Shawn Ellis

How to Recover from Stressful Situations: Take 10 for Movement and Meditation

Green Means Go!

Have you ever found yourself sitting at a traffic light, 2nd in line, and when the light turns green, the jerk in front of you just sits there? On his phone, no doubt. Keep your head out of your apps, buddy! you think. Then, the light turns yellow, and this bozo is still just sitting there. You honk. […]

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REBOOT: 5 Essentials to Get You (and Your Team) Ready to Rise in 2021

It’s time for a fresh start. Congratulations! You’ve survived 2020. (Almost, anyway.) This year has been a doozy, and the fact you’re still here is something to celebrate–truly. Now, the question is: How do we prepare for what’s next? And how do we not only survive 2021, but get back to a state of thriving?

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When life feels out of control, come back to your heart

When circumstances are swirling around you and it feels like everything is out of control, you need something you can anchor to in order to find a sense of certainty and stability. To varying degrees, we all have a need for certainty and stability.  This year, many of us realized the “objects” we were anchored to weren’t so solid after all:

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When Chaos Ensues, Your Mission Leads the Way

In these challenging times, when everything that was familiar and predictable has been lost, there’s one word that’s been spoken perhaps more than any other–at least, for those of us leading teams and organizations. It’s a word that one colleague told me, “If I heard that one more time, I’m going to throw up.” Which

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