“Let’s approach this project with fresh eyes–imagine we’re stepping into this space for the first time.” This is one way to signal a shift towards a “beginner’s mind” approach to your business. Drawn ...

I’m a long-time student of a spiritual practice that has 365 lessons to help us train our minds with a new way of seeing. During a moment of quiet contemplation, one of those lessons came to mind and ...

I’ve been thinking a lot about shoshin lately, the Japanese word for “beginner’s mind.” I first wrote about it here, after learning the word from a guest on my podcast Fifty Words for Snow. My co-host ...

Spring is often equated with the flowering of new possibilities. And as I turn 68, I am learning one of the most important aspects of growth and change is the inherent risk in learning something new ...

Instead of entering a meeting with predetermined notions, arrive with genuine curiosity and openness to possibility. “In the beginner’s mind there are many possibilities; in the expert’s mind there ...

When I read Tom Vanderbilt’s “Beginners: The Joy and Transformative Power of Lifelong Learning,” I found myself underlining and dog-earring stats, notes and quotes on virtually every page. The conceit ...