Issue #122, June 30 2023 Welcome to Insights and Implications! Isn’t it interesting that loosening our grip sometimes helps us steer the proverbial horse? This month, Nikki Platte is exploring this phenomenon while traveling with her young daughter, but the reflection applies to all of us. Read on for more. All the best, All of us at Insight Principles Letting Go I’m spending the week in Washington DC with my 8-year-old daughter, which mostly means I’m playing chase. And answering a ton of questions. And figuring out how to get everywhere and planning her snacks and our itinerary and

Issue #121, May 31 2023 Welcome to Insights and Implications! This month, Nikki Platte reminds us that learning insight principles isn’t about doing anything, but simply understanding. Wishing you all the best, All of us at Insight Principles The Very Human Part of Learning  Emotions are a totally normal human experience. However, when we start to realize that our experience of life is created via thought from inside our minds, a curious thing can happen: we might feel like we “should” be able to manage or control our thoughts, feelings, and emotions. But here’s the deal: we’re still human after learning Insight

Issue #120, April 27 2023 Welcome to Insights and Implications! In our two previous newsletters, Ken Manning shared the value and joy of being even-minded as an output of the power of understanding how the mind works. In this month’s newsletter, we look a little deeper at wisdom and how it can lead us to more stable even-mindedness. All of us at Insight Principles Even-mindedness Part 3: The Power of Wisdom With a little self-awareness, most of us realize, at some point, that we want to live with more calm and clarity. And yet, despite our good intentions, many of us live

Issue #119, March 28 2023 Welcome to Insights and Implications! In last month’s newsletter, Ken Manning shared a story about an insight that helped him be more even-minded. In this month’s newsletter, we look a little deeper at what can help us live a more even-minded life.  Wishing you well,  All of us at Insight Principles Even-Mindedness: Part 2 - The Power of Understanding Even-mindedness defined: A state of mind in which one is calm, unruffled, present, engaged, and able to think clearly with perspective and intelligence.  Sounds good, right? Do you want a bit more even-mindedness in your life?

Issue #117, January 31 2023 Welcome to Insights and Implications! Over the years, we’ve noticed a common refrain after folks leave our programs. Below, Robin reminds us that simply orienting toward our potential for insight is the first step toward having even more.  All of us at Insight Principles Don’t Forget To Pay Attention To The “Transport System” When we follow-up with clients, they often describe their challenges with remembering and using what they learned in our programs. As we explore, we often find the pace of their life is an underlying issue. It is not uncommon for our clients to realize

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 #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 #100, August 31 2021 Welcome to Insights and Implications! In last month’s newsletter we asked the question, “Why Are We So Hard on Ourselves?” and made the distinction between accountability and feeling badly about ourselves. This month we are borrowing words of wisdom from a colleague who comes at the question from another angle. Enjoy! We have colleagues all over the globe who share an understanding of how the mind works with just about every population you can think of. One of our favorite colleagues is Mavis Karn who has spent a good part of her long career working with incarcerated

Issue #99, July 30 2021 Welcome to Insights and Implications! Are you someone who tends to be hard on yourself? Do you feel bad about yourself when you make a mistake? Do you think this is a good strategy for life? Do you know anyone like this? If you answer yes to any of these questions, this month’s newsletter is for you. Read on for more insights. All of us at Insight Principles A few weeks ago I hired a photographer to take photos of my family. When the photoshoot was over I paid the photographer and she told me to expect

Issue #98, June 30 2021 Welcome to Insights and Implications! Change is an inevitable part of life. Some changes are welcome and others resisted. While the change may be out of your control, your reaction to change happens within your mind and is part of a creative process that is perfectly designed. Read on to learn more. All of us at Insight Principles Progress is not possible without change, and those who can not change their minds cannot change anything. - George Bernard Shaw I like routine. My husband frequently teases me because he says I have a “breakfast routine,” a “walking

Issue #93, January 30 2021 Welcome to Insights and Implications! 2020 was a challenging year for the entire global population. Now, one month into 2021 we’re all hoping for better times. This month’s newsletter written by Nikki Platte Nieves is both a poignant description of the challenges we face and a rallying call to the “better angels of our nature” to take action. Read on and be inspired. All of us at Insight Principles Like many of us, living through 2020 rocked my worldview. In the US, we weathered COVID, racial injustice, and political and social unrest - all with brand new

Issue #89, September 30 2020 Welcome to Insights and Implications! September can feel like the first month of the new year. Fall has arrived. The kids have returned to school (at least virtually). This new year we find ourselves still in the middle of a pandemic and much uncertainty. It’s a challenging time to be a leader. Luckily, as you’ll see below, the mind can weather the uncertainty storm. Be well, All of us at Insight Principles Leading in Uncertain Times Do you remember playing Follow the Leader when you were young? When it was your turn to lead, you got to

Issue #88, August 28 2020 Welcome to Insights and Implications! Ever lose your inspiration and motivation? This seems common for most of us. Read on to learn more about how your mind’s innate design can help. All of us at Insight Principles Inspiration and Motivation I mentioned to my colleague Robin Charbit that I was feeling uninspired about this month’s newsletter. This is unusual. I usually have many newsletter topics floating around in my mind. My problem is picking one to put to paper. Not this month. Interestingly, I had a coaching call later that day with a client who was also

Issue #82, April 30 2020 Welcome to Insights and Implications! We hope that you and your families are continuing to stay well during these challenging times. As promised we are increasing the frequency of our newsletters. A lot of news lately is bad news. Yet we know many of you are finding creative ways of doing your jobs and living your lives. In this issue Cheryl Bond shares a story about one team’s progress and what it says about the potential in us all. All of us at Insight Principles Working in the New Normal In line with the stay-at-home mandate, most