Best of Ourselves

Marcia Hyatt is a leadership and life coach who provides a weekly feature on WTIP's North Shore Weekend titled "The Best of Ourselves," which explores how we can be resilient and creative in these turbulent times. Each week, the feature explores what we can do to be intentional, creative and joyful in our lives.
Positive Self Talk - June 16, 2012
-We can learn how to increase our positive self talk and curtail the inner critic. Using lessons from neuroscience and the work of Carol Dweck, we can change our inner dialogue.
Using Our Strengths - June 2, 2012
-Gallop has done research on how well and how often we use our gifts -- it seems we have an opportunity gap. What are our gifts or strengths and how do we deploy them more often?
Synchronicity - May 26, 2012
-Synchronicity, a term created by the late pyschologist, Carl Jung, is a form of meaningful coincidence. Marcia describes how she started to pay attention to John O'Donohue after his name and
Willpower is a Like a Muscle - April 14, 2012
-Will power is a limited commodity so we need to learn how to use it wisely and cultivate more of it.
Self Compassion During Tough Times - April 7, 2012
-To be the best of ourselves we must learn to embrace the worst of ourselves with compassion. Self-compassion can be learned and it makes growing and learning a lot easier.
The Power of Images in Surfacing our Assumptions - March 31, 2012
-"Action is born in the image first created." by Deb Ackley.
Appreciating and Acknowledging Others - March 24, 2012
-If we take the time to honestly acknowledge and appreciate the people around us, we not only strengthen our connection, we feel better.
Holding the Tension of Ease and Effort - March 17, 2012
-Using a polarity map, we can get the best of both worlds.
There Are Two Wolves in My Heart - A Native American Tale - March 10, 2012
-A chapter in the book Buddha's Brain is entitled "Two Wolves". Based on the Native American tale about the wolf of hate and the wolf o