Two for Tuesday - Vacation Edition


Hi Reader,

I'm coming off of a week of vacation, so there's no post this week, just recommendations. Thanks!

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Recommendations

This week's recommendations are pure family systems theory. I don't know about you, but I can never get enough of this stuff.

When Process is the Outcome by Kelly Matthews-Pluta, M.S.W. I often say, it's process not content AND focus on effort, not outcome. This article combines these two as reminder that self-differentiation is a journey, not a destination.

How We Use Others to Manage Our Insides - by Kathleen Smith Speaking of process, this article has a long list of examples showing how we use others to manage our own anxiety. I found at least four that I use fairly regularly. How about you?

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Podcast

Episode 368 of The Non-Anxious Leader Podcast, What Exactly IS a Failure of Nerve – Part 2 of 2 (Rebroadcast), is now available.

That's it for this week. Thanks for reading.

Peace,

Jack

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Jack Shitama

I show faith-based and nonprofit leaders how to be a non-anxious presence, personally and professionally.

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