Adam Grant’s brilliant NYTimes article uses the term languishing to describe what many of us have been feeling during the second pandemic year of 2021. …
This was a slower reading year for me. 55 books broken down by fiction (31), nonfiction leadership & parenting (12) and memoirs (11). Some interesting patterns that I saw from this year:
- I was over leadership books after overdosing on them in 2020. Instead, I followed my own pain-points and…
We’re approaching the end of 2021, the completion of another trip around the sun. I view these year markers as ways to celebrate different aspects of life whether it’s seasons, holidays, birthdays, or personally meaningful events. We can become so stuck both in the mindless monotony of our days and…
Do you identify as an intense, passionate leader with sky-high expectations? Are you afraid that being “too compassionate” or “too empathetic” will mean that your teams won’t hit their deadlines and milestones? …
Like it or not, it’s about breaking through your resistance and establishing that f*cking gratitude practice
Cats, and us humans too, are resistant to change. We cling to existing patterns and behaviors, hoping that things can stay the same. Even when we know that things are good for us — exercise, eating well, taking rest breaks— it’s really hard for us to do them.
We often…
There are six weeks left in 2021, and I am acutely aware of the season change into winter and the warm-but-frantic end of year period with Thanksgiving, December, and the New Year. Many of us are acutely aware of seasonality in our personal lives, with the upcoming holidays as simply…
My first book, Make Space to Lead, came out last week and within several days was at the top of six best-selling Amazon categories. But let me tell you a dirty little secret. While this book is considered successful by many standards in the publishing industry, especially for a first-time…
Last Saturday, I had a surfing accident on Ocean Beach in San Francisco. I have a bruised face and a black eye, however, I’m grateful that there is no permanent damage to my face or my eye. Right after the accident, I was sobbing and shaking on the beach, gripped…
Many of us fall into a common pattern of speaking in platitudes, abstractions, or generalities. This often happens when we are distracted and not completely focused. Think about the last time someone asked, “How are you?” Many of us automatically reply, “Fine, thank you. And you?” and then we continue…
Tutti Taygerly
Leadership coach & champion of difficult people; designer of human experiences; ex-Facebook; surfer, traveller, mom; tuttitaygerly.com
