by karen | aikido, blog, Leadership, Spiral Daily |
How do you ready yourself to communicate with another? “You must be a martial artist because you bow to me when we begin,” someone said to me at a meeting. While funny, there is deep lesson to be learned here. The martial bow is about honoring the...
by karen | aikido, blog, conflict, Leadership, performance improvement |
My aikido teacher, Kevin Choate Sensei passed away unexpectedly on December 1st. I still feel sad. Yet, I notice a quickening in my aikido practice as I try to assimilate the essence of his teaching before it fades. Kevin Choate Sensei, Karen Valencic Colorado July...
by karen | blog, intention, Leadership |
Dear Colleagues, It’s now Monday morning. Imagine it is Friday, the week has unfolded perfectly for you and you are telling a friend. In vivid detail what do you say? Even better tell me! Intention is powerful. Be specific.
by karen | blog, Leadership, performance improvement |
Maybe I am old fashioned I like a plain map; even though GPS* is the current rage in travel guidance. My daughter has a GPS she refers to as ‘Hugh.’ ‘Hugh’ has a very sexy English accent…my trust in ‘Hugh’ is low. We get where we want to go...
by karen | blog, communication, conflict, Leadership |
I went out for entertainment and laughs. What I got was an ‘over the top’ demonstration of listening power. Christian & Katalina’s Mind Tripping show was fantastic. The magical aspect of mindreading is so intriguing. In my field of team and leadership...
by karen | blog, centering, communication, Leadership, performance improvement |
Have you ever shared sake? Sake etiquette is to fill your companions’ cups and allow your companions to fill yours. This is the tradition. Sharing a flask of sake, each pours for the other, no one pours his own. This sounds easy, although, I notice it is difficult! It...