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- Spiritual Goal Setting - by Submitted on Jun 12, 2010 from Kristin RobertsonAre you ready to sit down and lay out your goals... be they for the New Year, for a project or just to get a fresh start on your life? I'd like to share my thoughts and experiences about goal setting that might provide you with some new perspectives on this important ritual. I have a ...
Views: 5573(2 votes) - The Value of Mental Health Breaks - by Submitted on Jun 04, 2010 from Kristin RobertsonAre you challenged to live authentically and in alignment with your spiritual values on a daily basis? Many of us are so busy every day that it's hard to even remember what spiritual values are when we are on the go from morning to night. We have children to raise, jobs to commute to, work to ...
Views: 1400(5 votes) - Questions to Ask Yourself After Forgiving - by Submitted on Mar 13, 2010 from Kristin RobertsonForgiving doesn't mean that you have to be best friends with - or married to - the person who hurt you. It simply means that you have reached a feeling of peace about the person or situation and have discharged your anger or resentment. The decision to take action after someone has hurt you ...
Views: 2070 - Get Gossip Out of Your Life - by Submitted on Mar 05, 2010 from Kristin RobertsonGossiping can suck the zest out of your spirit. Gossip is mean-spirited and little-minded; its goal is to make the gossipers feel superior to the gossiped-about. It is seductive, addictive and a way of bonding with other gossipers, all while pulling you down to the lowest spiritual common ...
Views: 2846(3 votes) - Release Those Judgmental Thoughts - by Submitted on Feb 27, 2010 from Kristin RobertsonCan you think of a colleague, co-worker or acquaintance who really annoys you, but is probably a pretty agreeable person underneath their irritating qualities? Stated another way, are there people who make you bristle because of a certain aspect of their personality, but if you consider them ...
Views: 1700(3 votes) - 7 Steps to Forgiveness - by Submitted on Feb 20, 2010 from Kristin RobertsonDid you know that forgiveness is good for you? The process of forgiveness has been shown to have both psychological and physical benefits to the person who is doing the forgiving. Shocking, isn't it? You may have heard the old axiom, "Holding a grudge is like drinking poison and expecting the ...
Views: 6868(6 votes) - Forgiveness - The Right Time is Up to You - by Submitted on Feb 06, 2010 from Kristin Robertson"Timing is everything, and this is not the time," a colleague once said to me when I offered her a job that would require a move to another state. Her family situation didn't allow her to move at that time, but she left open the possibility that the timing could be right in a difference ...
Views: 1700(2 votes) - Five Ways to Put Pride, Energy and Ownership Into Your Job - by Submitted on Jan 17, 2010 from Kristin RobertsonThe scene was a late Friday night at O'Hare airport in Chicago. The flight was delayed and all the passengers were crabby. As they entered the aircraft, passengers were greeted by the first class flight attendant, who had a personality that filled the aircraft! "Welcome aboard, and how are you ...
Views: 3237 - Take Nothing Personally - by Submitted on Jan 09, 2010 from Kristin RobertsonThe scene: a hip and fashionable downtown restaurant. A high-ranking manager of a technology company and several of his team members are enjoying lunch together to celebrate the team's recent achievement. As the conversation veers off onto casual topics, one of the employees excitedly explains ...
Views: 1759(3 votes) - Seven Characteristics of an Authentic Leader - by Submitted on Jan 01, 2010 from Kristin RobertsonBeing an authentic leader is a cornerstone of building a spiritually intelligent workplace. To be authentic is to be real, to be genuine. If we consider that the opposite of authentic is phony or fake, then most people would vote for authenticity. It's like a counterfeit coin, which doesn't buy ...
Views: 8813(12 votes) - Choose Love Despite the Fear - by Submitted on Dec 26, 2009 from Kristin RobertsonThere are only two basic human emotions, love and fear. All other emotions are variations on these two archetypal themes. Of the two, which emotion have we seen at work in our economy over the past several months? Of course, the answer is fear. When I worked in the securities industry years ...
Views: 1816(6 votes) - The Value of Building a Values-Based Enterprise - by Submitted on Dec 08, 2009 from Kristin RobertsonThe country of Bhutan thinks differently. This country values happiness over productivity, as evidenced by their measurement of the Gross Domesic Happiness index. Recently, the Prime Minister of Bhutan, Jigme Thinley, pointed to the cause of the current economic crisis. His answer: "Greed, ...
