Emotions and feelings are perhaps the most intimate and important aspect of our personal communications vocabulary. They are key to self awareness, self- knowledge and our unique personal language. Emotions give rise to what we feel. They help us recognize what we appreciate and learn to understand, know and accept ourselves. Not only is emotional … [Read more...]
Julia von Flotow is an executive coach, Therapeutic Touch Teacher and Practitioner, mindfulness instructor and founder of the Kaizen Leadership Institute and Therapeutic Touch Institute, Toronto, Canada. Her 12 step program to becoming an authentic and mindful leader kaizenleadershipinstitute.com/12steps/ has helped hundreds of independent professionals and business owners live happier lives and build more sustainable businesses. www.kaizenleadershipinstitute.com.
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Cultivating Leadership Presence
May 21, 2014 by
Cultivating presence is a practice of being your authentic best moment to moment, aware and free of the pressures of conflicting, limiting or contradictory beliefs. This practice requires a commitment to compassionate mindfulness which, in turn, aligns vision, values and actions in service to a higher calling. The best effect of fine persons is … [Read more...]
Manage Your Energy for Sustainable Success
May 14, 2014 by
The topic of Work – Life Balance has received a lot of attention in the last 3 decades. Its emergence as a concern may be attributed, in part perhaps, to the increased use of technology in the workplace, and the unmet expectations for more leisure in our lives that the emerging technologies were promised to deliver. Could it be that collectively … [Read more...]
Becoming Fearless
May 7, 2014 by
Many of our fears are tissue-paper thin, and a single courageous step would carry us clear through them. Brendan Francis Imagine exploring your interior landscape in much the same way you might explore a new region. What might you encounter? What might you learn about yourself? What might you discover? All it takes is to give yourself … [Read more...]
11 Strategies for Superior Performance and Satisfaction
April 28, 2014 by
Dentists tend to work in small clinics, isolated from their peers. Their work requires a high degree of precision, focus and attention. As a professional class, women and men dentists are recognized for their high standards of performance, compulsive, perfectionist nature, need for social recognition and approval. Their personal discipline and high … [Read more...]
Organizational Development Starts at the Top
April 25, 2014 by
When it comes to team building and organizational development, culture trumps strategy every time! Culture is palpable. It’s made up of the attitudes of the people, their feelings, thoughts and quality of relationships. Culture can be felt, perceived and experienced through our senses and intuitive or inner knowing and is expressed through body … [Read more...]
Life at the Speed of Light
April 23, 2014 by
Every living system has an electromagnetic force field that emits light or biophotons. According to Dr. Fritz-Albert Popp, Theoretical Physicist at the International Institute of Biophysics in Neuss, Germany “There is evidence that biophotons originate from an almost fully coherent field.” Photo on right: two algae (Acetabularia) emitting … [Read more...]
An Artist Reflects on her Coaching Journey
April 18, 2014 by
Before I started coaching with Julia, I knew where I was at, but I felt overwhelmed by difficulties in my busy life with lots of change and diverse projects to juggle. Julia helped me put everything in its place. A Process of Discovery The process we followed helped me make many discoveries. It gave me the opportunity … [Read more...]
Everyday Strategies for Women Dentists Who Want Their Smile to Be Real
April 16, 2014 by
Women dentists are trained to deliver a professional service in a highly regulated field with their primary focus on helping their patients have healthy teeth and happy smiles. Not unlike other healthcare professionals, women dentists must build and manage a private practice within which to provide their service. Managing both the clinical … [Read more...]
Organizational Development Starts at the Top
April 14, 2014 by
When it comes to team building and organizational development, culture trumps strategy every time! Culture is palpable. It’s made up of the attitudes of the people, their feelings, thoughts and quality of relationships. Culture can be felt, perceived and experienced through our senses and intuitive or inner knowing and is expressed through body … [Read more...]
