You: Wingspan
How much of your work day takes place in front of a computer? Over that time, how active is your posture? Yeah, me too. Even those with disciplined seated posture get into trouble either by creating too rigid a system,…
Office Space: Better Questioning
Have you ever opened up a discussion or presentation to questions and heard crickets? Did you ever want to ask a question but were too nervous to get there? Or, have you ever asked a question, any question, just to…
You: Body of Work
You know that sneaking suspicion that you would be more productive, successful, happy if your body were healthier? How about that? These bodies are pretty amazing. Sometimes infuriating, but amazing. They are designed to persist, to be our transportation and…
Office Space: Change Is In The Air
Here in the Northeast, Spring has arrived. With it, more people are being vaccinated against COVID19 and many organizations are looking to what is next. It is a hopeful time. It is also one where the surge towards the future…
Office Space: Who Tells Your Story
I have an earworm -- the finale of Hamilton is on a loop. Specifically, the line "you have no control, who lives, who dies, who tells your story." I think it is looping because I just don't agree with part…
Sing: In Your Feelings
In the pursuit of good singing, we learn many useful things. Ideally, we learn to breathe efficiently for voice use, and the sensations of flow. We learn to phonate with gentle, complete glottal closures, and the efficiencies of onset. And, we…
Office Space: Reframing Your View
If I asked you about challenges in your professional life, how quickly could you make a list? Whether it's about your individual path or team dynamics, most of us can identify the general vicinity of our "issues." It is often…
Office Space: (Un)Set Yourself Up (for Success)
Humans are masters of finding a way to do the same things in the same ways over and over again. We call it a process or a framework. And, they sometimes help us to meet standards and/or stay organized. We…
Office Space: No Time Like The Present
You know that thing you have wanted to tell someone? That conversation you are avoiding for whatever reason? Why not have it today? There are reasons to avoid conversations, of course. It might be that what you want to say…
Office Space: Shift
The days are getting longer. That and a shift to rain in New England gets one thinking of Spring. Transitions in season are always moments to note what one is doing well and what must change. In communication, the impulse…