Think Queerly

Joy can be found in the most mundane things and moments in life, so the more mindful we are of what makes us feel joy, the happier we will be. Nathan Serrato of Queer Conscious and I take a deep dive into what joy means and how to experience more of it every day — especially as LGBTQ2+ people. 

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If you’re an LGBTQ creator or change-maker who is working to make a difference in the lives of other queer people, I invite you to join me for a free 30-Day IDEAtion Coaching Jump-Start.

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Covering chapters such as Breaking Down the Alphabet and The Importance of Safe Space, Michael shows the importance of allyship in the workplace and engaging with employees, to interactions with volunteers, students, parishioners, or just everyday people on the street.

"Alphabet Soup: The Essential Guide to LGBTQ2+ Inclusion at Work" is now available for pre-order.

Read the complete show notes: Michael Bach’s “Alphabet Soup: The Essential Guide to LGBTQ2+ Inclusion”

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Critical thinking is not about being judgemental of other people for their ideas or beliefs. Instead, critical thinking is the practice of impartiality — attempting to suspend opinion, subjectivity, or outrage — while practicing logical, open-ended questioning and sometimes dialectical reasoning.

In this episode, I discuss,

• The willingness and openness to understand another person - without prejudice - is a form of humility.
• The most significant challenge with critical thinking is the intersection and potential conflict of one's beliefs.
• Why “sincerely held religious beliefs” are nothing more than a form of self-defence for prejudicial beliefs and choices that fly in the face of universal human dignity.

Read the article on Think Queerly.

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Darren is a certified MindMap Mastery Coach, specializing in the areas of behavioural and change science relating to lifestyle and transformational coaching. Darren empowers LGBTQ+ creatives and thought leaders to become more skillful at making a difference in the world. Every week, I hold a live Community Forum on Zoom where you can ask me anything.

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In this session, I ask Lachlan how I can help. What he needs is clarity and direction for how to maintain and cultivate an open and welcoming space for all voices to be heard at the Birmingham Unicorns Cricket club meetings. 

The challenge he has is that committee meetings are open to all who wish to attend. It’s easy to get overwhelmed by all the individual voices, but the club wants to remain open and inclusive, especially for the upcoming Annual General Meeting. Added to this is the challenge of meeting virtually due to COVID-19 and how Zoom meetings affect the flow of group communication.

Read the complete show notes here: https://thinkqueerly.com/fostering-an-lgbtq-cricket-clubs-ethos-and-culture-of-inclusion-acceptance-and-individual-value-bdee2737ddec

Join me live, for one of my weekly Think Queerly LGBTQ+ Creator’s Forums. And if you’re a queer creator who’s struggling with any part of your business or creative project, let’s meet for an IDEA(tion) Discovery Session to help you get clarity, focus, and direction.

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In the book, “When Things Fall Apart: Heart Advice for Difficult Times,” Pema Chödrön expresses the idea of not causing harm to yourself or others. Of course, she means causing no physical harm, but just as important, not causing harm to ourselves by the ways in which we think about ourselves. For example, not being self-deprecating when we don’t believe in ourselves and not being overly self-critical.

If we don’t love ourselves, it may be that we haven’t questioned the beliefs we hold about certain things in our lives. We may go about our lives based on these uncritically held beliefs — also not knowing what we value. When something happens that’s perceived as a negative, we blame ourselves. 

For example, a gay man dealing with gay shame or anyone who identifies as queer dealing with the shame of being othered — having felt like they never fit in growing up as a child and adolescent. Not having seen yourself properly represented in a meaningful, thoughtful, loving, and self-accepting way while growing up during your formative years can play havoc with your self-love.

Read the complete post at Think Queerly on Medium.

If you would like to have a more in-depth discussion about how you can become more mindful — and how that can have an impact on your skillfulness as a queer creative or thought leader — let’s meet for a conversation.

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