by Larry Dressler | Jul 17, 2025 | On My Mind
In Part 1 of this series, I introduced savoring and rumination as two sides of the same cognitive-emotional coin. In Part 2 we explored three strategies to reduce the damaging habit of rumination. Now in the third, and final, installment of this blog series I’ll share...
by Larry Dressler | Jul 3, 2025 | On My Mind
In Part 1 of this three-part blog series, I described two cycles of thinking – savoring and rumination. Picture rumination as chewing the same piece of gum for hours and hours. The flavor is gone but you can’t seem to spit it out. In contrast, savoring is like slowly...
by Larry Dressler | Jun 20, 2025 | On My Mind
Are you a glass half-full or glass half-empty type of leader? I can tell you for sure that I lean toward the latter and must work hard to pause, see, and reflect on what’s working, what’s beautiful, what’s meaningful, and what’s possible in every situation. Which way...
by Larry Dressler | Jun 6, 2025 | On My Mind
One of my greatest joys is working with highly motivated executive teams – particularly within organizations that have moved from small and scrappy to mid-sized and more formal. A question many of these teams ask is: How do we make sure our team stays sharp and...
by Larry Dressler | May 16, 2025 | On My Mind
We live in an age of anxiety, and it is contagious. One of the most common self-defeating patterns I see in the leaders I coach is a failure to distinguish anxiety from legitimate urgency. You may be asking yourself: What’s the difference? Here’s how I define the two:...
