Issue #97 - May 28 2021 Welcome to Insights and Implications! Has anything ever gotten under your skin? For most of us the answer is yes. This human phenomenon can feel inevitable and unstoppable. This month’s newsletter shares some insights for you to consider. Read on. All of us at Insight Principles What’s Under Your Skin “Get under your skin” is an American idiom that means something or someone has strongly affected you - usually in a negative way. This has likely happened to you countless times. It’s certainly happened to me. I remember teaching one of our Insight Synergy

Issue #90 - October 30, 2020 Welcome to Insights and Implications! For many months, the pandemic has been front and center in our newsletter. This month we visit a topic that is not pandemic related, but rather a more common problem. What to do when you have a boss who watches over your shoulder and tries to manage your every move? Read on for Cheryl Bond’s story and insights. Please stay well. All of us at Insight Principles Working for a Micro-Manager Nearly everyone has had the experience of working for a micromanager. Micromanagement can range from asking for very

Issue #86 - June 30, 2020 Welcome to Insights and Implications! Happy Summer to you all. The pandemic has brought much change to our lives. Parenting, job responsibilities, our daily commutes, worship practices, and now vacation plans have had to be altered. In this newsletter, Cheryl Bond reminds us that in the face of all this change, certain mental habits may persist. Read on as she shares what she’s learned about one of her habits. Stay well. All of us at Insight Principles Calming the Should Storm We have an endless stream of thoughts running through our minds. Some we

Issue #74 - October, 31 2019 Welcome to Insights and Implications! This month’s newsletter comes from Cheryl Bond. She writes that we are bombarded with inaccurate messages. We are told over and over that circumstances have the power to make us feel a certain way. Read Cheryl’s humorous but profound take on this. All of us at Insight Principles When Your Morning Is Hell, Just Go to Taco Bell! The world operates from the misunderstanding that life comes at us from the outside-in. This misunderstanding makes it seem like our only choice is to find a way to cope with

Issue #43 - March 31, 2017 Welcome to Insights and Implications! Sometimes folks think that our programs advocate everyone being calm all the time. Not only is this impossible, it is (thankfully) not what we try to share in our programs. So, what are we saying? Read on to find out. Calmly, All of us at Insight Principles Why are you telling me to be calm? We were recently asked, “Why are you telling me to be calm to in order to improve my performance?” The questioner went on to say, “I don’t think I necessarily do my best work

Issue #21 - May 30, 2015 Welcome to Insights and Implications! Hello Everyone, Isn't it interesting how our perspective on events can sometimes shift from dramatic to humorous? Something that looks charged one day might appear silly or funny the next. Read on for a little anecdote that illustrates this. All the best, All of us at Insight Principles From Drama to Comedy? A few years ago, my workgroup went away to a small island for an offsite. We planned to cook a few dinners in teams, and I was in charge of shopping for a famous chicken recipe with a list

Issue #15 - November 30, 2014 Welcome to Insights and Implications! Hello Everyone, We all have reactions from time to time and we can all jump to conclusions. Have you noticed that once you get over your reaction, lots of new questions come to mind? Read on to see how regaining balance can easily lead to productive curiosity. Also, we have news! Our long-awaited book is done! Invisible Power: Insight Principles At Work will hit the shelves early next year. Watch for our official release announcement soon. Happy Thanksgiving to you and your families from all of us at Insight Principles! Get

Issue #7 - March 31, 2014 Welcome to Insights and Implications! Hello Everyone, As you know, our programs describe how life is a moment to moment endeavor. In other words, we are always at a (thinking) fork in the road. If we see it is thought, we can head toward curiosity, something new and unexpected. If we don't see it as thought, we may innocently stay in a reaction, and who knows how long our experience might last. Both experiences are totally normal, and we all forget that we're living in an illusion all the time. Forgetting is what life is, but

Issue #6 - February 26, 2014 Welcome to Insights and Implications! If this is your first time receiving our newsletter, welcome! Sent just once per month, each newsletter contains a short story that illustrates the insight principles in real life. We hope this series becomes an easy and accessible way for you to reconnect with your learning, reflect, and deepen your understanding of insight principles. As always, we are available for questions or further reflection. Contact us anytime. All the best, All of us at Insight Principles Just Late Or In A State - The Only Place To Go Is Depth

Issue #3 - November 30, 2013 Welcome to Insights and Implications! As we embark on the beginning of the holiday season, we thought you would appreciate a more personal story this month. Read below for an amusing tale of the interplay of insight principles, dogs, and packing peanuts. If this is your first time receiving our newsletter, welcome! Sent just once per month, each newsletter contains a short story that illustrates our use of insight principles in real life. We hope this series becomes an easy and accessible way for you to reconnect with your learning, reflect, and deepen your understanding of