 from Pat Obuchowski“Be kind, for everyone you meet is fighting a hard battle.” ~Plato I’ve been telling a lot of people lately that I think we as a society currently lack basic human kindness toward each other. It seems we were a lot kinder to each other a mere six months ago. I think our full, busy and ...
Views: 971 - No One Said Being Authentic is Easy - by Submitted on May 26, 2017 from Pat Obuchowski“How desperately difficult it is to be honest with oneself. It is much easier to be honest with other people.” – Edward F. Benson To be authentic is defined by dictionary.com to be trustworthy, honest, genuine, real. It is a particular way of dealing with the external world, while being ...
Views: 500 - How to Fail Fabulously - by Submitted on May 25, 2017 from Pat Obuchowski“Mistakes are a part of being human. Appreciate your mistakes for what they are: precious life lessons that can only be learned the hard way. Unless it’s a fatal mistake, which, at least, others can learn from.” – Al Franken Fail Fabulously. I first heard this term when I was attending my ...
Views: 619 - Just Get the Cow - by Submitted on May 24, 2017 from Pat ObuchowskiDru Rivers is the co-owner of Full Belly Farms located in the beautiful Capay Valley of northern California Since she attended U.C. Davis and majored in agriculture, she has played her bigger game by feeding her compelling purpose of having no chemical farming. “We are committed to fostering ...
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