Issue #129, January 31, 2024 Welcome to Insights and Implications! All humans are hard-wired for connection and closeness, yet the quality and depth of our conversations can vary. This month, Nikki Platte explores what’s happening behind the scenes. Wishing you all the best, All of us at Insight Principles What Accounts For Connection I’m a native English speaker who dabbles in very basic Spanish with the help of frequent travel, Spanish novelas on the tele, and lots of motivation to make the most of a Super DuoLingo subscription. Last week, during a flight to Oaxaca, I sat next to an elderly

Issue #110, June 30, 2022 Welcome to Insights and Implications! Have you been perplexed by another person’s behavior? Have you wondered what to do or how to intervene? Have you been at a loss in certain situations? In this month’s newsletter, Robin Charbit explains why you get stuck and shares a helpful yet simple strategy. All of us at Insight Principles May I Ask A Question? Our clients often ask for our take on  particular situations - “What do you think?” or “What should I do?”, etc. To be of service, we always start by trying to understand how the

Issue #102, October 30, 2021 Welcome to Insights and Implications! “R-E-S-P-E-C-T. Find out what it means to me.” We are all likely familiar with this song by Aretha Franklin. You might know what respect means to you, but do you know what it means to others? This month’s newsletter explains how insights about your mind can help even though everyone will have a unique perspective.All the best,All of us at Insight Principles R-E-S-P-E-C-T Over the past couple of years, I have had conversations with leaders that would go something like this: Leader: The workforce is changing significantly and leaders are

Issue #91 - November 30, 2020 Welcome to Insights and Implications! We hope you and your family are staying safe and healthy during this resurgence of the virus. Here in the US we just came through a very contentious presidential election. The US is not the only place on the globe where disagreements arise. Read on to learn about how the brilliance of the mind can help you transcend disagreements and discover something new. All of us at Insight Principles Disagreement to Discovery Have you ever had to ponder another person’s radically different idea?? Have you ever tried to change

Issue #87 - July 31, 2020 Welcome to Insights and Implications! We hope you are enjoying the summer. (Apologies to our Southern Hemisphere friends.) By now, we bet you are all seasoned veterans of online meetings. At Insight Principles, this transition was initially awkward and unwelcome. However, as Robin Charbit describes below, we adapted, and were ultimately surprised by how well our online work evolved. We continue to learn more and more each day about thriving in our new virtual reality. Please contact us if you’d like to hear more about what we're learning and doing. All of us at Insight Principles

Issue #54 - February 26, 2018 Welcome to Insights and Implications! Welcome to Insights and Implications. This month we respond to a question from one of our readers. We love hearing from you so keep the questions coming. All the best, All of us at Insight Principles What About Those Negative People? We received the following question from a reader: Have you ever observed someone who refuses to experience the joy of life, ie., the glass is always half empty (or worse)? I get sad when I see someone missing the upsides. The deeper I care about someone, the tougher

Issue #40 - December 31, 2016 Welcome to Insights and Implications! All of us at Insight Principles would like to wish you and yours the most joyous holiday season! We look forward to sharing more insights with you in 2017. Happy New Year! Robin, Ken, Nikki, and Sandy A Tale of "2" Holiday Gift Wrappers As 2016 and the holiday season come to a close, I wanted to share a favorite story from one of our clients. I’ll call him Ted. Ted had finished his holiday shopping and was sitting in the food court waiting for his wife. She finally

Issue #34 - June 30, 2016 Welcome to Insights and Implications! Listening can be effortless and easy. Less on your mind is all you need to succeed. All the best, All of us at Insight Principles Be A Better Listener Without Trying Can you recall a time when you really felt heard? When someone was really listening to you? A time when there was a strong connection, when you had room to explore your ideas or questions, when your thinking became clear. Maybe you even had some new thinking. Don’t be surprised if you can only think of a few

Issue #28 - December 31, 2015 Welcome to Insights and Implications! During the holidays, it seems we often find ourselves in situations with people who seem very different from ourselves. However, as Sandy describes below, we’re actually wired more similarly than we think. We hope this insightful piece helps you have a restful and relaxing holiday with your loved ones and fellow human beings, and we’ll see you in 2016! All the best, All of us at Insight Principles Different or Alike? We don’t have to look hard to notice our differences. The media is a daily reminder of how

Issue #16 - December 30, 2014 Welcome to Insights and Implications! Hi Everyone, With holiday parties, shopping, travel, etc. added to the end of the year work deadlines, this is a busy time of year. Life can look loaded with "good reasons" to lose your cool, get stressed, and be grumpy. Here's a story about another option. We hope you enjoy it. All of us at Insight Principles would like to wish you and yours the most joyous holiday season! We look forward to sharing more insights with you in 2015. Look for the release of our book, "Invisible Power: Insight Principles