Category: General

This is a continuing series on Leadership Development In my previous post, I defined what is a leader. I said a leader is someone who uses the skill of power over others towards a vision. The key pieces here being that leadership is a skill that one can get better at. And that leadership involves…

For a series of posts, I am exploring the topic of leadership. What is it? Why is leadership important? Why do we have such a hard time with leadership development? How do you train leadership?  This is an important question because the Monastic Academy for the Preservation of Life on Earth (MAPLE) is a mindfulness…

Part of the contract of being a resident at the Monastic Academy is to give and receive feedback to each other. We even have a role “Ops” whose job is to hold the integrity of the group and be the last line of discipline to enforce rules and norms. This takes the form of feedback.…

Recently, I was listening to an interview between two comedians on the Pete Holmes podcast. They talked about how “trying to be funny” is not funny. When going on stage, just be yourself. Just be Pete Holmes. Pete Holmes is funny. What a good lesson. So often, I see others including myself “trying to do…

In the last year, I realized I have a pervasive habit of over worrying. A neurological, physiological childhood trauma around not feeling safe, not feeling protected, always on the lookout. On one hand, this constant worrying has served me well. I can quickly assess potential risks and come up with mitigating plans to make things…