Author: beyondluck

Helping Professionals To Use Story to Transform Communities

Every Leader Must…

April 8, 2014

…confront their weaknesses. Avoid them at the cost of your ability to lead. It’s obvious what you suck at. We all see it. Try to hide it, and you lose our trust. Leaders, embrace your failings. Your humanity is what enables us to trust your vision, and gives us a place in your plan. After…
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A Word on Resilience

April 1, 2014

Because of now-undeniable climate change and global economic shifts, the philosophy of resilience has taken on a new relevance. If we’re under a lot of stress on a regular basis, being resilient means you can handle the demands: like when you’re sick or pursuing a new endeavor or feeling lost It’s more serious than that,…
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What are you looking for?

March 28, 2014

I RELEASE REGRET: Week 11 Day 4 of the 2014 Meditation Challenge

March 27, 2014

As you heal, forgive yourself and anyone or anything else that may have caused you pain. Cecilia’s meditation here is a powerful reminder.

The Surprising Reason You’re Sick

March 25, 2014

Recently, I’ve been sick. Being both an entrepreneur and a teacher, illness is no joke. In my spiritual practice, it’s even more serious. Our bodies’ natural tendency is toward health and growth. You see that in nature. Grass, plants and trees have to be cut to maintain a certain look, and even then, they must…
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If You’re Here, You’re Nearly There

March 18, 2014

I teach a class called Your Hidden Potential. In it, I train professionals in very diverse career fields to use the true power available to them no matter what position they have– and no matter where they are financially or socially. I use lots of analogies but my favorites revolve around storytelling. If you understand…
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The Steadman Principle (while you #banbossy)

March 11, 2014

(with apologies to the Winfrey camp) Those who remember Janet Jackson’s hard-core days, when she dressed in all black and was part of the Rhythm Nation, may recall her song, “The Pleasure Principle”. She was on to something. We serial entrepreneurs and world-changers find ourselves in a quandary. We may still want the hot, masculine…
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As you prep for the weekend, remember:

March 7, 2014

Hidden Success in the Corporate Workplace

March 4, 2014

“How do you do it?” she asked. One of my coworkers had approached me. “What?” I asked. “How do you stay so cheerful?” We both work in a high-stress, high-stakes environment with constant changes in priority—and one urgent issue after another. Wow, I thought. “It’s an inside job, “ I said. “If I paid attention…
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The Quick and Dirty Version

February 26, 2014

Who are you? If it takes you a bit to answer that, you’ve got some work to do. This isn’t just about cause marketing and grant writing. It’s about clarity of purpose and action. When you’re confused, you add things to yourself to hide, to appear different or bigger. Drop into your gut, speak who…
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