2020 Highlights (yes, we had a few)
Hindsight might be 2020; however, like you, Burrell and I had no way of anticipating what the year would bring. We could never have predicted that…
“You Picked a Hell of a Week for Your Retreat”
My friend Brett’s text message to me this morning sums it up… “You picked a hell of a week for your retreat.” Boy, ignorance…
For Workplace Leaders: 11 Tips to Promote Self-Compassion
My teammate, Burrell Poe, and I recently led a 90-minute self-compassion workshop for 20 leaders of a large organization. We asked them prior to the…
How to Practice Compassion During a Divisive Time
It’s not always easy to “compassion it.” Especially when the divisiveness created by our two-party political system takes the “united” out of the United States of…
Inviting Your Enemies – or Howard Stern – to Tea
What Happens When You Invite Your Enemies to Tea? Howard Stern entered an elevator and found himself face-to-face with Regis Philbin – a man he had…
2019 Highlights
As I reflect back on Compassion It’s eighth year, I can’t help but feel a tremendous sense of accomplishment and joy. Here’s why: 1 – We…
How to Disconnect to Connect
I don’t know about you, but every year the holiday shopping ads seem to appear earlier and earlier. I get emails about Black Friday, Giving Tuesday* and Cyber Monday, and they tell me, “Click here! Go to our website, and spend your money with us!”
Want to “Compassion It”? Opt to Act with REI
In 2015, retail and outdoor recreation services giant REI created a brilliant campaign to get people off of their phones and computers and into the world.…
Embracing the Month of YESvember
Ready to end the year on high note? Why not change NOvember into YESvember, and see what happens. Why say “yes”? Saying yes isn’t easy. When…
How We Unleashed Compassion at a Refugee Camp – Rwanda Part 3
My Compassion It teammate, Burrell Poe, and I joined the organization Alight for a week in Rwanda in order to unleash compassion within the healthcare system at…