Come join us for a unique initiative that brings women together to share new practices to shape their lives, networks, organizations and the world to make change in the world. Sign up today, invest in yourself (and Soul) by connecting, supporting, and collaborating with other women who are making change.Find us on...
Share this Page
Leaders Online
None
So many of you said you would love to attend a cafe but the time, day or month just conflicted with so much that you were working on...So here we are with My Soul at Work website where you can comment on the conversation at your convenience.
This site is a place to further support your aspirations, enterprising ideas, and practices in bringing more Soul at Work...no matter what your "work" is. You are the expert...our focus is to get you connected to and supported by other women who are also leading with Soul at Work.
SELF
Topics
Top Story
How To Prioritize
Is your to-do list overflowing with tasks? Do you end up rushing from one thing to the next, dealing with whatever’s most on your mind at the time – and shoving everything else aside for another day? How many times have you thought to yourself “I have so much to do today, how am I ever going to get it all done?” Failing to prioritize your work load usually results in being extremely inefficient and extremely stressed out. So how can you start concentration on what really matters, instead...
Time Management: A SAW Workshop (with worksheet)
Waking up with no agenda can all too easily mean a day spent in your pajamas, with no aim and no direction. That’s why I think it’s incredibly helpful to create a loosely-held routine and task list to my week. On Wednesday evenings, I like to sit down with a cup of tea and, with my husband, chat about the next week ahead — what’s on our dockets, what errands need running, and a quick financial update. From this discussion, I add to my basic routine for the week. If I know there’s a basic...
Unconference Topics
Uncovering the My Soul at Work Unconference on Wednesday, July 29th is in the MySelf section because you have to start with Self to create! Our theme is "Creating our Future" and the agenda is set by you. Our topic structure is parallel to the structure of this site. As our leadership practice moves from within and outward, so too, does our future: MySelf MyTribe MyWorkplace MyWorld What will be the topic areas or "sessions" if you will? With this minimalist structure we are asking...
"I Would Never..."
“I would never…” I’ve learned to be very careful of these words...
6 Questions to Get the Most Out of Life
I have a things to do before I die list, that’s about 300 items long and halfway done. There are some things as simple as making perfume from flowers, and as complex as walking the length of the great wall in china. I chose these things because they’d be great memories to look back on. It is both a personal list, and a list of things everyone should experience. I hope the writing bug bites me again sometime and I’m inspired to write a novel based upon my adventures. You...
TRIBE
Topics
Top Story
Klout vs. Happiness
Klout and Happiness Okay, sometimes I don't get the "latest" right away but eventually it gets to me from the network via Facebook and Twitter. Juxtaposed with the frantic information shared daily is the wisdom that comes from slowing down and meditating on a daily thought or prayer.
Essence of a Mentor
This is an article from my life and business partner, Robert Leaver. Mentoring is more than a leg up for women, there is a huge legacy in this and it needs to be appreciated as an art form, not as a tool--which many "business" (read mechanistic) organizations lead others to believe as one pursues a mentor for advice and advancement. There is more Soul at work here! The Essence of a Mentor Based on the Teaching of Mythologist Michael Meade Robert Leaver, New Commons A mentor is an elder that...
Who in Your Life has Refrigerator Rights?
Who in your life would feel comfortable enough with you to look through your refrigerator with out having to ask permission?...
The "I Love You Game"
"I Love You" is one of those phrases that some people have no problem saying and others people will only say it at certain times or sometimes not at all. Of all the things I want to teach my kids, letting them know I love you (and that it's ok to say it) is up there in importance to me.
All Done with Isms
One Woman's Journey away from Prejudice I've got beef with the term feminism - but mostly with the bitter war that it seems to have started. I know that women naturally seem to be sarcastically critical, especially when something they value seems to be at stake. They turn malicious at attacks on their boyfriend or husband, their place on the cheer squad, or their status as good mother, person or friend. But, this bitter war has got to stop. Feminists fought for a woman's right to work outside...
WORKPLACE
Topics
Top Story
C-Suite InsightsTips
On Monday September 17th, Soul at Work celebrated its 5th anniversary at the Leading Women's "Candid Conversations from the C-Suite" as a Supporting Sponsor. We were there for triple bottom line goals: To promote the conversations we were having about Soul at Work; Glean insights and tips from featured panelists on advancing change in their executive position; and Continue to engage in the goals of Vision 2020 (see more below!). So how do you make change? Read on and please do...
In a Life Purpose Funk?
Are you in a life-purpose or "career" funk? A couple of weeks ago I was having lunch with a woman who for the past 2 years has been looking for steady work. She has a developed a great sense of how to ask the right questions, on a DAILY basis, to avoid the "funk" and to better focus on what it is she wants even while having to grind out a living with temporary work. Shame on my "funk". Then I re-read this: "The Six Keys to Being Excellent at Anything" by Tony Schwartz, published in the Harvard...
The B Word: Balance
Here is a film clip from Indra Nooyi who is the Chairperson and Chief Executive Officer of PepsiCo. about the struggles she has with the "B-word" reality (Balancing Work and Family).
Madoff Scam and my work
I choose "maverick" for this blog post because it is time for change but also to reflect. Since I last spoke at Soul at Work in June of 2007, Michelle asked me to write up something about where I am today in my work. As the New Year approaches, I find myself in a situation that has caused me to once again take my own advice and stop...take time...and reflect. I have had to ask myself some deliberated and soul searching questions suchas: Have I been in this situation...
WORLD
Topics
Top Story
Obama and you
With the election day over, I am reflecting more on how intense the past 3 months have been. From Sarah Palin's distracting "thanks, but no thanks" rhetoric-from bridges to taxes, to her absolutely shamelessness about how regressive here "family" values were, I felt for McCain--who got swept up in the fanatical negativity of his shrinking party. Then the only kind of Katrina storm that matters in our world: financial market crisis, that said, our economy is...
Right to Vote & Civil Disobedience
Today, I just got an amazing email forwarded by Hillary Adams about Why Women Should Vote. The author is "Clancy" and she borrows from the Records of the National Woman's Party at the Libary of Congress. In her email she tells more about the abuses these women of protest went through even though they were seeking equal opportunities. The right to vote for women was not only hard earned, but one that clearly must be honored as our systems still try to disenfranchise each...
Upcoming Events
| Fri Mar 16 @07:45AM Agora-Meet up March |
| Fri Apr 20 @07:45AM Agora-Meet up April |
Leaders Login
Contact Us
New Commons
545 Pawtucket, Ste. 106AMailbox 116Pawtucket, RI 02860 +1 401 351 7110 (tel)
+1 401 351 7158 (fax)
email: info
Latest Comments
- This is the 300th time I have reread this post. I have to say these are the times to ask this awestruck question: who else can we develop a relationsh... More...
By Michelle Gonzalez - I don’t usually reply to posts but I will in this case. WoW More...
By Dishwasher Panels - Thank you Michelle! I enjoyed Soul at Work very much... I loved learning about Sabina's story and how all of us were able to identify with certain pri... More...
By Claudia Cardozo - I reread this and again, the genius of this is turning everyday moments into something of beauty with surprise, delight and love. The poetry. Thank yo... More...
By Michelle Gonzalez - I do hope you'll attend. We are raffling 3 Soul at Work memberships and other items that will make great gifts. If you find you'd rather pay by check ... More...
By Michelle Gonzalez
THANK YOU TO OUR SUPPORTERS
Copyright © 2010 New Commons: Think, Link, Do. All rights reserved.
Powered by Joomla!
Powered by Joomla!