by Richard Perry and Jeff Schreifels | Jun 29, 2022 | Authenticity, Meaningful Connections, Personal Development, Vulnerability | Meaningful Connections, Personal Development, Professional Development
We all have a desire to connect with others. Yet, we’re afraid to. As small children, we felt free to be our true selves. Then, something happened. Bullying, shaming, abandonment, or tragedy happens, and we learn to protect ourselves by not letting others see...
by Richard Perry and Jeff Schreifels | Jun 27, 2022 | Accountability, coaching, Personal Development, Professional Development | Accountability, Coaching, Mentoring, Personal Development, Professional Development
Our culture celebrates self-reliance. We have this admiration for the “self-made…fill in the blank.” The problem is that while we have bought into it, it’s a myth. No one I’ve ever met is a self-made anything. Yet, for some reason we’re all supposed to aspire to it....
by Richard Perry and Jeff Schreifels | May 11, 2022 | Communication, Conversations, Personal Development | Communication, Conflict, Personal Development, Relationships
We’ve all been there. You’re meeting with a donor about something you think they’re going to love because it matches their passions, and you start to notice that they seem… checked out. They’ve gotten quiet. Then what happens? Your mind starts spinning, you’re short...
by Richard Perry and Jeff Schreifels | Apr 18, 2022 | Change, Change Management, Personal Development | Culture of Philanthropy, Personal Development, Professional Development
You’ve seen the manager who cannot and will not change. That person who is stuck in a way of doing things – so stuck that reality is passing them by. You know what that looks like. And you don’t want to be that person, whether you are a manager, a leader, or a...
by Karen Kendrick | Apr 6, 2022 | Personal Development, Relationships, Self-Awareness | Communication, Personal Development, Relationships
Our relationship with our own emotions is powerful. It drives how we respond to stressful situations, our actions, our relationships, and our internal dialogue. Yet many of us are taught to and only allow positive ones in our lives. Functioning from a place of, “I can...