Take two, sometimes called speed scrabble, is played with the scrabble letters, but without the board. Every player starts with seven letters and has to make words that are interconnected, but everyone is working on their own - the words are not interconnected. When...
From the Blog on fear
Being Angry
It happens. It's part of being human, so well done, you're human. Change is full of, well, differences, new things, frustrations, struggles, uncertainty, new stakeholders, miscommunication, insecurity, etc. and this brings out all kinds of emotions in everyone who is...
Building your Courage Muscle
When we encounter people who are brave or courageous, it's easy to think they are somehow different from us, somehow less fearful, less emotional. They are not. Being brave or courageous without fear or anxiety is not brave or courageous, it's neither of those things...
Critics, Courage, & Magic
While driving home from the shops, I saw three people out running. First, the slim, trim, got all the gear man running at the pace I can only dream of sprinting at. Second, a large, overweight person with ill-fitting clothing slowly jogging on one side of the road,...
On Being. Terrified
As I race up the stairs, my mind is cycling through various scenarios and all of the most probable ones involve blood - not what a parent of young children wants to imagine, especially just after building bunk beds for them. I execute the two quick turns required to...
Anticipation Anxiety
My son shares this trait with me. The mere thought of doing something new, going somewhere new, or considering a change sends our stomachs churning. The initial thought is exciting, but from there its downhill and as the start date/time gets closer the churning grows...