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 #42 - February 28, 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

Issue #41 - January 31, 2017 Welcome to Insights and Implications! Do you find yourself constantly checked-in to work? Read on for some reflections on where this need for constant connectivity may be coming from. All the best, All of us at Insight Principles How Long Is Your Work Day? What happened to the eight-hour work day? With an increasingly global workforce and devices that allow you to connect anywhere, anytime, the workday seems to be expanding. Do you find yourself sending or responding to emails and texts after 5:00pm? Do you notice parents “watching” their kid’s soccer games with

Issue #36 - August 30, 2016 Welcome to Insights and Implications! As summer winds down, we share this story from Sandy about how fear doesn't always get the best of us. Sometimes we just keep paddling. All the best, All of us at Insight Principles From Fear To Flow My husband is an avid sea kayaker. For the past 25 years, he has taken a yearly extended trip into a remote wilderness area. Last month he kayaked solo along the northern coast of British Columbia (Canada). Something unusual happened on this year’s trip. Peter - a skilled kayaker with decades

Issue #35 - July 30, 2016 Welcome to Insights and Implications! It's vacation season! Below, Robin shows us how the intelligence inside helps us relax...regardless of where we are. All the best, All of us at Insight Principles It Isn't The Beach This time of year, many of us head to the beach or to some other place to relax, change the scenery, reconnect with family, and generally recharge our batteries. When we return home, hopefully refreshed, we typically tell our friends and colleagues how good it was to get away, how the mountain air is really reviving, or how

Issue #33 - May 30, 2016 Welcome to Insights and Implications! When life hands you lemons, make lemonade. Or just see it as thought. All the best, All of us at Insight Principles Suffering or Growth? There is a saying here in the US - when life gives you lemons, make lemonade. This proverbial phrase suggests finding something good or positive in something difficult (making sweet lemonade out of sour lemons). Nice saying, but let’s consider a deeper point. Sometimes, life happens. You have your preferences and desires, and then - there is life. When confronted with something you don’t

Issue #29 - January 29, 2016 Welcome to Insights and Implications! Ever notice how our thinking can take us to scary places with very little data? This month we look at what happens when our insecurity and our imagination have a party in our head. All the best, All of us at Insight Principles Worst Case Scenario Thinking I have noticed something interesting. People who understand how the mind works are in a completely different place. Here’s what I mean: Lack of information frequently results in speculation - we make stuff up in our minds about what might happen

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 #18 - February 27, 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

Issue #17 - January 30, 2015 Welcome to Insights and Implications! Hi Everyone, As you'll see below, even when it really doesn't look like it, the mind works only from the inside-out. Really. We hope you are seeing this more and more, and we hope your year is off to a fantastic and productive start. All the best, All of us at Insight Principles The Mind Really Works Only One Way As the movers carried boxes and furniture from the moving truck to our new house, I found myself holed up on the floor in an empty bedroom with tears streaming down

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 #10 - June 30, 2014 Welcome to Insights and Implications! Hello Everyone, If this is your first time receiving our newseltter, welcome! Sent just once per month, each contains a short, practical story that illustrates insight principles. We hope these newsletters help to keep your learning fresh and insights flowing. All the best, All of us at Insight Principles Unplugging From The Inside Recently, the Seattle Times ran an article about a magazine writer and blogger who decided to take a year off to "unplug". Turns out he was spending 10-12 hours a day in front of a screen.

Issue #8 - April 30, 2014 Welcome to Insights and Implications! Hello Everyone, If this is your first time receiving our newsletter, welcome! Sent just once per month, each contains a short, practical story that illustrates insight principles. We hope these newsletters help to keep your learning fresh and insights flowing. This month's newsletter features a topic that might be familiar to many of you- feeling burdened by a huge workload. We hope it helps bring perspective and clarity. All the best as we close out April, All of us at Insight Principles Overwhelm - Optional? Miriam sat back at

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