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“The economic future does not belong to resource extraction industries. Communities that host these businesses know what I mean. The resource extractors come, they dig, drill, pump and spread money around but also strain local services and infrastructure. Eventually they leave, and the local folks get to clean up the mess. There’s always a good economic reason that extraction comes to an end. The price of the resource might drop, the resource becomes harder and more expensive to get to, or cheaper alternatives are discovered. For the coal business, it’s been fracking and natural gas that caused them pain. For coal workers, it was mountain top removal and other mechanized forms of extraction that reduced the employment in mining. It is unbelievably deceptive of the President of the United States to articulate an economic strategy that calls for the revival of these businesses. The coal miners know that they need to prepare for a different type of work. They certainly know their children need to be prepared for change.” ~ More here on: We’ll Always Have Paris: Trump’s Impact on the Climate Agreement by Arturo Herrera

You have to reach out and touch your deepest darkness, to find your innermost light.
#ToTheMountainsWeGo #StrongIsBeautiful

“I’ve been called man because I appeared outwardly strong. It has been said that that I use drugs (No, I have always had far too much integrity to behave dishonestly in order to gain an advantage). It has been said I don’t belong in Women’s sports — that I belong in Men’s — because I look stronger than many other women do. (No, I just work hard and I was born with this badass body and proud of it).” ~ Serena Williams letter to her mother. #StrongIsBeautiful #PowerOfBlackWomen

Climbing up on Solsbury Hill
I could see the city light
Wind was blowing, time stood still
Eagle flew out of the night
He was something to observe
Came in close, I heard a voice
Standing, stretching every nerve
I had to listen had no choice
I did not believe the information
I just had to trust imagination
My heart going boom, boom, boom

North Side of the Heart. 1995. Artist: Jim Dine
#Yale

A big thank you to all the residents and staff of Yale University. I thoroughly enjoyed meeting you and hearing your ideas and experiences during the Mental Health and Resilience in Medicine conference. You’re such an amazing and brilliant group of individuals! I look forward to reconnecting with you soon. #Yale #MissingHandsomeDan

Ten tips for receiving feedback effectively in clinical practice (Aligiraigri, 2014).

“Choose the underestimated contender,
whose secret weapons are passion and purpose.
Hire the Scrapper.”

But culture change can’t be achieved through top-down mandate. It lives in the collective hearts and habits of people and their shared perception of “how things are done around here.” Someone with authority can demand compliance, but they can’t dictate optimism, trust, conviction, or creativity.

~ Changing Company Culture Requires a Movement, Not a Mandate by Bryan Walker and Sarah A. Soule