http://www.brioleadership.com Building Spiritually Intelligent Leaders and Teams Sat, 27 Jun 2009 04:55:59 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en This week, my virtual book tour continues with a "stop" at Carol Merlo's health and wellness blog. She reviewed A Forgiveness Journal and even called it "A Must Read"! You can check out her review at theeightkeystowellness.com. http://www.brioleadership.com/carol-merlo-called-it-a-must-read/ As my virtual book tour starts to pick up steam, I've had the opportunity to "stop" by a couple of blogs this week. The first was at the Keener Financial Planning blog, where Jean Keener talked about how forgiveness can help you with your financial life, especially in this down economy. ... http://www.brioleadership.com/two-views-of-forgiveness-virtual-book-tour-week-in-review/ This past week, I stopped by the Planting God Communities blog managed by Rev. Ron Robinson. His post talked about Letting Go of the Past, Forgiveness, and Planting. He even talked about William Faulkner! Good company to be in, I think. http://www.brioleadership.com/virtual-book-tour-week-in-review/ Have you been laid-off or fired from your last job? Are you looking for work and not having much success? Standard advice to job seekers includes updating the resume, attending networking events, calling your contacts, etc. What is seldom mentioned is the need to work on forgiving your last employer ... http://www.brioleadership.com/the-most-ignored-task-on-your-job-search-to-do-list-2/ I listen to and read the news with great interest these days, scanning for items about positive values such as forgiveness and compassion. I’m delighted when I find something that shows the benefits of practicing these values. For example, Elizabeth Edwards, in her interviews with Oprah and Larry King this ... http://www.brioleadership.com/the-most-ignored-task-on-your-job-search-to-do-list/ The virtual book tour for my new book, A Forgiveness Journal: Letting Go of the Past, is now underway. Last week, I "stopped by" The Women's Business Gallery. Carma Spence-Pothitt, the owner of the site, promoted my book and discussed how forgiveness can help you break through barriers that might ... http://www.brioleadership.com/a-forgiveness-journal-virtual-book-tour-re-cap/ Recently, the Prime Minister of Bhutan, Jigme Thinley, was asked the cause of the current economic crisis. His answer: “Greed, insatiable human greed.” This statement is significant coming from a country where government programs are justified on their ability to produce happiness. This highlights the contrast between values such ... http://www.brioleadership.com/may-28-2009/ Spring is in the air in the northern hemisphere, and with it comes the promise of renewal both in our physical world and our inner world. Spring is a great time to think about forgiveness of both yourself and others. With Mother’s Day is coming on May 10, ... http://www.brioleadership.com/april-30-2009-2/ A shocked silence hung over the conference room. Barry (not his real name), usually a compassionate and even-tempered vice president, had just loudly berated one of his managers during a staff meeting. The accused manager was looking down at his hands with a reddened face and the other managers’ jaws ... http://www.brioleadership.com/april-30-2009/ There are many common fears and misperceptions about forgiving someone who has hurt you.  You might recognize yourself in some of these fearful justifications: You are afraid that forgiveness will empower the other person to continue to hurt you and/or other people. You are afraid of giving ... http://www.brioleadership.com/forgiveness-fears-are-fallacious/