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

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. 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

Issue #101, September 30, 2021 Welcome to Insights and Implications! Sometimes we try too hard to figure things out. We overthink and over analyze. And we don’t need to. Nikki Platte Nieves reminds us of our mind’s brilliant capacity to bring us answers, ideas, and new thinking, if only we remember to look.All the best,All of us at Insight Principles An Age Old Tale About New Ideas Every so often, for all of us, a dilemma comes along with no clear answer or correct solution. In these moments, it can be tempting to overthink, make pro/con lists, analyze, or look for

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! A Secret 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

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 Why Are We So Hard On Ourselves? A few weeks ago I hired a photographer to take photos of my family. When the photoshoot was over

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 Changing Your Mind 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

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 Let’s Go Deeper Like many of us, living through 2020 rocked my worldview. In the US, we weathered COVID, racial injustice, and political and social unrest -

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,

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

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

Issue #77 - January 30, 2020 Welcome to Insights and Implications! This is our first newsletter of 2020. It seems fitting to take up the topic of New Year’s resolutions. Read on for our take on resolutions and the role of our inherent mental design. All of us at Insight Principles A Different Look At New Year's Resolutions I will lose weight. I will exercise more. I will spend more time with my family. I will stop procrastinating. I will be more focussed. These are few of the typical New Year’s resolutions I hear from friends and family. Maybe yours

Issue #70 - June 30, 2019 Welcome to Insights and Implications! Seems like many of the leaders we have been working with recently are extremely busy and mentally tired. Common sense would dictate taking a break but for whatever reason, leaders often don’t do it. Perhaps this month’s newsletter will encourage listening to that common sense. All of us at Insight Principles Take a Break You’ve probably been physically tired. Perhaps you spent the entire day working in the garden or split a cord of wood or rode your bicycle 30 miles. We call this the “good” kind of tired.

Issue #69 - May 28, 2019 Welcome to Insights and Implications! In previous newsletters, we covered the topic of Understanding vs. Doing. Because this continues to create questions, we wanted to revisit it. Read on for more insights. All of us at Insight Principles Understanding vs. Doing We often hear the following dialogue in our individual and group programs: Insight Principles: Your mind has a built-in design for success. Your mind works only one way, crafting the reality you experience from the inside-out. Participant: Ok. But how do I do that? Insight Principles: There is nothing to do. Your mind

Issue #64 - December 30, 2018 Welcome to Insights and Implications! This is our final newsletter of 2018. We hope you enjoyed these monthly messages and that they have helped evolve your understanding of the principles behind the human mind. Please let us know any topics of interest for next year. Wishing you and your families a joyous 2019! All of us at Insight Principles Are You Listening? Every year at this time, we look for a story that expresses the meaning and feeling of the holiday season. This year, just the right one came from our Insight Principles colleague

Issue #63 - November 30, 2018 Welcome to Insights and Implications! Are certain jobs more worthy of respect? Must you like your job in order to do it well? Does your job determine your self-worth? Read this month’s newsletter as we address these interesting questions. Respectfully, All of us at Insight Principles Is Your Job Worthy of Greatness and Respect? Recently I read an article in Forbes Magazine. (Click here for the complete article ) The author was dismayed by what she describes as a lack of respect for certain less glamorous jobs. She makes the point that all honest