by Mark Newton | Dec 23, 2020 | Gather What Matters
The people around you — your co-workers, your boss, your partner, all the characters in your story — they’re all trying to tell you something. Are you listening? You have populated your life with characters. You have chosen all of them in one way or...
by Mark Newton | Dec 2, 2020 | Gather What Matters
You may have heard the phrase, “Walk a mile in another man’s boots.” It’s hard to do — and it has the power to change everything. Empathy 101. We often confuse empathy with its first cousin, sympathy. These two concepts are both essential...
by Mark Newton | Oct 27, 2020 | Gather What Matters
Whatever happened to your curiosity? It’s not weak to be curious. In fact, curiosity is at the very heart of leadership. You’re curious. Problem is, you dont want anyone to know. Why do you hide your curiosity? More than likely, it’s because...
by Mark Newton | Oct 13, 2020 | Gather What Matters
You’re dissatisfied. Good. Now, the question is: where to start, to make the changes you want to make? Start here. Start with acceptance. And in that light, let’s start with Koberg and Bagnall, the creators of a wonderful little book called The Universal...
by Mark Newton | Sep 4, 2020 | Gather What Matters
Sometimes, making decisions feels like drowning, with too many options overwheming you. When you feel overwhelmed with options, use the primaries to decide easily. Drowning in options? So many options. You feel bad that you can’t decide, even though your...
by Mark Newton | Mar 26, 2020 | Gather What Matters
Some things, you know right away. Other things take a little longer. For best results, think both fast and slow. Here’s how. Blink. Malcolm Gladwell argues in his book, Blink, that you usually know what you know — in the blink of an eye. And then you spend...
