Judy Sorum Brown

Courage | Curiosity | Creativity

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Notes and Musings from Dr Judy Brown and guests writers circling the topics of leadership, stewardship, poetry, creativity, diversity, dialogue and appreciative inquiry and renewal.

October 06, 2017

The Lion Tamer

October 06, 2017/ Judy Brown

Time magazine recently ran a piece on all the factors that contributed to the closing of Ringling Brothers Circus. Not the least of which has been the rise of a different kind of circus:Cirque de Soleil. While I've been fascinated with the ascent of Cirque, I am
haunted by a photo that accompanied the Time magazine story--a photo of the empty Ringling Bros circus circle with the lion tamer and lion together in what could only be described as an embrace. A last embrace.

May 21, 2016

Synchronicity

May 21, 2016/ Judy Brown

Deepak Chopra said that what we call coincidence is a sign of being "on path." If so, this is a story about path.

February 28, 2016

The Psychology of Optimism

February 28, 2016/ Judy Brown

I've been thinking a lot about the work of Carol Dweck about two contrasting mindsets-- the first is the growth mindset where we think that intelligence and other ability is malleable. And if we keep working at it we will do better.

The second is what she calls a fixed mindset--where we think talents and intelligence are pretty much a given. Fixed. And when I hit a setback it means I'm not as smart as they tell me.