September 16, 2008
I am so excited to tell you about the projects I’m working on and the upcoming offerings to look for here at Brio Leadership. One of my strengths, as identified by the Clifton StrengthsFinder Assessment, is “ideation.” This is a tendency to go through life brainstorming ideas non-stop. I pop ideas like a popcorn popper spews kernels. Although my tendency is toward quantity not quality of ideas, I have a lot of great ideas for this new business, and I think that many of them are terrific!
One of those ideas is to write my second and third books this year. I am privileged to be working with Jan B. King, who is a book publishing expert and coach that I engaged through eWomen Publishing Network. The two books that she is helping write are a Forgiveness Journal and a book with a working title of this newsletter, Brio Leadership.
Is there someone at work who has done something that betrayed your trust? Is there a work incident in the past that makes you upset every time you remember it? Forgiveness can help us move past and get free of these tiresome memories. I know from personal experience that practicing forgiveness in the workplace can improve productivity, creativity and teamwork. Forgiveness can make it fun to come to work, because you know that there won’t be any backbiting, undermining or sabotaging going on, all of which consume enormous amounts of energy, goodwill and mental bandwidth in a team. Our Forgiveness Journal introduces a seven-step process that, once completed by an individual, will set the stage for creating a forgiving atmosphere at work.
If you are interested in the Forgiveness Journal, I invite you to join a small group of advisors to read and review this book. If you volunteer for this important task, you will receive my undying gratitude (that’s priceless!), a free, comb-bound copy of the book and a questionnaire that will guide you through giving me feedback. Plus, you’ll receive a free copy of the book when published. You should be willing to read the book and do most of the exercises. You’ll learn a lot, and will be the first one on your block to own the Forgiveness Journal! Please reply to this newsletter if you are interested, or complete a contact form here.
And, I am about to launch the Everyday Mystic Marketplace! Stay tuned for some of the beautiful products that I’ll be offering there.
Blessings,
Kristin
