When the Musk Ox Wears a Name Badge
Twice in Alaska, I've had the, uh, er, pleasure of encountering a very unhappy musk ox. Once at the Alaska Wildlife Conservation Center and once at the Alaska Zoo.
Both times, the animal made its displeasure with our presence known by charging the fence.
And both times, we jumped. Hearts racing, adrenaline flowing because our threat detection system went off as designed.
However, once we real...
When Difficult Gets Interesting
I was recently talking with a leader who had navigated a complex, high-stakes situation. We discussed the stress she had experienced. I asked if in the midst of it, she had also felt energized by the challenge. I saw a little twinkle in her eye as she said, “a little.”
And so, no surprise, that got me thinking about people I've known who, even during extraordinarily difficult circumstances, fin...
Asking a Better Question
One of the most powerful things we can learn is that the way we think about a situation shapes how we experience it.
The facts of a situation may be outside our control. (Other people certainly are.) But between what happens and how we respond, our brains are busy making meaning – it automatically offers us thoughts, which influence how we feel, which influences how we behave, and ultimately th...
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