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Below is a link to a video my wife and I created in an attempt to illustrate what is possible with this instrument. It won’t be a shock to anyone that watches the video that I grew up on comics books (never grew out of it either!). After some glue, scissors, construction paper, several hundred still photos and some very useful editing software, this is what we came up with. Hope you enjoy watching it as much as we did making it. Sorry for ... Read More

I was recently given the opportunity to work with a client on a sudden and unexpected career change (sound familiar anyone?).  She emailed me moments after receiving notice that she would be laid off and, at that moment, was working on just breathing – nice strategy. For months she had been telling me how much she couldn’t stomach the climate she was working in and how she wanted to get out and do some independent consulting or something different. Apparently ... Read More

Our colleague, Norma Nielsen, just sent me a note regarding a FEBI program she is looking at for India.  I was reminded of questions I have heard concerning the connection between the patterns and deep elements of the Indian culture. Here's an interesting link you might want to look at: http://store.chopra.com/dosha-survey.asp?gclid=COipr9Kz95YCFQquGgodnCNSYg.  It's from Deepak Chopra - a quick little quiz for discovering one's Ayurvedic body type in terms of Vata, Pitta and Kapha.  The map to the patterns is not 100%, ... Read More

I just returned from the FEBI certification training weekend = great people, rich learning!  I've been personally working with the patterns through InterPlay (www.interplay.org) for almost two decades and am inspired by the FEBI's assessment design, making this critical perspective on energy patterns accessible and ready to apply in leading and life.

My own biggest insight in working with my FEBI results is focused on the relationship of my patterns in my process.  I've worked on developing all four patterns over ... Read More

As we open our forum dedicated to the stories and learnings of whole leaders, I thought I’d stir up some thoughts on what I mean by whole leadership and why it matters.

Whole Leadership –  might sound a bit New Age-y to some, as in yesterday’s leader could tell people what to do, divide, conquer, and strike fear into people’s hearts, but today’s leader needs to be more rounded and ”whole.” Or maybe whole leadership sounds like an impossible dream: being ... Read More