Issue #56, April 2018 Welcome to Insights and Implications! Welcome to Insights and Implications. This month we cover some very intriguing psychological research that adds additional perspective to the principles behind how the mind works. Happy Spring! All of us at Insight Principles The "Happiness Advantage" Can being happy actually boost your performance? The answer is a resounding yes, according to the latest psychological research. Here are just some of the findings: 75% of job success is predicted by optimism level, while IQ level predicts job success only 25% of the time. People who are in a positive state compared to those

Issue #55, March 2018 Welcome to Insights and Implications! This month we are addressing a topic of great interest to leaders in companies all over the globe. Read on for our take on diversity and inclusion. We also want to make you aware of a new resource. Our teacher and mentor, the late Syd Banks, left behind books and recordings to help us on our learning journey. Free downloads of some early recordings are now available on the website sydbanks.com All the best, All of us at Insight Principles Diversity and Inclusion Diversity and inclusion are CEO-level concerns at most companies. Top

Issue #54, February 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 it is for me

Issue #53, January 2018 Welcome to Insights and Implications! Welcome to the first Insights and Implications of 2018. We hope the new year is off to a good start. This month we are looking at the phenomenon of a “daymare” - like a nightmare, only it happens during the day. Please read on.   All the best, All of us at Insight Principles Awakening from a Daymare You’ve had nightmares. You know, the kind where someone is after you and you can’t speak and you can’t move. When you wake up and realize you are dreaming, it's a relief. There are also daymares.

Issue #52, December 2017 Welcome to Insights and Implications! Our final Insights and Implications for 2017. We will be back next year with more editions. Please send us any topics you’d like us to cover in 2018. Happy Holidays! Adrian, Cheryl, Elese, Ken, Nikki, Robin, and Sandy What Are You Grateful For? What are you grateful for? It’s a popular question this time of year. Perhaps your family traditionally reflects on this question around the holiday table. Or you may encounter it at religious services or even at business meetings. Or you may have read in self-help books the recommendation to make

Issue #51, November 2017 Welcome to Insights and Implications! “Everything changes and nothing stands still.” Insights and Implications quoted Bob Dylan last month. This month it’s Heraclitus but the topic is still change. Specifically, we discuss helping others through change. Read on as we help you help others. All the best, All of us at Insight Principles Sharing Understanding To Help Others Navigate Change Last month’s newsletter generated good feedback. Readers resonated with Ken’s change of heart story and our capacity for new thinking to guide us through change. But some responded to the story like this: “I get it. I’m doing

Issue #50, October 2017 Welcome to Insights and Implications! The times they are a-changin’. We don’t have to look too far to see that Bob Dylan was right. Whether it’s the political and social climate, our employer undergoing restructuring, or the simple loss of a much anticipated vacation, things are definitely not staying the same. So how do we navigate all this with grace and success? The good news is, we already have the equipment we need. All the best, All of us at Insight Principles Allowing a Change of Heart When we have a change of heart - also called insight

Issue #49, September 2017 Welcome to Insights and Implications! We received another contribution to our newsletter from one of our readers. Read on for an excellent reminder about the power of thought. Please keep your stories and ideas coming. All the best, All of us at Insight Principles Crater Lake Insight While visiting Crater Lake in Oregon last month, I stopped by the main lodge to get lunch. August is a busy month around the lake. It took me a while to find parking. After I had lunch, I was walking back to my car when I noticed a young woman in

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 #47, July 2017 Welcome to Insights and Implications! We received this newsletter contribution from Ken Manning’s son Zander. Thanks Zander. Wishing you the best in your final year of school and all the years after. All the best, All of us at Insight Principles Time: The Greatest Illusion We Face On June 9th, 2014 I walked onto the UMass campus for the first time as a freshman and, on the same day, I got my first piece of advice: “enjoy your time here, before you know it you’ll be graduating. Time flies.” I got the same advice when I began high

Issue #46, June 2017 Welcome to Insights and Implications! We received a question after last month’s newsletter and would like to address it. We love your questions, so please keep them coming. All the best, All of us at Insight Principles How Do I Do It? After last month’s newsletter (Our Design for Success) we received an interesting question, one which we’re asked often. “What habits or steps do you do to help you consciously monitor your thinking and its impact on your feelings?” This question pinpoints the most difficult part of our work at Insight Principles. Over the years, we’ve made

Issue #45, May 2017 Welcome to Insights and Implications! Turns out the cards are stacked in our favor. Read this month’s newsletter to find out why we are certain this is true. All the best, All of us at Insight Principles Our Design for Success In our programs and book (Invisible Power: Insight Principles At Work), we make the bold statement that the human mind is designed for success. We do not mean that the mind is designed to bring us monetary success or prestige or power, but rather that the mind is designed to serve us and make possible a life

Issue #44, April 2017 Welcome to Insights and Implications! We were thrilled to receive this story from one of our program participants. She shared her personal discovery of the power of insight. Please keep sending us your insights as well as your suggestions for future newsletters. All the best, All of us at Insight Principles Why not ask for help? The following was sent to us by Kristen Opperman of Hemlock Semiconductor, who attended an Insight Principles program earlier this year. How long do you work on a task or project before you hit a roadblock? No matter how you look at

Issue #43, March 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 when I’m calm. Sometimes

Issue #42, February 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 with a 2.5 hour