Views: 1419(2 votes) - Who is the Inspirational Leader in Your Organization? Could it Be You? - by Submitted on Dec 05, 2009 from Kristin RobertsonWho is the inspirational leader in your organization? A company needs just one focal person to bear the flag, as a Civil War flag bearer would ride in front of a cavalry unit, showing the way into battle with a symbol of pride. Employees long to work for organizations in which there is a purpose ...
Views: 1291(2 votes) - Five Ways to Develop the Transformational Leader Within You - by Submitted on Nov 24, 2009 from Kristin RobertsonToday, leaders must deal with complexity, ambiguity and constant change. If leaders are to be successful, they must possess not only mental maturity, but also maturity of heart, mind and the human spirit. Tall order for us mere mortals, huh? The good news is that transformational leaders, those ...
Views: 2301(2 votes) - Forgive in Your Own Time - by Submitted on Nov 04, 2009 from Kristin RobertsonNot long ago, I saw an online video of a woman who described the wondrous things that manifested in her life once she forgave the man who killed her daughter. She said she worked hard to forgive - it took her several days. I start screaming at the screen, "Several days! Honey, you think ...
Views: 2199(2 votes) - There Is Nothing to Fear in Forgiveness - by Submitted on Oct 21, 2009 from Kristin RobertsonAre you afraid of forgiveness? Do you believe that it will empower the other person to continue to hurt you and/or other people? Do you fear that forgiveness will make you give up your role as victim and lose the sympathy you get from others? Are you under the impression that forgiving will make ...
Views: 1203(1 vote) - Five Ways to Practice Gratitude - by Submitted on Oct 14, 2009 from Kristin RobertsonAre you grateful? Now, more than ever, is the best time to practice gratitude. Although, it may seem like an odd time to discuss being thankful -- economic times are tough and public confidence in both corporate and governmental leaders is low. Why should you be grateful when it seems like ...
Views: 1378 - Finding Your Heart During a Busy Day - by Submitted on Oct 07, 2009 from Kristin RobertsonDoes this sound like you? You rush from one meeting to another, deal with demanding customers, handle employees' concerns, put out the latest "fire" at the office or at home, return phone calls and wade through a knee-deep pile of emails. With a day like that, it can be so easy to get caught up ...
Views: 1499(3 votes) - Forgiveness is a Team Sport - by Submitted on Oct 03, 2009 from Kristin RobertsonForgiveness and the workplace -- seems like an odd juxtaposition, doesn't it? We do not often think of forgiveness as having anything to do with the workplace, but surprisingly, forgiveness is an essential practice of a highly effective work team. Thanks to recent psychological and medical ...
Views: 1860(2 votes) - Look Up to Hold Fast to Hope and Faith - by Submitted on Sep 26, 2009 from Kristin RobertsonWhen you walk down the street, where do you look? If you are like most people, you are looking at your feet, to make sure you don't trip, to see where you are going in the next step. In everyday life, we all tend to notice only those things that are at eye level or below. Our natural inclination ...
Views: 1204 - Forgiveness at Work is NOT Singing Kumbaya! - by Submitted on Sep 26, 2009 from Kristin RobertsonWe don’t often think about forgiveness in a business context. It’s usually not in our vocabulary at work. But it needs to be. Forgiveness at work creates a healthier work climate or environment and creates many other real benefits. It is not a touchy-feely, hold-hands-and-sing-Kumbaya gimmick. ...
Views: 2955 - Forgive Yourself First! - by Submitted on Sep 26, 2009 from Kristin RobertsonA shocked silence hung over the conference room. Barry (not his real name), usually a compassionate and even-tempered vice president, had just loudly berated one of his managers during a staff meeting. The accused manager was looking down at his hands with a reddened face and the other managers’ ...
Views: 1906(3 votes) - Forgiveness is Good for You! - by Submitted on Sep 26, 2009 from Kristin RobertsonForgiveness is like eating chicken soup for whatever ails you – it helps you feel better all over. You forgive others to help yourself – not to help the other person. Surprised? In my definition of forgiveness, the goal is to attain a feeling of peace toward a person who has harmed you. ...
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