Issue #116, December 30 2022 Welcome to Insights and Implications! What do our feelings and thoughts have to do with discernment? Read on to connect the dots! Happy holidays to all and our best wishes for the new year, All of us at Insight Principles I’ve been thinking about discernment lately – what it means, what allows for it, and where it comes from. But first, a definition: discernment noun dis·cern·ment di-ˈsərn-mənt 1 : the quality of being able to grasp and comprehend what is obscure : skill in discerning 2 : the trait of judging wisely and objectively “a

Issue #115, November 30 2022 Welcome to Insights and Implications! It’s funny how knowledge of a simple fact can make navigating life as a human being easier sometimes. This month, Nikki Platte reminds us what’s behind our feelings. Sending warm holiday wishes, All of us at Insight Principles Riding the Emotional Rollercoaster I tore my ACL last week. For the third time. And I thought it’d be helpful to share my subsequent mood storm with everyone as an example of how our thoughts can take us all over the place sometimes! ACL stands for Anterior Cruciate Ligament. It’s an important stabilizing ligament

Issue #114, October 31 2022 Welcome to Insights and Implications! Greetings! People in our programs often ask us how to “do” insight. In this month’s letter, Cheryl Bond gives us a helpful hint…read on to learn more! All of us at Insight Principles My coaching clients often have leadership development goals to build relationships, improve followership, and inspire their teams. Lately I’ve noticed how easily and readily they have helpful ideas around these topics…especially when they trust the built-in nature of insight.  For example, my client Mike is working on these goals and it occurred to him to look for opportunities in

Issue #113, September 30 2022 Welcome to Insights and Implications! Sometimes the wisdom of children points us toward unexpected insight. Read on to see how this played out for Nikki, who saw something new about the word “no” after watching her daughter use it with abandon.   All of us at Insight Principles I have a young child who - like many youngsters - is really good at saying no.  “No, mama.” “No, I don’t want to do that.”  “No, she can’t have my toy.”  “Stop it, Mama.”   Albeit a tiny human who is still learning social norms, my daughter is clear and

Issue #112, August 31 2022 Welcome to Insights and Implications! Sometimes we ask people how they’re doing without expecting an honest or complete answer. “How are you?”, we might say. Or: “How’s it going?” This type of inquiry is usually more of a greeting than a true question. In this month’s newsletter Robin Charbit explains why sincerely asking someone how they are feeling can reveal valuable insights and set the course for a productive dialogue. All of us at Insight Principles This seemingly innocent question is actually a powerful lens through which to navigate life. If you learned about the design of

Issue #111, July 29 2022 Welcome to Insights and Implications! Distractions! A bird chirping will steal your attention one minute, and then something else happens and you no longer hear it. Below, Cheryl Bond explains what actually distracts us and why. All of us at Insight Principles It’s always been a challenge to prevent distractions while working, but as technology advanced over the past 20 years, interruptions spun out of control. An average workday involves 50-60 interruptions and most are unimportant. Combine this with the “new normal” of back-to-back virtual meetings and you have a workforce that spends significantly less time in

Issue #110, June 30 2022 Welcome to Insights and Implications! Have you been perplexed by another person’s behavior? Have you wondered what to do or how to intervene? Have you been at a loss in certain situations? In this month’s newsletter, Robin Charbit explains why you get stuck and shares a helpful yet simple strategy.  All of us at Insight Principles Our clients often ask for our take on  particular situations - “What do you think?” or “What should I do?”, etc. To be of service, we always start by trying to understand how the person is thinking about the situation. We

Issue #109, May 31 2022 Welcome to Insights and Implications! [While writing this newsletter, we learned of the horrific mass shooting of school children and teachers in Uvalde, Texas. We are profoundly saddened by this senseless tragedy. Insight Principles remains committed to sharing an understanding of the human mind to help the world find more mental clarity, insight, compassion, and love.] Are you one of those people who can’t say no? Do you overcommit? Do you make promises you know you can’t keep? Are you afraid of disappointing others? You’re not alone. Read on to see what Sandy Krot has learned about

Issue #108, April 29 2022 Welcome to Insights and Implications! Happiness seems so simple -  babies experience it. Yet happiness often eludes us. We seem to have more important things to do. Read on as Sandy Krot describes what else comes with happiness and why we might want to just be happy. All of us at Insight Principles Be Happy The purpose of life is to live and be happy. Sydney Banks A mentor and friend to us all at Insight Principles is a man named Sydney Banks. I often listen to his recordings and read (re-read) his books. I recently heard

Issue #107, March 31 2022 Welcome to Insights and Implications! It’s Spring here in the northern hemisphere. It’s a time for planting seeds and watching new growth. This month’s newsletter hopefully plants some thought seeds that help you continue to evolve on your journey toward a life of more joy and less stress. All of us at Insight Principles Now You See It - Now You Don’t Life has been very busy this month. My work life was extra full of projects and programs, plus I hosted a house guest and a few social gatherings. This left little time to stop and

Issue #106, February 28 2022 Welcome to Insights and Implications! We call our company, Insight Principles because a huge part of our work spotlights the innate human capacity for insight. In this month’s newsletter Nikki Platte Nieves shares more about the mind’s extraordinary design to bring us new thinking and sometimes a whole new world. All of us at Insight Principles A Whole New World Insight comes in many shapes and sizes. Sometimes it’s mundane, as simple as remembering where you put your misplaced keys. And sometimes insight irrevocably changes your perspective forever. After 18 years, one of my dear friends recently

Issue #105, January 31 2022 Welcome to Insights and Implications! We hope that 2022 has begun well for you. This month’s newsletter is about happiness. Remember that feeling? Happiness seemed nearly ever-present when we were very young and now can be all too fleeting. Read on as Cheryl Bond shares how we innocently limit our experience of happiness. All of us at Insight Principles Conditional Happiness We’re all familiar with the conditions we set for happiness: I’ll be happy when I lose weight I’ll be happy when I get married -- or divorced I’ll be happy when I have a better job,

Issue #104, December 30 2021 Welcome to Insights and Implications! This is our final newsletter of 2021. We could think of no better way to end the year than to share a vital and hopeful message from our friends and colleagues at One Solution Global. There are thousands of people all over the globe who are sharing an understanding of the mind with a wide variety of audiences. One of our favorites is the Chicago-based but globally-focussed non-profit organization, One Solution Global. Please check out their work here, https://onesolutionglobal.org/. They’re having a fundraiser between now and Jan 31st with matching donations and

Issue #103, November 30 2021 Welcome to Insights and Implications! Here in the US, we just celebrated the holiday of Thanksgiving. This holiday involves hanging out with family and friends and eating good food. But this day is also when we take a moment to appreciate the riches in our life. Read on as Sandy Krot shares her thoughts on Gratitude. “You aren’t grateful because you’re happy. You are happy because you’re grateful.” This declaration struck me when I heard a colleague share it on her podcast. We are accustomed to feeling grateful for specifics - sunny days, good meals, promotions, etc.

Issue #102, October 30 2021 Welcome to Insights and Implications! “R-E-S-P-E-C-T. Find out what it means to me.” We are all likely familiar with this song by Aretha Franklin. You might know what respect means to you, but do you know what it means to others? This month’s newsletter explains how insights about your mind can help even though everyone will have a unique perspective. Over the past couple of years, I have had conversations with leaders that would go something like this: Leader: The workforce is changing significantly and leaders are not responding well. Me: What do you mean the workforce