Hi Reader, RecommendationsThis week's recommendations can help you grow as a non-anxious presence. Most people think setting boundaries makes you difficult by Dr. Carolyn Frost. Self-differentiation isn't being difficult. It's setting boundaries in a healthy way. This article offers 15 phrases you can use to set boundaries as a non-anxious presence. Don't skip this one. What Does an Emotionally Regulated Adult Look Like? by Kira M. Newman. This article is an interview with Marc Brackett, founding director of the Yale Center for Emotional Intelligence and author of the new book Dealing with Feeling: Use Your Emotions to Create the Life You Want. It doesn't use the language, but it can help you better understand how to grow in self-differentiation. PodcastEpisode 350 of The Non-Anxious Leader Podcast, How Positive Intelligence Helps You to Be a Non-Anxious Presence (Rebroadcast Part 1 of 2), is now available. That's it for this week. Thanks for reading. Peace, Jack P.S. If you are new to Two for Tuesday, you can read previous editions HERE. P.P.S. If this was forwarded to you by a friend, you can subscribe here. |
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Hi Reader,This week I dug up a post that is a reminder that it's about the journey and not the destination. I hope you find it helpful. Thanks for reading. Are We There, Yet? Photo: travnikovstudio Read on the Blog It’s cliché, but I was one of those kids who asked that question on a long car trip. As I got older, I realized the best way to shorten a trip was to sleep. It was like magic. Go to sleep in one place and be magically transported to another when you awake. Either way, arriving made...
Hi Reader, This week's post addresses the increasing uncertaintly and anxiety in our world. Let me know what you think. Thanks for reading. 4 Ways to Focus on What You Can Control, Not What You Can't Photo: enterlinedesign On January 31, 1988, my favorite football team got off to a miserable start in Super Bowl XXII. By the second quarter they were down 10-0. I figured I needed to change their luck, so I put a kitchen chair at the back of my in-laws’ great room and stood on it. It worked. My...