How much thought do you give the everday?

Take a moment to play a game. Would you rather be happy in the moments that happen every day, or be happy only when something extraordinary happens? Most people want to be happy more often. Now take a look at what you are willing to change and ask yourself: am I giving enough thought and […]

The flip side of inspiration

Do you own a vinyl album? It has two sides. They are not opposites, but they are both related and different. You can think of inspiration as one side of the album. It’s the feel-good side where you seek out the bright spots that support your belief in yourself and your goals. What’s on the […]

Three rules for asking better questions

I don’t like rules and break them whenever it seems helpful. But If we think of rules as lines that separate out lanes so people can move safely, then these are rules to help you notice how to introduce better questions into your conversations. These are rules like the lines on the page. There are […]

3 Lessons from Editing with ChatGPT

Lately I have been checking my work by discussing it with ChatGPT. I suspect that the lessons I am drawing might not be typical LinkedIn lessons on how to write better prompts. They are a good grounding in how NLP can be used to scaffold critical thinking. It’s definitely useful to receive immediate feedback on […]

Learn from different (not always better)

Within NLP, the concept of modelling is often taken to mean “find someone who does something really well and figure out how they are doing it.” This is common sense. Like so much common sense, it leaves some questions: • what if I don’t know someone who is really good at what I want to […]

The antidote for uncertainty

Step back into a moment when the world had changed for you. Maybe you held your baby and had no idea what to do with the overwhelming love and the almost equally overwhelming anxiety. Maybe your business was failing or growing in ways you didn’t see coming. Maybe someone made you an offer and you […]

Can you believe it if you can’t articulate it?

Have you ever tried to start a message, whether you’re writing or making a video, and you just can’t find a place to start? I have. I have stared at the blank screen. Then written. Then deleted. Then wandered away. And came back again. I know there is something in me that wants to be […]

Bullet holes in airplanes and other challenges

There’s a famous story about World War II planes that survived attacks. They were studied to see where they had been hit, and the results were mapped. The map showed some dense clusters of hits, and some experts recommended that planes be reinforced in these areas. But Abraham Wald disagreed. Wald argued that they should […]