by Kris Risley | Feb 20, 2018 | Blog, Brilliant Ideas, career, fulfillment, Helpful Tips, Inspiration, leadership, Love, mindfulness, Passion, Self-expression, Uncategorized, values
To listen to this blog, click the play button: I was formally trained in behavioral (psychology) and social sciences (public health) and value the use of evidence to understand people and to guide decision-making and systems-change; however, I do believe there...
by Kris Risley | Dec 12, 2017 | career, fulfillment, Helpful Tips, Inspiration, leadership, mindfulness, Passion, Self-expression, Uncategorized, values
What the world needs now is for more people to come alive! In Oriah Mountain Dreamer’s poem, “The Invitation”, she writes “It doesn’t interest me what you do for a living. I want to know what you ache for, and if you dare to dream of meeting your heart’s...
by Kris Risley | Nov 20, 2017 | fulfillment, Inspiration, leadership, Love, mindfulness, Passion, Self-expression, Uncategorized
In August-September 2017, I had the amazing opportunity to attend my first Burning Man Festival in Black Rock City (BRC) a couple hours north of Reno, Nevada. Burning Man is: ‘A city in the desert. A culture of possibility. A network of dreamers and doers.’ Looking...
by Kris Risley | Apr 28, 2017 | All, career, fulfillment, Inspiration, Passion, Self-expression, values
In 2003 I took a big leap. There were two major things going on in my life that prompted this leap. I was recently separated from my husband and needed support to get through that painful transition. I was also at a point in my career, about five years into my first...
by Kris Risley | Aug 9, 2016 | All, Passion, Self-expression
Some of you may find Coelho’s book, The Alchemist, interesting especially if you are committed to following your heart and dreams. Here is a link to an interview that Krista Tippett of On Being did with Paulo Coelho. In this interview, Coelho discusses his...
by Kris Risley | Nov 5, 2015 | All, Brilliant Ideas, Inspiration, Passion, Self-expression
I provided leadership coaching at the American Public Health (APHA) Conference again this year. This is something that I have done for the last several years with three of my coaching colleagues (#Bluopal, #hannacooper, #micheleroden, #brucekawahara). It’s...
