ENCOUNTERS
The Stillwater Blog
In our work we have the privilege of getting to hear the stories of a range of people from all walks of life. To be honest we often end up learning more from our clients than they do from us. But shh… don’t tell them or they’ll start charging us!
Below are some of the encounters we’ve had with them that led to insights for them and for us.
Sometimes our participants talk about building up their confidence before they do something scary, whether it is starting their own business or having a conversation with their boss about promotion …
Had a conversation today with a participant who told me that their blood pressure had normalized after doing our program. "I now realize that when I make decisions some of …
One of our participants told us about how he felt dominated by his boss and shared his feelings of resentment, frustration, and powerlessness. "Even if you win an argument with …
Today one of the participants in our program talked about her desire to be more visible in her organization along with her feeling that she didn't have a clue on …
Earlier in my career when I used to coach mid-level managers, they used to stop in the middle of the coaching call with a startled expression and tell me "My …
One of the participants in our Praxeum program recently shared a regret of his "I wasted my four years in engineering college". Sometimes we feel that when we don't reach a …
I remember once attending a training program where we were invited to punch and attempt to shatter a wooden board. Some were able to do so on their first attempt, some …
There are many ways of thinking about relationships but one of the analogies I have found most useful is to see them as blank canvases on which I can express …
Once a participant was telling us about the stress he was experiencing helping his daughter study for her exams. But I wondered if he might be transmitting a sense …
I was thinking today about the amount of time I waste in thinking about how to improve my productivity. I was watching YouTube videos on a really cool app called Notion …
The Russian attack on Ukraine made me think about the traumatic events in the histories of countries, and also people, that create beliefs that lead to them harming others. Russia and …