Resilience Is About How You Recharge Not How You Endure
Posted by Lee-Anne Ragan | Filed under Change management & wellness, Humor & comedy
I’m the Queen of suck it up. I can put my nose to the grindstone & buckle down with the best of them. Hours can pass without my noticing my shoulders are aching, my back is sore & I need to go to the bathroom. I work hard, really hard. That’s why I need an […]
Tags: celebrate, hbr, humour, recovery, resilience, suck it up, urgency, Wellness
An Open Letter to Feminist Trolls – perspective busting thanks to Melissa A. Fabello
Posted by Lee-Anne Ragan | Filed under Diversity & culture, Humor & comedy
Warning; the video below is incisive, perspective busting & funny. Oh & it has some strong language. ‘Funny how I’m only a bitch when I’m mis-behaving.’ It’s by Melissa A. Fabello ‘a sex educator with a specialty in body image, as well as a fierce feminist activist.’ Enjoy. ~~TGIF- each Friday I rejig & re-post […]
Tags: feminism, melissa a fabello, perspective
It’s not about the nail (it’s about the process)
Posted by Lee-Anne Ragan | Filed under Communication, Conflict resolution, Humor & comedy
You simply won’t be able to watch this without laughing. Truly. This short video is not only laugh-out-loud funny, it’s a poignant reminder of the difference between Journey Life Lenses™ & Destination Life Lenses™. Journey Life Lenses™ are all about the process, how things unfold, the journey (e.g. let me talk & don’t try to […]
Tags: communication, Conflict resolution, humour
Organizers, Prepare To Swoon: “The Art of Clean Up” Puts Messy Reality In Extreme Order
Posted by Lee-Anne Ragan | Filed under Humor & comedy
Organizers, Prepare To Swoon: “The Art of Clean Up” Puts Messy Reality In Extreme Order” is a Fast Company article that had me laughing. It could be renamed “Calling all Carrot Life Lenses™.” Does that kind of order, that kind of organization make you want to vomit? Make you feel constricted? Make you want to […]
Tags: fast company, organization
The importance of backing up or how not to avoid tears of a 4 year old while not pissing of Uncle Dave
Posted by Lee-Anne Ragan | Filed under Communication, Humor & comedy, Training & development
This poor little 4 year old learns about deleting beloved photo of Uncle Dave (see video clip below). I’m about to start teaching a new Social Media course for UNON here in Nairobi. I’m soooo looking forward to sharing new tips, tools & techniques for using Social Media to learn, research, ‘listen,’ get organized, […]
Tags: delicious, mozy, social media, unon
Smoking helps you relax – a new perspective
Posted by Lee-Anne Ragan | Filed under Communication, Humor & comedy
A big picture, Mountain Life Lens™ perspective. Fresh. Or maybe not so much 🙂 ~~TGIF- each Friday I rejig & re-post a blog entry from my www.life-lenses.com blog, which is about enhancing our perspective & worldview.~~
Tags: humour, life lenses, smoking
Dr. Seuss meets push pins – “The Best Use of Office Supplies We’ve Ever Seen”
Posted by Lee-Anne Ragan | Filed under Creativity & innovation, Humor & comedy
Need some quick comic relief with a touch (okay buckets full) of creativity? Check out this short video, about an adventurous girl named Elastika which I found on The Muse & is from Guillaume Blanchet I Filmmaker. Who knew there were so many creative ways to use push pins & elastics?! A GIRL NAMED ELASTIKA […]
Tags: guillaume blanchet, inspiration
Dementia Quiz – test yourself with these 4 funny questions
Posted by Lee-Anne Ragan | Filed under Communication, Creativity & innovation, Humor & comedy
Here are 4 questions to test for dementia (with tongue planted firmly in cheek). (Answers appear below.) 1. You are a participant in a race. You overtake the second person. What position are you in? 2. If you overtake the last person, then you are in what place? 3. Very tricky arithmetic! Note: this must […]
Tags: assumptions, humour
Why parents age faster than people without kids
Posted by Lee-Anne Ragan | Filed under Humor & comedy
The boss wondered why one of his most valued employees was absent but had not phoned in sick. So he dialed the employee’s home phone number and was greeted with a child’s whisper. ‘Hello?’ ‘Is your daddy home?’ ‘Yes, he’s out in the garden,’ whispered the small voice. ‘May I talk with him?’ The child […]
Tags: humour, parenting, perspective
Breaking news: Chocolate counts as salad
Posted by Lee-Anne Ragan | Filed under Humor & comedy
On the dawn of a new year, perhaps this will come as a nice surprise & an interesting perspective …. Chocolate counts as salad. Happy day- may it be chocolate salad filled. ‘nuf said.