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The Essential Skill Leaders Need Right Now

November 1, 2023 | Renée Fishman

It would be nice if everything was black and white, and if we could feel only one emotion at a time. But that’s not how life works. To avoid getting caught in reactivity, leaders need to cultivate this essential skill that allows for taking aligned action.

Filed Under: Business, Coaching, Navigating Change, Productivity Tagged With: emotions, holding space, leadership, mindfulness, skills

Mercury Conjunct Mars: Watch Your Words

October 29, 2023 | Renée Fishman

Mercury conjunct Mars in Scorpio reminds us of the power of words to inflict pain and incite violence. It also reminds us of the power of aligned action and having the courage of our convictions.

Filed Under: Astrology, Coaching, Practice Tagged With: astrology, communication, healing, power, skills, transits, words, wounds

A Different Approach to Planning Projects

September 12, 2023 | Renée Fishman

The typical approach to project planning is to break down a project into its component actions. This can create overwhelm for neurodivergent people. Here’s a better approach.

Filed Under: Productivity Tagged With: ADHD, neuro-divergent, productivity, skills, structures, systems

The Defining Skill of Teaching

August 25, 2023 | Renée Fishman

These days, anyone can share what they know online and package it as a “course.” That doesn’t mean it will teach you anything. Most course creators are not teachers, because they lack this defining skill of teachers.

Filed Under: Life Tagged With: skills, teaching

5 Ways to Improve Your Life When Mercury is in Virgo

July 28, 2023 | Renée Fishman

Mercury’s annual transit through practical and detail-oriented Virgo can be an extremely productive time if we know how to leverage it and watch for inner critic and perfectionist tendencies. Here are 5 ways to improve your life while Mercury is in Virgo.

Filed Under: Astrology, Productivity Tagged With: astrology, communication, daily tasks, inner critic, learning, Mercury in Virgo, perfectionism, processes, productivity, rituals, routines, skills, systems, trade, Virgo, work

7 Ways to Work With Mercury in Cancer to Improve Your Communication Skills

June 27, 2023 | Renée Fishman

Mercury in Cancer brings a focus to how we communicate beyond words. Here are 7 ways to work with Mercury in Cancer to improve your communication skills and enhance your messages.

Filed Under: Astrology, Productivity Tagged With: astrology, Cancer, care, communicating, communication, emotional intelligence, empathy, Mercury, messages, nurture, productivity, sensitivity, skills, speaking, story, support, writing

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