Applying TED* to Youth Sports - Center for The Empowerment Dynamic
By Donna Zajonc with guest Michael McElhenie, Ph.D.| Center for The Empowerment Dynamic
I have noticed that when things are going well it is easy for me to state what I want and don’t want. I communicate with ease and enjoy the clarity that healthy boundaries provide. I’ve learned that healthy boundaries also teach others how to treat me. Not only is a boundary a signpost signaling […]| Center for The Empowerment Dynamic
As a young adult, I began to discover the vast difference between cravings and callings. I often made decisions based on what excited me or stirred my passion, yet I was largely blind to the deeper origins of those desires. When facing an important career decision, I sought counsel from a wise mentor. She […]| Center for The Empowerment Dynamic
By Donna Zajonc with guest Michael McElhenie, Ph.D.| Center for The Empowerment Dynamic
Are you a good listener? Or are you sometimes eager to speak and slow to listen?| Center for The Empowerment Dynamic
The Surprising Power of the Victim Role I had a recent experience and noticed something surprising and more nuanced about the Victim role than I had seen before. I was at a retreat, staying in a community center with several dozen people. The meeting room—used for yoga, meals, and group gatherings—was near one […]| Center for The Empowerment Dynamic
In my early years as a coach and leader, I thought my job was to fix things to make the world a better place. I wanted to ease the burden for others, offer| Center for The Empowerment Dynamic
A Simple Practice That Strengthens Connection and Reduces Drama In a previous blog, I wrote about how all events are neutral and only have the meaning we give them. It is our inner Persecutor voice that loves to rush in and judge and blame, whether or not the judgment is true. Observing this inner […]| Center for The Empowerment Dynamic
Without Tearing Yourself Apart In my last blog I wrote about how all events are neutral, that they only have the meaning we give them. It is the voice of our inner Persecutor that is often the first to declare its judgments about a situation. For some people, this inner Persecutor can be […]| Center for The Empowerment Dynamic
Growth in any area of life begins with awareness, and few moments demand our awareness more than the instant we feel ourselves slipping into the Dreaded Drama| Center for The Empowerment Dynamic
