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  1. Communicating on Purpose

    by Judy Ringer - 2006-12-14
    Last week I attended an excellent 2-day workshop called "Staying Grounded When on the Spot," offered by the Public Conversations Project, in Watertown, MA. Geared to help facilitators and tr...

  2. We Have to Talk: A Step-By-Step Checklist for Difficult Conversations

    by Judy Ringer - 2006-12-14
    Think of a conversation you’ve been putting off. Got it? Great. Then let’s go.There are dozens of books on the topic of difficult, crucial, challenging, important (you get the idea) conver...

  3. Keeping Conflict in Perspective

    by Judy Ringer - 2006-12-14
    A friend told me about a conflict she was having with her next door neighbor. Due to a misunderstanding the neighbor was pretty upset, so much so that when they passed on the street and my friend said...

  4. Happy Holidays? It's Up To You

    by Judy Ringer - 2006-12-14
    The Holiday Season. Does time seems to compress, or is it just me? There's so much going on - the end of autumn, the beginning of winter, and all the holidays that follow. As a child it was an excitin...

  5. Living on Purpose: One Rock at a Time

    by Judy Ringer - 2006-12-14
    I just got back from Colorado where I spent a week relaxing, re-energizing and revisiting the key values in my life. The lodge where I stayed is called Peaceful Valley, and it has a chapel on the prem...

  6. Giving Others the Benefit of the Doubt

    by Judy Ringer - 2006-12-14
    There’s a saying in aikido, “There are many lessons on the mat.” It means that when we’re practicing aikido we’re not just learning aikido, we’re also learning abou...

  7. Letting Go Of Perfection

    by Judy Ringer - 2006-12-14
    "The power of discovery enables us to achieve excellence without having to be "perfect.'" – Thomas Crum, The Magic of ConflictI arrived at the conference center ready to present m...

  8. Reflections on a New Image

    by Judy Ringer - 2006-12-14
    From time to time I have to ask myself questions like:  Who am I?  What am I doing?  Do I like doing it?  Am I good at it?  Will it help the world? and How does the world know...

  9. Working with Difficult People: 3 Questions to Help You Turn Your Tormentors into Teachers

    by Judy Ringer - 2006-12-14
    The Dance of ConflictWhen faced with the prospect of meeting with a confrontational employee, the project manager of a New Hampshire insurance company heaved a sigh. Not again, he thought to himself. ...

  10. Are You Worried? 4 Steps to Peace of Mind

    by Judy Ringer - 2006-12-14
    I think I must believe that, because I worry a lot -- and about the most insignificant things. I worry about the big things, of course, like health, relationships, and finances. But I'm also liable to...

  11. Keep the Channel Open

    by Judy Ringer - 2006-12-14
    I'm an entrepreneur at heart. I have started and run several businesses, and as I look back, I think the most important element in financial and personal success is awareness of purpose and the capaci...

  12. Taking Yourself Too Seriously? - Suggestions for Reclaiming Your Perspective

    by Judy Ringer - 2006-12-14
    "We can change our circumstances by a mere change of our attitude."- William James, 19th Century American psychologist and philosopherI've noticed I often take myself, my work, and my life w...

  13. How to Keep a Good Employee: Look, Listen, Learn

    by Judy Ringer - 2006-12-14
    Angry and grumbling about one of the provisions in the company policy, the employee asked for a private meeting with my client, the owner of a small sales company, and began to tell her in direct term...

  14. Knowing When I'm Not: 4 Suggestions for Developing a Strong Center

    by Judy Ringer - 2006-12-11
    The more I practice centering, the more I realize that as important as it is to be able to identify and access the centered state, it is equally important to be able to know when I'm NOT centered. Oth...

  15. Advocate Respectfully

    by Judy Ringer - 2006-12-10
    In earlier issues of Ki Moments, I suggested ways to open communications that create mutual respect; we talked about the importance of knowing your purpose for the conversation; and we added Inquiry a...

  16. Breathing: The Way Back to Balance

    by Judy Ringer - 2006-12-10
    “If you don’t like what’s happening in your life, change your mind.”This brief quotation from the Dalai Lama reminds me that my experience of life changes as I do. As I change,...

  17. Centering Defined: What, How and Why?

    by Judy Ringer - 2006-12-10
    What is center? How do you choose to be centered, and why? In what ways can you develop a strong center? As a student and instructor of the Japanese martial art Aikido, and as a professional speaker a...

  18. Holiday 'Ki' Moments: Choosing Your Best Self

    by Judy Ringer - 2006-12-10
    "I like to think of myself as an artist, and my life is my greatest work of art. Every moment is a moment of creation, and each moment of creation contains infinite possibilities. I can do things...

  19. Be Curious - And Be A Successful Communicator

    by Judy Ringer - 2006-12-05
    Using phrases such as, "If you have a minute, I'd like to talk with you about something that I think will improve the way we work together," helps set your conversation partner at ease. It t...

  20. Being the Mountain

    by Judy Ringer - 2006-12-05
    After many years as a participant and assistant instructor at Thomas Crum's Journey To Center Program, this beautiful and energizing ten-minute hike had become a personal ritual. Each morning of each ...