Comments for May Busch http://www.maybusch.com Leadership and Performance Strategist Wed, 12 Oct 2011 18:39:47 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 Comment on Life Lessons from Basketball: on doing nothing by Life Lessons from Basketball: On Doing Nothing | Gavriel's Horn http://www.maybusch.com/2009/12/04/life-lessons-from-basketball-on-doing-nothing/comment-page-1/#comment-76 Life Lessons from Basketball: On Doing Nothing | Gavriel's Horn Wed, 12 Oct 2011 18:39:47 +0000 http://maybusch.wordpress.com/2009/12/04/life-lessons-from-basketball-on-doing-nothing/#comment-76 [...] This entry is a repost from May’s personal blog.  The original entry can be viewed here [...] [...] This entry is a repost from May’s personal blog.  The original entry can be viewed here [...]

]]> Comment on Being Outrageous by Linda Cheung http://www.maybusch.com/2011/06/05/being-outrageous/comment-page-1/#comment-50 Linda Cheung Sun, 05 Jun 2011 19:24:32 +0000 http://www.maybusch.com/?p=372#comment-50 Great blog and baby step May. I applaud you for being fearless and look forward to your outrageous acts-to-be! Many have thought my leaving the corporate world to start my own business outrageous - it certainly isn't the easy option, but it's also exciting and exhilarating and I'm determined to learn from any failures and continue to push forward. I love how "fail forward" perfectly captures the sentiment and agree with being true to ourselves - no matter how difficult the start-up journey, and how it may be perceived by others, I have no regrets. Here's to more outrageous behaviour :) Great blog and baby step May. I applaud you for being fearless and look forward to your outrageous acts-to-be!
Many have thought my leaving the corporate world to start my own business outrageous – it certainly isn’t the easy option, but it’s also exciting and exhilarating and I’m determined to learn from any failures and continue to push forward.
I love how “fail forward” perfectly captures the sentiment and agree with being true to ourselves – no matter how difficult the start-up journey, and how it may be perceived by others, I have no regrets.
Here’s to more outrageous behaviour :)

]]> Comment on New Year “Swing Thoughts” by maybusch http://www.maybusch.com/2011/01/03/new-year-swing-thoughts/comment-page-1/#comment-39 maybusch Tue, 11 Jan 2011 04:27:53 +0000 http://maybusch.wordpress.com/?p=238#comment-39 That's really great, Cheryl. Can't wait to hear about your laser sharp idea! That’s really great, Cheryl. Can’t wait to hear about your laser sharp idea!

]]> Comment on New Year “Swing Thoughts” by Cheryl Dolan http://www.maybusch.com/2011/01/03/new-year-swing-thoughts/comment-page-1/#comment-38 Cheryl Dolan Mon, 10 Jan 2011 15:15:05 +0000 http://maybusch.wordpress.com/?p=238#comment-38 May, I LOVE the "Swing Thought" concept and I am going to use it right here, right now. It felt like instant relief as I sit here and try to bob above my sea of papers, ideas and to dos. As I read this post a clear, laser sharp idea - a focus point - popped into my head. Thank you!! Cheryl May, I LOVE the “Swing Thought” concept and I am going to use it right here, right now. It felt like instant relief as I sit here and try to bob above my sea of papers, ideas and to dos. As I read this post a clear, laser sharp idea – a focus point – popped into my head. Thank you!! Cheryl

]]> Comment on Leadership in Adversity by Franklyn http://www.maybusch.com/2010/11/18/leadership-in-adversity/comment-page-1/#comment-37 Franklyn Mon, 29 Nov 2010 17:55:55 +0000 http://maybusch.wordpress.com/?p=222#comment-37 I like I like

