http://www.brioleadership.com Building Spiritually Intelligent Leaders and Teams Fri, 28 Nov 2008 19:10:44 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Thanksgiving, which we celebrated in the US yesterday, is a celebration of God's abundance - a time to give thanks for the harvest and for the many blessings in our lives.  Today is the day after Thanksgiving, called in the popular press "Black Friday" because of the multitude of people ... http://www.brioleadership.com/reckoning-and-anticipating-on-black-friday.htm Beauty feeds the soul.  It is important to recognize this and incorporate beauty into your everyday life.  Beauty can be visual, auditory or tactile.  It can be found in nature, in your home, in your leisure activities and at work.  Because our inner life is reflected in our outer life ... http://www.brioleadership.com/the-importance-of-beauty.htm Happy Thanksgiving to you and your family! I hope that you are able to find many things to be thankful for next week as you celebrate this US holiday in your own fashion. Please visit my post on gratitude to discover the benefits of practicing an attitude of gratitude and ... http://www.brioleadership.com/november-17-2008-2.htm It may seem like an odd time to be discussing practicing gratitude. The economy is a mess. Thousands of employees have been or are facing the possibility of being laid-off, outsourced or cut-back. Because of the uncertainty, many families anticipate drastically reduced spending on holiday extras such as presents ... http://www.brioleadership.com/practicing-gratitude.htm Everyday Mystic @ Work is now Brio Leadership The freedom we have as entrepreneurs in the twenty-first century is glorious! We have the freedom to design our own destiny, to create new businesses, to dream big or small or in-between. And we have the freedom to change our minds ... http://www.brioleadership.com/october-29-2008.htm In a previous post, I made some suggestions for acting in love during the current economic crisis.  I'd like to expand the discussion and create a more comprehensive list of tips for shifting to love when you feel fear gaining hold in your mind, spirit or body. First, the ... http://www.brioleadership.com/how-to-choose-love-over-fear.htm The human brain is wired to instantly categorize everything we perceive.  This is a good thing in life threatening situations, as when you are about to step on a coiled rattlesnake on the ground and your brain calls out an immediate "Freeze!" warning to all muscles.  Other times, however, that ... http://www.brioleadership.com/put-a-stop-to-labeling.htm A Course in Miracles states that there are only two emotions, love and fear. All other emotions are derivatives of those basic feelings. Of the two, which emotion have we primarily seen at work in our economy over the past several months? Of course, the answer is fear. When ... http://www.brioleadership.com/in-economically-unsettled-times-i-choose-love.htm Do you ever have a day when you look at your calendar and you want to either a) cry (guys may not want to admit this, but it's true for me) OR b) run away to a remote desert island where they serve unlimited mai tais because you ... http://www.brioleadership.com/spiritually-mature-stress-management.htm It was late Friday night at O’Hare airport in Chicago. The plane was a little delayed and all the passengers were tired, crabby and eager to go home, including me. As we entered the aircraft, we were greeted by the first class flight attendant, who had a personality that filled ... http://www.brioleadership.com/take-pride-in-your-job.htm