by Lauren | 7 Oct 2014 | Comparison, Curiosity, Self-awareness, Values
I often begin my day with a quick scan of my Twitter feed. Most days, it’s a way for me to tune into what’s going on in the lives of the people I’m close to, and those I admire. I enjoy it as a practice of connection. Every now and then, though,...
by Lauren | 30 Sep 2014 | Comparison, Curiosity, Self-awareness
Can praise be violent? Alanis Morissette thinks so – and the more consideration I give to her words, the more deeply they resonate. I recently listened to a conversation between Tami Simon (founder of Sounds True) and Alanis Morissette, recorded at last year’s...
by Lauren | 28 Sep 2014 | Accidental Bosses & Leadership, Comparison, Curiosity, Self-awareness
This week, I told a story I’ve always felt embarrassed to share: it’s about all the ways I allowed my dislike for a former boss colour my own leadership choices. I saw him as self-aggrandizing and arrogant, and for years I bent over backward to share...
by Lauren | 14 Sep 2014 | Comparison, Curiosity, Self-awareness, Values
My partner has been trying to get me to stop reading outrage-provoking things on the internet. (I suspect he’s getting a little tired of hearing me complain about things over which I have little to no influence.) It’s a tough habit for me to break, as it...
by Lauren | 31 Aug 2014 | Comparison, Curiosity, Self-awareness
In the past 24 hours, I came across two excellent essays that appear on the surface to contradict each other: Steve Almond’s “The Problem of Entitlement: A Question of Respect” describes the resistance he sees amongst his writing students towards the...
by Lauren | 26 Aug 2014 | Comparison, Curiosity, Self-awareness
In my last curiosity experiment, I cited Howard Thurman’s wonderful advice: “Don’t ask what the world needs. Ask what makes you come alive, and go do it. Because what the world needs is people who have come alive.” His is a powerful reminder...
