by Kare Anderson | Jun 2, 2015 | behavior, Caring, Co-Create, Collective Intelligence, Connecting
After a priest moved to a new parish he approached his superior to ask, “Would you mind if I smoked while praying?” and was, not surprisingly, turned down. Even if you, too, are an ardent non-smoker, it is wise to learn how to ask in a way that enables...
by Kare Anderson | May 29, 2015 | Caring, inspiration, Sharing
Why do some stories stick in our mind? Over a decade ago, a bagpiper I met at a wedding told me this tale, which I’ll re-tell in his voice: “I play at gatherings as varied as parades and resorts at sunset. Last winter a kind friend of mine who is a funeral director,...
by Kare Anderson | Jan 3, 2015 | behavior, Caring, mutuality matters
We all have two wolves inside us a Cherokee lesson suggests. One tugs at us to do evil and the other to act good. What will we do? It depends on which wolf we feed. The one you feed is the one that grows stronger. Pope Francis suggested that year’s end is an apt time...
by Kare Anderson | Dec 30, 2014 | Book, Caring, Connecting, contagion
To turn the page to the adventure story you want to live in 2015 and beyond focus on this as you go through your next few days: Notice the common traits of the situations in which you most thrive and with whom you shine. Only then can seek out more of those kinds of...
by Kare Anderson | Sep 6, 2014 | behavior, Caring, Choice, Connecting, mutuality matters
When I was an “on-air talent” on an NBC show, one of the first things they tested before I was hired was my likeability, what the TV industry and others dub the “Q” factor. Even though I tested high on that range I was keenly aware that it mattered more than my...
by Kare Anderson | Aug 5, 2014 | behavior, Caring, Connecting, Friendship
“When you throw mud you get dirty, Adlai Stephenson once dryly remarked when advised to criticize his opponent who was launching vicious, personal attacks against him in a political campaign. He lost. Yet others, including me, believe you lose ground when you...
