by Ellen Lyman | Oct 25, 2021
This can change everything for my beloved people pleasers. Yes, that’s you, love. Lets talk about compassion. Definition of compassion: sympathetic consciousness of others’ distress together with a desire to alleviate it...
by Ellen Lyman | Oct 8, 2021
Until now, I have been posting my articles on Friday afternoons. I couldn’t let a Friday go by without an article, so here I am! But, todays post is a simple announcement. I’ll be adjusting my schedule so that posts will go out on Monday mornings instead...
by Ellen Lyman | Oct 1, 2021
Early in my career, during lunch, I walked past a couple of people and as I got closer I could hear a bit of their conversation. One said “It’s all about”… and then their voice dropped to a whisper and their posture completely changed to somewhat of...
by Ellen Lyman | Sep 24, 2021
I love to people watch. Sometimes I worry that this makes me a little weird, but I’ve come to terms with that. If I’m in a crowd, I’m often observing the people and how they are interacting with each other. I think a lot can be learned through...
by Ellen Lyman | Aug 27, 2021
Mental health and mental illness have a stigma but really it’s a health crisis just like a heart attack or choking. The national suicide prevention line is a fantastic resource and I know people who have gotten help from it. Personally, I think it should be...
by Ellen Lyman | Aug 20, 2021
Back when I started college, I had no idea what I wanted to do with my life and struggled to choose a major. I thought about a degree in special education, or maybe animal science, and then I started to pursue biology because I love the outdoors. I was not good at...
by Ellen Lyman | Aug 6, 2021
Tell me. Have you seen this happen? A parent and their child are having a conversation with another adult. The other adult asks the child, “How old are you?”. Before the child has a chance to answer the parent says,...
by Ellen Lyman | Jul 31, 2021
You’ve had a productive day and it is quitting time. You need to be home by 6:00 so you can cook, eat, and get the kids to their school event that starts at 7PM. You decide to leave at 5:30 to achieve that goal. It is 5:30. You hop in your car and head off for...
by Ellen Lyman | Jul 21, 2021
I LOVE to WIN and I HATE when you LOSE. Winning feels great. It motivates you to want to win more. But, sometimes we are afraid to compete and be amazingly successful. The thought is, “If I am successful and win, it means that others have to lose”....
by Ellen Lyman | Jul 2, 2021
I have amazing thoughts about the people, places and events in my life that I have experienced. I want to list them here as a kind of “opening credits”. If you read my ‘Finding inspiration’ post, then you’ll see that I could not have been inspired by these...
by Ellen Lyman | Jun 19, 2021
I’ve established my small part time business in CT named “Inspired Leader LLC”. I decided my last post for this week would be as simple as sharing the definitions of the words that define my business. I will just leave these here for you. Come back,...
by Ellen Lyman | Jun 12, 2021
Inspiration – it is hopeful, exciting, fun, and challenging. It is successful athletes. Leaders. Communities. People coming together, who come out on top. People who have gone their own way. Faith. Spirituality. Strength. ...
