There was a time in France, school started on September 15th. I was 7, dragging my feet into the first layer of humid dead chestnut leaves. It smelled strong, the cold was picking my cheeks and… Okay, okay, I confess: my nostalgia pre-global-warming-age is meant to hide that it’s almost September 15th, and I […]
Notes From Carole My friend Johanna Beyer is an executive coach leading a two hours session next Thursday, December 4th 2014, in Sausalito, CA about the Inner-Critic. A short workshop for a vast subject! She asked me to draw two cartoons that illustrate when Fear is in the driver seat of my Life, versus when […]
In San Francisco, we have a website called Spare the Air, an air quality forecast to inform citizens about when to avoid using fire places and big barbecues. Sparing the air is not about saving good air for bad days. It’s about influencing the quality of the air by changing our attitude. What if we […]
Thoughts from Carole One of the main themes of The Bumpy Road to Collaboration is exploring moments in which we lose our ability to connect/work with others, and become competitive/territorial. We switch from a world of possibility and abundance, to a world of scarcity and limitation. Competition and territoriality are everywhere. They are defensive strategies […]
Thoughts from Carole 1- Yes, women are still an easy target for violence and oppression all over the world. 2- Even in a safe environment, we can feel oppressed, but let’s not confuse real oppression and Ego-oppression. 3- Creating emotional safety in our relationships requires a conscious and daily intention. 4- It’s not uncommon to slide from being […]