Taming My Inner Puppy, Six Minutes at a Time

Have you ever spent time with a puppy? It’s never still! It’s running in circles, barking, maybe chewing on the furniture or peeing on the rug… busy all the time. My mind feels like that sometimes—a million things moving at once, distractions everywhere, full of...

Looking for Adversity

Most of us spend our lives trying to avoid discomfort and adversity. We like the world to be at least somewhat predictable and comfortable. I’d like to suggest that all of us should be spending more of our time seeking adversity. Here’s why: Just as physical muscles...

Prosilience At Work

Prosilience is about intentionally building the capability to deal with a range of challenges, including those that come with organizational change. If you are a leader or change agent in your organization, here are 5 things you can do to promote prosilience at work:...

Prosilience All Around Us

I recently read a news story about the captain of a schooner sailing from Nova Scotia to Bermuda who found that his ship was sinking. The focus of the story was how he remained calm throughout the process and the rescue of him and his three crew. The other day, my mom...