AgilEmpath

“These words contain power and reflect your thought life, influencing the world around you and the circumstances of your life. Your words are therefore very useful, since they provide insight into what is holding you back or propelling you forward.” ~Dr. Caroline Leaf

Quantum Physics tells us we release energy with words. With negative words. we release negative quantum energy bringing upset to our mental & physical system. This creates a stressful state. Just think how we feel after a heated argument physically and emotionally: worn out! What we say is a reflection of what we are thinking and how we feel, and words have power. I grew up with the phrase, ‘sticks and stones may break my bones but words will never hurt me.’ Not true according to Quantum Physics.

Let’s work on our words!

Increase awareness of what you say.

Compare your words to your thoughts.

Replace negative statements with positive words.

#fridaymindsetchallenge

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Happiness Studies have shown us the key to being internally happy is connection. This is a meaningful life with inner life satisfaction. Have you ever gotten that one thing you dreamed of having, and later felt empty realizing it did not bring you true satisfaction? Positive Psychology has redefined success as preceding happiness, not the vice versa that we thought: success brings happiness. To find true happiness is to find success.

How do we find happiness?

Connect socially.

Watch funny videos.

Believe happiness is for you.

Choose to be happy now not, ‘I’ll be happy when ___________ happens.”

#fridaymindsetchallenge

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AGIORGIS church (View from Christiana’s Balcony)

Christiana was raised in the Paralio Astros Arcadia region of Greece where her father brought the textile industry employing one thousand local residents. The factory closed after 20 years and he grieved over this. Christiana promised to continue his legacy by making the region productive. Christiana’s education includes a Fine Arts degree, Bachelor’s degree in Education, and MBA. She has lived abroad in Canada for 22 years, where she taught kindergarten to University level courses. She proceeded to move to Athens where she worked as an investment counselor for Meryl Lynch. 10 years ago, she moved home to Paralio Astros Arcadia,

Greece to care for her aging parents. She now lives near the Mediterranean in the shadow of the mountain Parnonas.

Christiana is building a pilot program to regenerate empty villages by revitalizing a school in the village where she is from in Paralio Astros Arcadia, Greece. This is the cross section of science, business, technology for the good of nature and the good of the people. Her vision is to build The Meraki people, which is defined by 4 words: passion, dexterity, focus, & commitment.

In honor of her late father, Christiana is committed to create community utilizing the mountains as the factory utilizing the existing resources by empowering the indigenous people of the area to use their innate talents. There is bio diversity in the Mediterranean eco system as the source to make a living. Youth have left the local villages in search of successful careers, with many leaving Greece altogether. Redefining success is also an initiative within the region.

She aspires to bring a group of 50 people sitting in 7 tables to work collectively. All can contribute virtually as well with their gifts.

While the locals have initially stated, ‘this cannot be,’ Christiana 5 years later passed an initiative with the local council. She is a fellow of MIT Bio Labs and has applied to be part of Greece 2021. She is also part of the NOWWHAT!? Collective where there is support for her project. Contact her here today: EMAIL

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In Dr. Leaf’s book: “Think, Learn, Succeed,” 15 mindsets are explained that have been observed in participants to positively change brain chemistry.

“You cannot control the events and circumstances of life. You can, however, control your reactions to the events and circumstances of life through the choices you make and the thoughts you think.” ~Dr. Caroline Leaf

As human beings we are made of a spirit, soul, & body. Thoughts create our mood which influences how we feel physically. There is no separating feeling sad with having an upset stomach. If we are unclear where somatic problems are originating from, consider our psychology & spiritual state.

Superposition is the ability to focus on incoming information, think about the thoughts, analyze them choosing what stays and what goes. We do not have to accept thoughts and make them part of our thinking. Sometimes we have memories pop up due to a smell, or something someone said. We have the ability at that moment to recreate the memory balancing it with a positive that also occurred during the past. Truth of the matter, we have the ability to control our mind and this rewires the brain.

Begin controlling those thoughts, sorting them, and choosing what stays and what goes:

Do not allow thoughts to wander, instead capture them.

Analyze the thought.

Re-conceptualize thoughts & memories, by deciding what thought you would rather have. Add that thought to the mind’s vocabulary.

#fridaymindsetchallenge

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Karl Shallowhorn is the President of Shallowhorn Consulting, LLC. He has a Master’s Degree in Student Personnel Administration from SUNY Buffalo State and is a New York State Credentialed Alcoholism and Substance Abuse Counselor (CASAC). Karl has worked in the field of addiction and mental health for over 19 years and has delivered well over 200 trainings, workshops and keynote addresses to diverse audiences across the U.S. He is a Certified Mental Health First Aid Instructor and is the author of Working on Wellness: A Practical Guide to Mental Health. Karl is the Chairperson of the Erie County Anti-Stigma Coalition, as well as serving on several other local and statewide Boards. He has received numerous awards for his advocacy efforts, including from the National Federation for Just Communities and the Buffalo Association of Black Social Workers.

https://shallowhornconsulting.com/

"Leadership Through the Lens of the 12 Steps" is his newest book. Learn more here: https://www.amazon.com/Leadership-Through-Lens-12-Steps/dp/B08HGZK4GW

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Harvard Business Review Article Systemic Racism: https://hbr.org/2020/06/do-your-employees-know-why-you-believe-in-racial-equity

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Join us for Season 2: Diversity & Inclusion; Episode 1 Ben Roberts & the NowWhat!?Collective

Ben Roberts has been convening and hosting both in-person and virtual conversations on a regular basis since March 2009, when he began leading a local weekly “Discussion Salon.” He specializes in making virtual events come alive, either as stand-alone events or in conjunction with in-person gatherings.

Ben has extensive experience adapting large group conversational processes such as World Cafe, Open Space Technology and Appreciative Inquiry to the virtual realm, as well as integrating in-person and virtual formats within a single conversation, gathering or engagement. He uses these processes to support collaboration, build communities of practice and purpose, and to host large scale conversations in service to the work being done across multiple dimensions of global systemic transformation.

The NowWhat!? Collective convenes twice yearly with the next session beginning October. 12, 2020 through November 20, 2020. Learn more at https://www.nowwhat2020.com/

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Teamwork virtually is key to morale, productivity, engagement and bottom line earnings for your organization. Learn tips to build a successful virtual team! This is a great episode to share with your colleagues. We are all adjusting to this new normal.

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The crisis is not over and we are uncertain about the future. How do we communicate effectively with our teams and organizations, as well as take care of ourselves? Tune in!

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When we are moved to action in the face of fear and change, we gain respect from those around us, as they are inspired to do the same. We talk about how to be effective in change management. How about being the creator of change? Shifts in society can occur with our courage.

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Leadership is becoming more about collaborative agile efforts where executives, managers & staff share information with equal responsibility for the whole. The traditional top-down models where a small group of executives control the flow of information is seen as a dinosaur by millennials. What is emerging is a team that seeks diversity of opinions to build strategies and solve problems. This empowers employees fostering increased engagement with ownership of their work. Employee happiness can only increase with collaborative leadership, where inclusion & belonging are values being lived out from the top down, thus eliminating the culture of top down management. Innovation & creativity flourishes in human beings with positive interactions. To flourish means to live within an optimal range of human functioning, one that connotes goodness, generativity, growth, and resilience. The organic way to foster human functioning in this optimal range is collaborative leadership!

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