EILEEN MCDARGH'S
Resiliency Report
Published monthly and when the mood strikes.
Update from Eileen
This month starts the official days of summer and the longest day of the year. Summer seems to be that season for vacations, beach or lake time, outdoor barbeques, reunions, weddings, and anything else that requires daylight and warmth.
My precious baby sister was born June 10. My granddaughter was born June 13. Both my twin brother and my sister were married in June. I count baby bunnies on my run and the birds seem...
Feisty.
One would think love was in the air!
If only that were true.
Alas, we are seeing too much hate speech, anger, and violence in a nation that seems to forget the rule of law, the Constitution, and civil disobedience. By some definitions, civil disobedience must be nonviolent to be called "civil". Hence, civil disobedience is equated with peaceful protests or nonviolent resistance.
My Mother and Dad both served in WWII. We could say the Pledge of Allegiance before we were six. Until dementia took over, Mom posted the American flag every day. We grew up knowing that this was a land that welcomed the stranger, that offered opportunity and education, and that diversity made us strong.
Yep—I’ll be going in for peaceful protests this summer, joining thousands around this nation who believe that money does not make right, that religion is a personal choice, and that free speech is a bedrock of democracy.
Perhaps you’ll join me.
Meeting Trends To Practice
Zoom has become my go-to connector with family and clients; a connection I relish more than just a voice over a phone. But there are other trends that all of us in business would do well to consider.
Hybrid meetings are the norm, combining in-person and remote attendees. Tools like Zoom, Microsoft Teams and Google Meet are being optimized to better accommodate virtual and in-person participants.
AI is a powerful tool for transcription, meeting summaries, and action items.
Meetings are more focused and shorter, ranging from 15-30 minutes sessions.
No-meeting days are becoming more common.
A better meeting culture looks for inclusive participation with diverse or remote teams.
Fewer meetings mean teams are encouraged to decline a meeting that lacks purpose and could have been an email!
Meetings are inclusive and neurodiverse, allowing participants to consider the camera as an option (personally, I am not fond of this trend as creating community and connection depends upon seeing each other).
Allow chat-based input by having someone assigned to monitor the chat and offer feedback as appropriate.
Use virtual meeting assistants to track tasks or flag follow-up.
Have a get-to-know-you optional meeting in which participants are encouraged to share something personal: their happiest moment, their hobby, the best book ever read, etc.
Tuning into JUNE
June 2025
Our Four-Letter Survival Skill: Hope
I can already see the eyebrows raising and the snickers swelling. Can’t blame you. The hatred that is tearing our nation apart, the wholesale firing of employees from government jobs to technology giants, the rising costs of food and gas, the relentless pace of negative headlines—it’s enough to make me want to dive under the covers and stay there until… who knows when!?
But my colleague, Joe Tye, an amazing speaker and author, knocked me upside the head—proverbially speaking—with this recent post that made a solid case for why HOPE is indeed a strategy to make it through these times.
Funnies To Ponder
How is it one careless match can start a forest fire, but it takes a whole box to start a campfire?
Dolphins are so smart that within a few weeks of captivity, they can train people to stand on the very edge of the pool and throw them fish.
My husband and I divorced over religious differences. He thought he was God and I didn't.
If raising children was going to be easy, it never would have started with something called labor!
Brain cells come and brain cells go, but fat cells live forever.
I used to have a handle on life, but it broke.
Beauty is in the eye of the beer holder.
The Joy You Make: Find the Silver Linings Even On Your Darkest Days by Steven Petrow
The Joy You Make: Find the Silver Linings Even On Your Darkest Days by Steven Petrow
Steven Petrow, an acclaimed Washington Post and New York Times columnist, has faced profound personal tragedy—including the deaths of his parents, a divorce, and his sister’s battle with cancer. In this book he blends memoir, science, and practical exercises to offer a roadmap for cultivating joy even amid suffering.
This book is the perfect book for these times. Just looking at chapter headings gives you a sense that all is not lost. From “The Joy of Gratitude” to the “Joy of Getting Lost,” from “The Joy of Blue” to the “Joy of Your Name”, you’ll find 27 joy chapters. Consider reading this with a friend. Take one chapter and read it at the same time. Then, share what came into your mind. After all, “when two or more are gathered in My name…”
About Eileen
If you are looking for a unique keynote speaker in resiliency, a facilitator for executive retreats, a speech coach or an emcee/moderator, then you want to work with Eileen McDargh, CSP, CPAE. Eileen has spoken for audiences as large as 15,000 and facilitated groups as small as 18! She is the author of seven books and other products that you can find in her online store. The British Research firm of Global Gurus ranked her #4 among the top 30 communication gurus worldwide. Why not hire Eileen for your next event?
Ranked 3rd in Communications
This is the 7th year in a row that I have been ranked in the top 5 in communication. Global Gurus surveys some 26,000 business professionals to determine rankings plus professionals also vote.
Dear Friends,
It’s that time of year again to vote for Global Gurus in various categories. I’ve been in the top 5 of Communication Gurus for many years. Global Gurus is a British research firm that goes out to some 20,000 people to determine standing.
Click below to nominate me as inspirational. It might ask you to log in using either Linked in or Google. You are asked to log in to assure people can only vote once. You’ll then see my face pop up along with other nominees. Select and then near the bottom, you can rank me as “inspirational ”or not.
Please let me know if this works. You are all the best.
Many thanks. I am most grateful for YOU!!!!!
