I have been looking back on my career as a community psychologist and executive coach over the past 25 years, and I’ve been reflecting on how I built the LeadersConnect community. In a recent conversation with my friend and colleague, Kemper Sosa, we explored the process behind it. You can watch our discussion here. What I’ve realized is that the same process I used to grow LeadersConnect is one I’ve used time and again, going all the way back to my …
100 Ways to Stay Emotionally Awake From my 1994 book, Awakening From The Deep Sleep Restore balance in your life. Keep track daily of the abundances in your life. On your daily calendar record TGCOY: what you do each day to take good care of yourself (jog, meditate, write in journal, etc.). Develop a spiritual practice. Call at least one friend weekly. Join a men’s group. Read women’s literature to try to better understand the women’s movement. Learn a new sport …
I am sitting in a café on 34th Ave and 77th St in Jackson Heights, New York. People often think I was born in New York City, but actually, I am from Detroit. My memories of New York City go way back. My first memory of New York City was watching the Today Show on NBC with Dave Garroway and his co-host, J. Fred Muggs, a chimpanzee. When I was six, I started dreaming about going to New York City. …
On Memorial Day, I thought of my dad, who served in World War II. Eighty years ago, he fought in Persia, which is now Iran. I never knew what he did there because he didn’t talk about it. He was sworn to secrecy during the war because it was a classified mission, and he carried that secrecy with him to his grave. I later learned he was part of the Persian Brigade, which was guarding a supply line from the …
“We are such spendthrifts with our lives,” actor and philanthropist Paul Newman once told a reporter. “The trick of living is to slip on and off the planet with the least fuss you can muster. I’m not running for sainthood. I just happen to think that in life we need to be a little like the farmer who puts back into the soil what he takes out.” Who will really know why some succeed and some do not? Regardless …
I’m your host, Rob Pasick (Dr. Rob), a psychologist, author, and executive coach based in Ann Arbor. Today I want to tell you about my friend and colleague, Dr. Thomas Zurbuchen. I had the good fortune to meet Thomas when he was a professor at the University of Michigan. When I had the privilege of providing coaching for Thomas, he was considering several options: leaving the University; leading a project in his area of expertise, astrophysics; becoming a thought leader …