by Nancy L Seibel | Oct 10, 2017 | Get Unbusy, Nonprofits Blog, Relationship-Based & Reflective Practice
Burnout takes a heavy toll on those who experience it. It can affect health, well-being, motivation and resilience. This sense of physical and psychological depletion caused by unremitting stress is a phenomenon well known in the nonprofit world (Volk, Guarino, et...
by Nancy L Seibel | Jul 25, 2017 | Nonprofits Blog, Relationship-Based & Reflective Practice
Powerful questions catch your attention. They promote reflective practice. They help you figure things out. You know a powerful question when you hear one. It stops you in your tracks and makes you think. Something new becomes clear to you as you consider the...
by Nancy L Seibel | Apr 24, 2017 | Nonprofits Blog, Relationship-Based & Reflective Practice
I tried out something new recently. Actually it was something old as well. Back in my teens I enthusiastically but inexpertly taught myself to embroider. I enjoyed my efforts but really never got very good at it, and eventually I put it aside. Over the decades, I’ve...
by Nancy L Seibel | Jan 31, 2017 | Quest, Relationship-Based & Reflective Practice
Our seventh Quest2017 prompt, provided by inspiring influencer, father, author, media producer and entrepreneur Jonathan Fields landed a bit differently than the previous ones did. In response, I made lists identifying what’s happening with me, and how I act and...
by Nancy L Seibel | Jul 29, 2016 | Hope, Relationship-Based & Reflective Practice
How do questions bring us together? By expressing interest, curiosity, open-mindedness. By encouraging careful thought, getting at the thoughts, beliefs, feelings and values embedded in our words and actions. We’ve been having a discussion about this in the Keys...
