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Racial Identity Development

2/22/2021

As you know we are geeks for the variety of intelligences that humans embody. Intelligence represents our human capacity. There are many forms that intelligence can take. When we coach to all of human capacities, we call this Integrative Intelligence®.

Integrative Intelligence® is also how we fully develop our capacities. This week I've included a resource that gives an overview of how we develop our identity racially. I felt looking at identity and race through the lens of development to be an important consideration in this day and age. We are evolving our sense and understanding of race.

This resource is brought to you by Ashley La Russa. Enjoy!

Coaching Resource of the Week:
Racial Identity
provided by Ashley La Russa

Ashley La Russa is founder of Roux Events. To learn more visit: rouxeventsllc.com

Roux Events is an event management company founded in Arizona with a primary focus on supporting the growth of organizations and community leaders that foster equity, diversity and inclusion initiatives. Ashley La Russa (she/her) founded Roux Events based on management experience and life lessons that help her provide organizations and community leaders with creative solutions. Through diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) consultations Roux Events examines situations from a broad range of perspectives, producing innovative solutions to cultural challenges. Managing personal and workplace DEI effectively will attract talent while developing potential in existing employees. Our consultations meet you where you would like to be in the journey of anti-racist strategic planning. Sessions are flexible from one-on-one consultations to large group presentations.

For more information contact Ashley La Russa, roux@rouxeventsllc.com

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Multi-mis-tasking

2/15/2021

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We've all done it. A zoom call gets boring for a moment and you drift seamlessly into no-mans land or start working on the grocery list.

Every coach I've talked to has experienced a tele-session where you can hear your client on the phone working on the dishes or prepping for dinner in an attempt to cut corners.

Or worse. This topic brings me back to high-school. Sitting in class, daydreaming and then ... "Laurel. What are your thoughts on this?" Beet red. I didn't hear the topic fully. Heart-sink.

The question becomes: When we are not fully present, can we receive the presents within that moment?

I tell my clients and students to "gift yourself" by being present. I know it is not always easy. I was diagnosed with ADD at a young age. I had to teach myself the art of full presence.

Today's resources take a closer look at the myth of multi-tasking and how to stay present in the day and age of zooming your day away.

Coaching Article of the Week:
Multitasking During Zoom Meetings?
by Stephanie Vozza of FastCompany

"We’ve all heard that multitasking is bad and switching between activities makes it harder to complete them. But let’s be honest—many of us multitask during Zoom meetings, especially as we enter the 10th month of working remotely and our Zoom fatigue has worsened. But checking email or making a grocery list can have a negative ripple effect you may not realize, says Dave Crenshaw, author of The Myth of Multitasking: How “Doing It All” Gets Nothing Done.

“Switching between tasks can have four effects,” he says. “Things take longer. You are prone to making more mistakes. It increases stress levels. And you can damage relationships.”
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The Super Power Within You

2/8/2021

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In challenging times many times the first thing to go is patience. As stress levels are higher than average during Covid, politics, and social distancing, there is a simple solution we can apply that helps us rise above.

This is self-talk. Self-talk can make or break your day, your timing, your activity levels and beyond. Today is a reminder that we have choice and we can engage a more compassionate voice.

As we are compassionate with ourselves, the compassion for others becomes more accessible.

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Coaching Article of the Week:
Be Kinder to Yourself
by Alice Boyes, Harvard Business Review

"Talking to yourself with self-compassion will help you deal with a raft of challenging situations, including those you experience personally and those you need to help your employees or kids through. To use it effectively, follow these practices to build specific, personalized habits of self-compassionate talk: give yourself a gentle and supportive nudge by asking yourself what you need in the moment; use irreverence to challenge your beliefs; reframe a trait or tendency to take a more balanced view; identify your patterns of self-sabotage; borrow language from friends, quotes, or proverbs; and write scripts for common scenarios."

