Irene Salter, PhD

I had this whole other blog post all planned out in my head for weeks now. It’s this research-based breakdown of a training I went to. In my head, it was going to be so awesome! Science. Stories. Great actions to do.  But then today my coach asked me: "What would happen, Irene if you were 5% more lazy?"  This blog post is the result. STORY: Floating on a river of cream READ MORE:  Click any of these linked sections to jump into the story BOOK STUFF:  New book for April and May! GOING FURTHER:...

Three weeks ago I was packing for a Conscious Leadership Group  retreat tingling with excited anticipation. It was four days on the California coast devoted to growth and self-development. Yes, please. I knew it would crack me open — personally and professionally — and I was ready. Yet now, today, I’m terrified. Heart pounding. Hands shaking. I want to run away from the wide-open space inside me. What changed? This blog is about the power of retreats — the deep self-transformation they can...

Many of us don’t struggle because we lack resources. We struggle because attention gets hijacked by the belief that there isn’t enough time, clarity, confidence, support, margin. That belief changes how we think, how we relate, and how we lead. January tends to amplify this pattern. What follows is a simple way to notice when scarcity thinking takes over and how to return to a more accurate, steadier sense of “enough.” STORY:   January has a way of making “enough” feel elusive. READ MORE:...