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Beginner’s Mind brings relief. The Zen principle of Shoshin, or Beginner’s Mind, is when the mind of the beginner is empty, free of the habits of the expert, is open to all possibilities, and can see things as they are. A professor decides he wants to learn something new so he goes to visit a […]

What’s your front bumper? A single slogan directs your attention to what’s important. My accounting director is a bright, talented, and enthusiastic colleague. She loves her job, numbers, and the story numbers tell. She loves the numbers so much that she loses sight of the results she needs to produce. She spends hours fine tuning

“Don’t just do something, sit there.” We all encounter rough patches and unwanted experiences. In response to them, we may feel angry, jealous, or fearful. We are not taught to sit with difficult emotions. We are taught to push them away through busyness, food, social media, and other people. The result is they get stuck

Being called an ambitious woman is a compliment. The Tory Burch Foundation was founded by fashion designer Tory Burch to support women entrepreneurs. The foundation recently launched a global initiative, #EmbraceAmbition. It is a nonprofit campaign for women and girls to voice their ambition and own their power. The cultural stigma around ‘ambitious women’ still

Perception is the ability to see, hear, or become aware of something through the senses. It’s how we interpret what’s going on outside ourselves. An example of perception is seeing a glass as half empty or half full. Both are correct. All people do not “see” the same thing when looking at a visual image.