From a Podcast – Balance of Pain Over Pleasure The topic of addiction has been rattling around in my subconscious for a few weeks. I have had at least one disturbing dream that was pointing to “baggage that is slowing me down” and as I pondered this question journaling I wondered about some of myContinue reading “What I Learned the Week of April 14th”
Author Archives: Julie Foxcroft
What I Learned the Week of Apil 8, 2022
Podcast – Leaning into Yuck The Tim Ferriss Show (#583)– Susan Cain on Transforming Pain, Building Your Emotional Resilience, Exploring Sufi Wisdom, Tapping into Bittersweet Songs, and Seeking the Shards of Light I am a big believer in the universe sending you messages. And usually, if I do not pick up the first time it justContinue reading “What I Learned the Week of Apil 8, 2022”
PAUSE
Did you know a given thought can be generated and acted on in less than 150 ms. I believe in the power of PAUSE. Building the habit of a pause leads to co-creation. Leads to empathy. Curiosity. Intentional Impact. There are numerous studies on the value of mindfulness, which is essentially your ability to PAUSE andContinue reading “PAUSE”
Meet Julie Foxcroft
“Stay true in the dark and humble in the spotlight.” Harold B. Lee CORPORATE EXPERIENCE IBM Canada | 22* Years Employee Engagement Program Manager & Leadership Coach & Advisor In 2016, Julie established the first employee engagement program for the IBM Consulting business unit of 3,000 employees. As the program manager, she had the responsibilityContinue reading “Meet Julie Foxcroft”
5 Dimensions of Wellbeing
Humans have been striving for centuries to source wellbeing, to find relief for the struggles we experience in our work and personal lives. Often we go searching for “one” answer only to find there is no one answer. In fact, there is no one definition of wellbeing. I hope this blog provides useful information as wellContinue reading “5 Dimensions of Wellbeing”
What I Learned the Week of April 1st, 2022
From a Podcast – The Value of Regret Another one from Armchair Experts, this time with Daniel Pink diving into fifty years of social science on the topic of regret. Everybody has them (except for 5 years olds and sociopaths). And at the end of the day regrets make us better. In his research, he gathered aboutContinue reading “What I Learned the Week of April 1st, 2022”
What I Learned the Week of March 25th, 2022
From a Podcast – Foodies from Korea From Armchair Expert – Interview with Roy Choi . First, it is important for me to acknowledge a good friend with Korean heritage, who is the absolute first person I go to when I want a new place to eat in Vancouver. I have always always been impressed with howContinue reading “What I Learned the Week of March 25th, 2022”
What I Learned the Week of March 19th, 2022
From a Podcast – The Office as a Tool From Eat Sleep Work Repeat podcast in an interview with entrepreneur, Caleb Parker, who is the founder of the flexible workplace offering, Bold. Caleb’s recommendation is for organizations to start with the culture and then look at what space is needed to support the culture. Caleb’sContinue reading “What I Learned the Week of March 19th, 2022”
What I Learned the Week of March 11th, 2022
Podcasts – Its been a Minute I have heard this phrase “it’s been a minute” several times for the past few months in several podcasts. I notice that it comes up mostly with podcasts interviewing people in the entertainment business. The first few times I heard it I was slightly confused by the person asContinue reading “What I Learned the Week of March 11th, 2022”
What I Learned the Week of March 4th, 2022
From a Podcast – Squiggly Careers It was a tough choice this week as there were three top contenders in this spot. Stacy Abrams’s interview from The Armchair Expert was really good – loved her messages on the difference between being a winner versus “not quitting”. I also was drawn to an older podcast fromContinue reading “What I Learned the Week of March 4th, 2022”
