MY THOUGHTS: THIRD WEEK IN HOME LOCKDOWN IN MILAN, ITALY.
There is so much uncertainty swirling around me. Swirling around the world. It’s easy to feel adrift and foggy. But these few things I know to be true:
There is so much uncertainty swirling around me. Swirling around the world. It’s easy to feel adrift and foggy. But these few things I know to be true:
To my tribe around the world – thanks so much for reaching out and checking in. What times we are all living in! When last I wrote about this, Monza (my town) was in a yellow zone, still able to move around, although in a limited manner
I write this sitting in the warmth of a bright April sun in February. I have just come back from the outdoor Monza market, which was packed. So, I ask myself, what is all the fuss about?
Like many of you, I’ve just jumped right into the new year, with all the intricacies of adapting to the constantly and rapidly changing world of today. One of the thoughts that keeps turning up for me is how much learning agility – the ability to learn quickly in situations that are new and/or changing
Even though I am a child of the tropics, to me, this part of the year is magical. I find it comforting to watch the trees and the earth settle down and inwards for a period of quiet and hibernation, cocooning within themselves, waiting to be reborn
What my smartphone has taught me about taking quick snapshots of anything: You’ve got to experiment with different angles.
A few weeks ago, while preparing for a talk, I reached for Amy Cuddy’s book Presence: Bringing your Boldest Self to your Biggest Challenges. Cuddy speaks about how, in sizing others up as credible leaders, people ask themselves two questions: Do I trust this person and Do I respect this person?
We all get into ruts: habitual, automatic cycles in our thinking and being. Usually we believe that if we only just think through things clearly, we would be able to be more present, change our mindset more easily.