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 #107, March 31 2022 Welcome to Insights and Implications! It’s Spring here in the northern hemisphere. It’s a time for planting seeds and watching new growth. This month’s newsletter hopefully plants some thought seeds that help you continue to evolve on your journey toward a life of more joy and less stress. All of us at Insight Principles Now You See It - Now You Don’t Life has been very busy this month. My work life was extra full of projects and programs, plus I hosted a house guest and a few social gatherings. This left little time to stop and
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 #65, January 2019 Welcome to Insights and Implications! Are you busy? Chances are, your answer is yes. But are you busy doing what‘s important to you? Or do you feel that someone else is dictating how you use your time? Read on to learn how an understanding of the mind can help you regain control. Wishing you insights, All of us at Insight Principles Are You Busy? I love greeting cards. I recently came across a card with this humorous message: If I’m so busy, How come I’m not rich? It does seem that everyone you ask these days says
Issue #61, September 2018 Welcome to Insights and Implications! This month Ken Manning shares his experience giving a TEDx Talk and explains how his understanding of insight principles helped him. If you want to see Ken’s TEDx Talk, click here. Ken would love to get feedback so please email your comments. My TEDx Talk Experience I recently had the honor and privilege of delivering a TEDx Talk last April. My intent was to explain the essence of insight principles and motivate people to want to learn more, all condensed into a 17 minute talk. It was a challenge. In fact, it was one
Issue #48, August 2017 Welcome to Insights and Implications! Ever want to get away from it all? Read this month’s newsletter and learn how to do just that without even leaving home. All the best, All of us at Insight Principles Silent Retreat, Anyone? I recently read an interesting article written by Sally Blount, the Dean at Kellogg School of Management. Her advice was: The next time you feel stuck at work with a hard problem to solve, a complicated team dynamic, or are just feeling burnt out -- instead of hiring a consultant, going to a seminar, or tweeting about it
Issue #41, January 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 heads buried in smartphones?
Issue #36, August 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 of experience - woke
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
Issue #17, January 2015 A New Year! 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
Issue #10, June 2014 Welcome, Summer! 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. "I'd start
Issue #8, April 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. 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 her desk and sighed. "This
Issue #6, February 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 We're sure many
