Author Archives: Valeri Stefanovitsh

Group dynamics One place where we can get stuck in a comfort zone is when it is fueled by a social dynamic. Families, friends, work environments – they can all play a part in locking us into a limiting comfort zone. Well-meaning family members or friends can affirm the self-concept that we have, and therebyContinue reading “DAY EIGHTY-EIGHT | The Comfort Zone #4 Group dynamics”

A shielded safety The more recent technologies of Star Trek shields work as a force field around the ship, a bubble to protect the ship and its crew from external dangers. It occurs to me that our comfort zones work pretty much the same way: they exist to protect us from dangers that we perceiveContinue reading “DAY EIGHTY-SEVEN | The Comfort Zone #3 A shielded safety”

Where does it come from? What is the comfort zone, really? How is it formed? I believe that it is something that morphs and changes over time, depending on a variety of factors: what we invest our time doing, who we invest our time with, how much we push ourselves, etc. However, the deepest partsContinue reading “DAY EIGHTY-SIX | The Comfort Zone #2 Where does it come from?”

Introduction In the process of becoming all we are created to be, it is important to invest some time in self-reflection. We must, in fact, get to know ourselves a little better. We must discover our strengths and talents and gifts so that we know where to focus our efforts towards growth. As part ofContinue reading “DAY EIGHTY-FIVE | The Comfort Zone #1 Introduction”

The skill of observation is one that will be of value to us in many different areas of life. As employees, as leaders, as parents, as bosses, as humans … a keen sense of observation will be an asset to us in many facets of our journey. Even in the process of self-awareness, we needContinue reading “DAY EIGHTY-FOUR | Observation”

This topic is particularly applicable if you are a parent and is also valuable when leading or training others. Really, any place in life that you want to have influence or that you are responsible to have influence, the idea of leading by example is key. It’s been my experience as well as my conclusionContinue reading “DAY EIGHTY-THREE | Lead by Example”

Are you a loyal person? Think about it for a few moments. What does being a loyal person look like? Loyalty is when we show support, allegiance, or faithfulness to a person, a value, or an organization. There is a spectrum of loyalty. If you’ve done some reflecting and aren’t sure you are a personContinue reading “DAY EIGHTY-TWO | Loyalty”

I = Imagine and Inculcate the Ideal. Inculcate means to implant by repetition. This goes back to the strategy of daily, deliberate focus on the things that we are working towards. The ideal outcome of the integration of our responsibility and our personal preferences will be options that allow us to blend them in suchContinue reading “DAY EIGHTY-ONE | Priorities #3”

I = Initiate Integration. The next step is to integrate our personal preferences with our responsibilities. There is sure to be conflict here. I believe this struggle has been going on since the dawn of time. This takes being honest with myself, and it takes some forethought and planning. O = Organize the Options. We’veContinue reading “DAY EIGHTY | Priorities #2”

Today we will take a closer look at the priorities in our lives. This is a topic that could take a whole book—or even multiple books—but our space is small and our time is short. Priorities already exist in our lives, whether we acknowledge them or not. The real question is, have we been deliberateContinue reading “DAY SEVENTY-NINE | Priorities #1”