What does a baseball game have to do with human connection? Recently I took my husband on a date to the local ballgame for our Missoula Paddleheads. Pleasant evening, clear skies, happy people, community.As I sat in my seat, shelling peanuts I realized: this is human connection. It was an environment ripe for human connection … Read more
Be a bit delusional. Allow yourself to think and dream big. Ditch the limiting “be realistic.” Those are someone else’s lenses you’d be using; use your own – create your own reality. Focus on introspection; don’t crutch out on “I’m an introvert”, or “I’m an extrovert.” We all adapt to situations + did you know … Read more
1. Stick your nose out the window. Engage your senses in different ways to reap unique elements of how we are able to connect with the world. 2. Wag your tail. A lot. My kids, aka my dogs, wag often and for so many reasons. Wagging – being happy to see other humans, being willing … Read more
Do you know what a quodlibet is? I didn’t until yesterday when I experienced one. Melanie DeMore shared her terrific wisdom, grace, skills, humor and teaching with several dozen people on the lawn at a local park yesterday afternoon. She taught us then led us in a quodlibet.It’s a layering of song, of building one … Read more
What’s connecting with you today? What’s lighting you up – however bright or subtle the light? What are you set on doing so that your BEing is fulfilling? Today, like many days, I was in my yard early. Living between two steep mountains in Missoula, the sun is a slower kiss to the day when … Read more
ICU That’s what human connection can be thought of right now: Intensive Care Unit. When we’re thinking of human connection as intensive – well, we’d be right. In all times human to human connection is vital, literally. You can look up stats and science that point unequivocally to the fact the feeling connected with other … Read more
People often share stories of connection with me. After I deliver a keynote, for example, or during a break in a workshop. Every story has value and meaning from a storyteller who is compelled to share, based on what they heard or experienced in our time together. I love listening to what people want to … Read more
Here it is! Something fresh and delicious to feed and fuel your audiences and memberships. The Ingredients Of Connection was divinely inspired. Meaning, my brain woke me at 3 am the morning of a conference I was speaking at in the recent past. It said, “Ginger – you’re not doing that thing. You’re doing this!” … Read more
“Here’s my philosophy: A career is something that happens when you work as hard as possible at a job and consider the work itself the primary reward.” – Rachael Ray, Rachael Ray 50 Rachael Ray gets a lot of press. And it took me until I got curious – “what’s she all about?” and checked … Read more
Want people to connect meaningfully at work?Try one of these. 1. Have everyone wear name tags for a day or week. If you already do then enhance then nametags with a number 2 below.2. Add a conversation spark: a question everyone replies to that can start a different conversation which in turn will grow relationships.3. … Read more