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Climb On

2/1/2021

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Coaching Article of the Week:
Climb On!
by Laurel Elders

At the age of 7, I recall moments running through the hay fields behind our cabin. I had to run as
fast as I could because the hay was as tall as I was, and grasshoppers would jump on you if you
went to slow.

My goal? To go climb the apple trees just a few acres back.

Fast forward to my teens. My friend took me to Mount Lemmon. We set up all the gear and
then before you know it I was scaling a rock wall 50 feet high. This was a thing?! I can climb
rocks?! My heart was on fire. I loved it!

Fast forward to my twenties. I now had three kidos. My climbing was done at parks and jungle
gyms. None of the other moms climbed. Then an acquaintance of mine happened to get into
climbing. I was ecstatic! I took her out. She eventually got her own gear. It was a blast! We went
outdoor climbing once a month or so. The only problem? She lived down the street from a
climbing gym. Guess who could out-climb me within 2 months?

I was honestly devastated. Happy for her, but personally devastated. Why was something I was
so passionate about so out of reach? I tagged along here and there but really couldn’t keep up. I
tried to not care, pat myself on the back for what I could do and put on a happy face. Yet, when
I looked up at climbs I ached to accomplish, I’m not going to lie. My heart sank.

Fast forward to my forties. In the climbing world there is a grading system. A 5.5 is like climbing
a ladder, easy peasy. A 5.8 is where it starts getting technically challenging and 5.10+ is where
the really good climbers hang out. I am now 44 years old. I have never been able to lead anything
above a 5.7. I can climb 5.9 but it is quite the challenge.

I used to be embarrassed I wasn’t farther along in my progress. I’ve been bouldering around since my youth and with gear for 28 years. Then it hit me. One day I realized, “So what.”

Do I have a blast when I get to go out? Heck ya!

Do I feel fulfilled after a day that kicks my ass? Absolutely!

Do I feel empowered by finding a way up a new challenge? To my core!

So… so what if I’m not a 5.10 climber and probably never will be. While climbing was my
passion, it was not my priority. My kids, my life, my career all came first. Quite frankly, I’m not
even that good at climbing. Climbing never came naturally to me. I always scratched my head at
why God gave me such a passion to climb without the gifts for it. Regardless, I will always love
it. Climbing is in my blood, for whatever reason.

I now help people climb new heights in their personal and professional life as a coach. I guess in
those regards I am a 5.10+ climber, just not in the ways I ever imagined as the little girl running
through the hay fields, escaping grasshoppers, so I could climb as far as I could up the apple
trees.

Is there an area of your life you are holding yourself to an unrealistic standard? An area that
could use a nice dose of “So what. Life is beautiful as it is.” If yes, I invite you to join me in the
gratitude for what is.

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Racial Identity Development

Coaching Resource of the Week:
Racial Identity
provided by Ashley La Russa

Multi-mis-tasking

Coaching Article of the Week:
Multitasking During Zoom Meetings?
by Stephanie Vozza of FastCompany

The Super Power Within You

Coaching Article of the Week:
Be Kinder to Yourself
by Alice Boyes, Harvard Business Review

Climb On

Coaching Article of the Week:
Climb On!
by Laurel Elders

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Racial Identity Development

Coaching Resource of the Week:Racial Identity provided by Ashley La Russa

Multi-mis-tasking

Coaching Article of the Week:Multitasking During Zoom Meetings?by Stephanie Vozza of FastCompany

The Super Power Within You

Coaching Article of the Week:Be Kinder to Yourselfby Alice Boyes, Harvard Business Review

Climb On

Coaching Article of the Week:Climb On!by Laurel Elders

Archives

Categories

BLOG
Resources, Videos & Articles

Coaching Resource of the Week:
Racial Identity
provided by Ashley La Russa

Coaching Article of the Week:
Multitasking During Zoom Meetings?
by Stephanie Vozza of FastCompany

Coaching Article of the Week:
Be Kinder to Yourself
by Alice Boyes, Harvard Business Review

Coaching Article of the Week:
Climb On!
by Laurel Elders