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University of Redlands Makes Bold Move
I love this gift for the New Year: a business school that finally gets what the world really needs. In a move to prepare students for a...

Eileen McDargh
Dec 29, 20211 min read


Men Work Hard
“Men work hard but women work miracles”—Ricky Gervais. What a statement from the fearless British comedian.

Eileen McDargh
Dec 8, 20211 min read


The Gift of Sight Beats a Plaque
I just finished presenting a closing keynote for about 350 health care professionals from across the United States.

Eileen McDargh
Dec 1, 20211 min read


Island Magic Strikes—TWICE
Goosebumps! That’s what it’s like to be the opening AND closing keynote speaker for TOP OF THE TABLE at the Million Dollar Roundtable...

Eileen McDargh
Nov 24, 20211 min read


The Best Books For Surviving (And Thriving) In Disruptive Times
I recently met Ben Fox of Shepherd virtually, discussing creating a list of the best books for surviving (and thriving) in disruptive times.

Eileen McDargh
Nov 12, 20211 min read


The Great Resignation or the Great Revelation?
Let’s learn how to help employees manage workplace and home stressors by cultivating their resilience muscle. It can be done!

Eileen McDargh
Oct 27, 20211 min read


Kenyan Women CRAFT their way to Safety and Security
The basket in the hands of artist Rebecca Lolosoli of the Umoja Uaso in Kenya now graces my desktop.

Eileen McDargh
Oct 20, 20211 min read


The Power of Boundary Setting
When Robert Frost penned, “good fences make good neighbors”, he was thinking of sheep wandering to a neighbor’s garden.

Eileen McDargh
Sep 15, 20212 min read


5 COVID-19 POSITIVE Lessons
As we start back this school season, I believe United World College Costa Rica has lessons for each of us about resilience.

Jose Pablo Rojas-Brewer & Paola Protti
Sep 8, 20213 min read


Every Day A Gift
Read Senator Tammy Duckworth’s memoir of the same title and you will be awestruck by the courage, tenacity, and resilience...

Eileen McDargh
Sep 1, 20212 min read


Jeanne Robertson - The Loss of a Legend
What would people say about you when you die? It’s a question we rarely ask ourselves...

Eileen McDargh
Aug 27, 20212 min read


When Feeling Sad is Good
We often relate grieving to the loss of a person. Did you know you can go through the cycle of grieving when you sell or give away something

Dr. Marcia Reynolds
Aug 18, 20213 min read


From Stressed To Blessed
They call the millennial generation the burned-out generation for a reason. Why?

Tara Reinbolt
Jul 21, 20212 min read


Denial is NOT Just a River in Egypt
The first practice to cultivate resilience is to accept what is given. Denying reality will never produce the variety of potential responses

Eileen McDargh
Jul 14, 20213 min read


Leading through Loss
Certainly, 2020 and into 2021 have been marked by tremendous loss. First, for many of us, we lost parents, siblings, children, and...

Eileen McDargh
Jul 7, 20212 min read


Words Create Our Reality
Heather Hansen offers a fascinating guest post in which she explores the power of words to influence how we feel and act in life.

Heather Hansen
Jun 30, 20213 min read


Hurry Up and Wait
Resiliency is a life skill, offering those of us who use growth potential strategies (GPS) as a way to become wiser, stronger, and better...

Eileen McDargh
Jun 13, 20212 min read


How to Turn Failure into Success
I’m betting that few people knew Spencer Ferguson Silver III who died May 8, 2021, at his home in Minneapolis.

Eileen McDargh
Jun 2, 20211 min read


How to Transition to the Not-So-New-Abnormal
it seems that we’ll be entering a hybrid work world where some fashion of remote work remains. Resilience will be a skill to cultivate.

Eileen McDargh
May 26, 20211 min read


Mind-blowing Ways to Spark Sustainability
Quick! What do old denim jeans, wine corks and ice cream have in common? Nope—not a funky picnic!

Eileen McDargh
May 19, 20211 min read
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