Posts tagged psychology
Who is Confident
Who is Confident

Public speaking. It may be the most anxiety-producing task I've tackled in my professional journey, yet, it also elevated my confidence as I found my voice among the crowd. How are we encouraging (or deterring) growth in the scramble for the top of the workplace food chain? Who tries to get ahead of the game?

Read More
Into the DarkMatthew Chicolacharlottesville, virginia, workplace, work, profession, professional, career, dog eat dog, julia cameron, the artist's way, spirituality, creativity, creative, art, love, compassion, bill plotkin, Nature and the human soul, wall street journal, alex lickerman, confidence, psychology, psychology today, competence, intrinsic worth, getting off: pornography and the end of masculinity, getting off, robert jensen, masculinity, masculine, genderComment
Who is Listening
Who is Listening

As I was physically developing, my ears outgrew my head. Yes, I heard my fair share of Dumbo jokes, yet I still struggled to really listen despite my ear size. I suppose bigger doesn't make for better, so how do we perfect the art of listening? Do you hear what Who hears?

Read More
Into the LightMatthew ChicolaThe Way, the way, berg, michael berg, listening, judgment, validation, psychology, spirituality, compassion, the velvet rage, Alan Downs, grindr, anxiety, lgbt, the universe story, brian swimme, thomas berry, huron-manistee, national forests, michigan, chicago, bucktown, nonjudgmental, spirit, soulComment
Who is Hopeful
Who is Hopeful

Why did the chicken cross the road? It would seem out of his/her character to make such a bold move, unless of course it was a means to escape. What was the chicken hoping to reach or to achieve by crossing? Who is bwoking to find out.

Read More
Into the LightMatthew Chicolachicago, survival, equitable treatment, animal, animal welfare, bugs, insects, butterfly, hope, inspiration, The Way, the way, michael berg, the denial of death, ernest becker, grand rapids, nature, Nature and the human soul, photography, bill plotkin, mystery, light, dark, psychology, spirituality, soulComment