At OOP 2012, I took the opportunity to develop and present a Pecha Kucha. Here’s how you say Pecha Kucha: First, say the Yiddish word, “tchotchke,” Now, adapt the word to “tch-otch-ka.” Yes, that’s not a word. We’re getting there. Now, add a “peh” in front of it. You have “peh-tch-otch-ka.” And, if you are […]
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In Siebert’s model (see The Resiliency Advantage), part 2 of building your emotional resilience is problem-solving. Well, I know a lot about problem-solving. I teach Problem Solving Leadership with Jerry and Esther. Siebert says, on p. 54 of the book: The most resilient people, in contrast, control their emotional reactions in a crisis, engage the
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I had another vertigo attack last week. I had a head cold, possibly a case of the flu, and boom, a vertigo attack. I wrote it up, so you could see what’s it like to be inside a vertigo attack. It’s not fun. My assessment of where I am physically, is that my balance is
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I’ve had a series of small setbacks, mostly emotional. One problem with vestibular conditions is that they vary so much, minute by minute and day by day. I’ve been working with Erik on the hurdles. The good news is this: I discovered I was doing the 12-inch hurdles. The bad news is I can’t seem
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During my workout with Erik this morning, I had troubles with the obstacles. My vertigo varies from minute to minute. My first obstacle set was great. My second set was not so hot. He was using his drill sergeant approach with me, “Come on, Johanna. Just step over it. It hasn’t changed from 12 minutes
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I worked out with Erik yesterday, on something we’ve recently added back into my training: stepping back and forth over obstacles, called hurdles in fitness jargon. These obstacles are the same as the 6″ Step Hurdle we used to use when I worked on general balance before my hemorrhage. Before the hemorrhage, I’d worked up
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Johanna Rothman’s Create an Adaptable Life Vol 1, #2: Choose Again Dec 30, 2011 In This Issue: Choose Again Want Some Help About Choosing Again? See More of Create Adaptable Life Choose Again As I’ve been creating my adaptable life, I had this insight. I realized that I want to treat each day as
Last week, Mark and I had The Talk. No, not that talk. We’re parents. We know about the birds and the bees. This talk was the “how do we live in this house when I can’t walk out the front door, or down the driveway, or take in the mail? How do I deal with
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I had a delightful lunch with a colleague last week. He’s looking for a job. I had asked him to connect with me on LinkedIn, because his email had bounced, and I’m trying to clear the bounces on my Pragmatic Manager email newsletter. (If you didn’t received your issue last week in your email, you
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I spent the most recent four weeks on what I’m calling the “Northern Hemisphere Conference Tour“: four conferences, back to back. Agile Vancouver, AYE, Øredev, and Agile Testing Days. (It seemed like a good great idea at the time :-) It was. I had a blast, and I could not have done it without support.
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