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 #80, March 30 2020 Welcome to Insights and Implications! Since we are living in unprecedented and uncertain times, we thought we’d increase the frequency of our newsletters. We hope these are helping in a small way. Please take good care of yourselves and your friends and families. Do not hesitate to reach out to us if we can help in any way.Stay well. All of us at Insight Principles Life is Unpredictable Some people like to have a plan. I’m one of them. To be completely honest - I’m a control freak. I thrive in a nice, predictable, routine life. A

Issue #76, December 2019 Welcome to Insights and Implications! This is our final newsletter of 2019. The end of the year is a good time to reflect and look back at life. With the help of Confucius, we will explore how easy it is to let the doing of life overtake the living of life. Wishing Everyone a Very Happy New Year! All of us at Insight Principles Confucius Says... We have two lives. The second one begins when we realize we only have one.                                   

Issue #67, March 2019 Welcome to Insights and Implications! Feeling stressed lately? Or worried, resentful, frustrated? Your body can’t tell the difference between these feelings and real danger. And your health suffers if this perceived danger happens repeatedly. Read on to see how an understanding of the mind can help. All of us at Insight Principles   The Emergency Stress Response A friend and colleague, Dr. Bill Pettit wrote something that caught my attention. Bill is a psychiatrist who shares an understanding of the principles behind how the mind works with his patients. Here’s what Bill wrote: Chronic mental stress such as

Issue #53, January 2018 Welcome to Insights and Implications! Welcome to the first Insights and Implications of 2018. We hope the new year is off to a good start. This month we are looking at the phenomenon of a “daymare” - like a nightmare, only it happens during the day. Please read on.   All the best, All of us at Insight Principles Awakening from a Daymare You’ve had nightmares. You know, the kind where someone is after you and you can’t speak and you can’t move. When you wake up and realize you are dreaming, it's a relief. There are also daymares.

Issue #50, October 2017 Welcome to Insights and Implications! The times they are a-changin’. We don’t have to look too far to see that Bob Dylan was right. Whether it’s the political and social climate, our employer undergoing restructuring, or the simple loss of a much anticipated vacation, things are definitely not staying the same. So how do we navigate all this with grace and success? The good news is, we already have the equipment we need. All the best, All of us at Insight Principles Allowing a Change of Heart When we have a change of heart - also called insight

Issue #42, February 2017 Welcome to Insights and Implications! From time to time we like to share insights from the participants in our programs. While this month’s guest author describes a trip over the winter holidays, her insights are relevant year-round. We love hearing from you so please keep those insights coming. All the best, All of us at Insight Principles Travel Delays: Always A Chance for Insight Over the holidays I traveled to Orlando to visit my family. I was excited to see my mom, brother and baby niece. I booked a red-eye flight on December 23rd with a 2.5 hour

Issue #39, November 2016 Welcome to Insights and Implications! If this is your first time receiving our newsletter, welcome. We send them once a month, and they're filled with stories and anecdotes to help reinforce and deepen your understanding. We hope you find them relevant and useful. If you'd like us to address a specific topic, never hesitate to get in touch (rc@insightprinciples.com) with suggestions. We'd love to hear from you. All the best, All of us at Insight Principles An "Interesting" Few Months As a Brit who is also a US citizen, I’ve had an interesting few months. There is a

Issue #31, March 2016 Welcome to Insights and Implications! Sometimes it seems like circumstances have power over our experience of life. Below, Robin explains how this isn't actually the case. We hope you are finding many new insights and having a wonderful start to Spring. All the best, All of us at Insight Principles Who Has The Power? Before I came across the understanding we share in our classes, I thought life was a series of circumstances, some good and some not so good. I thought you had to manage the circumstances to be successful or have a happy life. I thought

Issue #18, February 2015 Welcome to Insights and Implications! Hi Everyone, We've all had nights where we tossed and turn just couldn't shut off our thinking. Below, Sandy shares her insights about what helps (and what doesn't help). As always, get in touch if we can be of any help to you or your team. All the best, All of us at Insight Principles Sleepless Night I wake up in the middle of the night thinking about work or some problem. I know it's my thinking and I know I'm doing it to myself. How come I can't shut it off and