by Havi Brooks | Apr 26, 2011 | biggification
I have been looking for a special word to describe the kinds of companies and organizations whose culture, essence and qualities I admire. The businesses whose superpowers I’m invoking when I make decisions for my own business. –> The Fluent Self, Inc...
by Havi Brooks | Jan 26, 2011 | calm techniques
One of the things we do at Rally (Rally!) is this: We dream up superpowers. Nothing fancy. Just whatever pops into your head in a given moment. Some are fun. Some are silly. Some are weighted, some have capes, some are bashful, some come with provisos and caveats,...
by Havi Brooks | Dec 10, 2009 | stucknesses & stuckification
There’s this moment where you look at a stuck and shake your head because you absolutely cannot believe it’s still there. Blink. Blink. Nope. Still there. And then you say things like this: “But I’ve worked on this sooooooo much!”...
by Havi Brooks | Sep 20, 2009 | stuff I think about
Personal ads! They’re … personal! Very. So my itty bitty personal ads made me realize that it’s time to make a regular practice of trying to feel okay asking for stuff. Even when the asking thing feels weird and conflicted. Ever since I posted the...
by Havi Brooks | Jun 22, 2009 | my personal practice
Last week Liz McGowen wrote a terrific post called Tina and the Troll. It was inspired by some of my wacky conversations with monsters. And it’s fascinating, because she borrowed my concept of using a negotiator to mediate the hard parts and took it somewhere...