by Nicole Havelka | Jun 16, 2022 | Change Leadership, Community, Mindfulness, Organizations, Team Building
Perfection is not a thing. I’ve said this so many times to people I coach, train and support. But I’ve had to say it even more times to myself. My impulse to show up with my sh*t all together, not a hint of vulnerability, is strong. (For those of you who know the...
by Nicole Havelka | Mar 24, 2022 | Change Leadership, Community, Mindfulness, Self Care
Packing and preparing to get out of the apartment was a slow, arduous process. I used to be a lean, mean, packing machine. But for this work trip, my first in two years, I put my suitcase out three days before I had to leave because I wasn’t sure how long it would...
by Nicole Havelka | Sep 16, 2021 | Change Leadership, Creativity, Healing, Mindfulness, Self Care
I am not a crafty person. I’ve often envied people who can bring knitting or crochet into a meeting and absentmindedly work on a project while occasionally and appropriately interjecting into the conversation. I am in awe of the attention to detail people pay to bead...
by Nicole Havelka | May 26, 2021 | Antiracism, Change Leadership, Community, Mindfulness, Ritual, Social Justice
Complicated feelings have been part of Memorial Day since its inception. Being a church nerd who loves ritual, I searched for the origin story of Memorial Day recently. Within seconds, (Thank you, interwebs!) I found a fascinating article about how David Blight, a...
by Nicole Havelka | Apr 20, 2021 | Antiracism, Change Leadership, Community, Healing, Self Care, Social Justice
Inadequacy covered me like a smothering blanket. Typing up the description to our first-ever foray into teaching a Mindfully Embracing Anti-Racism series, I heard the whispers of nagging voices in my head saying, “Who are you to do this?” and “You don’t know what...
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