]]> Comment on 5 Ideas for Keeping Your Composure by maybusch http://www.maybusch.com/2010/08/19/5-ideas-for-keeping-your-composure/comment-page-1/#comment-36 maybusch Thu, 26 Aug 2010 13:50:36 +0000 http://maybusch.wordpress.com/?p=200#comment-36 Thanks for the question, Franklyn. The idea behind reframing is to look at the situation from a different and usually broader perspective, so that you can perceive in a more accurate and constructive way -- much like taking a photo of someone up close gives the perspective of seeing a person alone, but stepping back and taking the photo from farther away where the person is in the context of a broader scene will show that they are actually in the middle of a crowd. One way to help someone to "reframe" a situation is to talk through the worst case scenario and realize that it is not so bad (our imaginations unchecked are almost always worse than the reality; in fact, people usually end up realizing that not going for it is even worse than trying but "failing.") Seeing the situation in a different light is one way to get out of the "fight or flight" mindset and back into a mode of "going for it" and achieving high performance. Hope that helps. Thanks for the question, Franklyn. The idea behind reframing is to look at the situation from a different and usually broader perspective, so that you can perceive in a more accurate and constructive way — much like taking a photo of someone up close gives the perspective of seeing a person alone, but stepping back and taking the photo from farther away where the person is in the context of a broader scene will show that they are actually in the middle of a crowd.

One way to help someone to “reframe” a situation is to talk through the worst case scenario and realize that it is not so bad (our imaginations unchecked are almost always worse than the reality; in fact, people usually end up realizing that not going for it is even worse than trying but “failing.”)

Seeing the situation in a different light is one way to get out of the “fight or flight” mindset and back into a mode of “going for it” and achieving high performance.

Hope that helps.

]]> Comment on 5 Ideas for Keeping Your Composure by maybusch http://www.maybusch.com/2010/08/19/5-ideas-for-keeping-your-composure/comment-page-1/#comment-35 maybusch Thu, 26 Aug 2010 13:20:11 +0000 http://maybusch.wordpress.com/?p=200#comment-35 Thanks, Alan. I agree that it is great to teach our children these lessons/skills and (speaking personally) am hoping that "it's never too late" for those of us who missed the class back in the day! Thanks, Alan. I agree that it is great to teach our children these lessons/skills and (speaking personally) am hoping that “it’s never too late” for those of us who missed the class back in the day!

]]> Comment on 5 Ideas for Keeping Your Composure by maybusch http://www.maybusch.com/2010/08/19/5-ideas-for-keeping-your-composure/comment-page-1/#comment-34 maybusch Thu, 26 Aug 2010 13:16:03 +0000 http://maybusch.wordpress.com/?p=200#comment-34 Thanks for the comment, Ann. Thanks for the comment, Ann.

]]> Comment on 5 Ideas for Keeping Your Composure by maybusch http://www.maybusch.com/2010/08/19/5-ideas-for-keeping-your-composure/comment-page-1/#comment-33 maybusch Thu, 26 Aug 2010 13:14:39 +0000 http://maybusch.wordpress.com/?p=200#comment-33 Thanks for your comment, Angela. I just subscribed to your newsletter and found this similar sentiment in one of your earlier blogs. I see what you mean! http://www.thewayconsulting.com/fight-or-flight#more-559 Thanks for your comment, Angela. I just subscribed to your newsletter and found this similar sentiment in one of your earlier blogs. I see what you mean! http://www.thewayconsulting.com/fight-or-flight#more-559

]]> Comment on 5 Ideas for Keeping Your Composure by Alan Watkins http://www.maybusch.com/2010/08/19/5-ideas-for-keeping-your-composure/comment-page-1/#comment-32 Alan Watkins Thu, 26 Aug 2010 12:42:18 +0000 http://maybusch.wordpress.com/?p=200#comment-32 Right on May. Probably the single most important lesson any child can learn is to effectively regulate their own physiology and then their own emotional state. This is not a cognitive manoeuvre, rather it requires emotional rehearsal. If people can learn to stop reacting and start responding they become more response-able. Right on May. Probably the single most important lesson any child can learn is to effectively regulate their own physiology and then their own emotional state. This is not a cognitive manoeuvre, rather it requires emotional rehearsal. If people can learn to stop reacting and start responding they become more response-able.

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