Salisa R. Roberts - Thinking Just Hurts the Team: Find Happiness and Ignite Your Full Potential by Taking the Principles of Yoga to the Workplace

Thinking Just
Hurts the Team

Find Happiness and Ignite Your Full
Potential by Taking the Principles
of Yoga to the Workplace

Salisa R. Roberts

Copyright 2017 Salisa R. Roberts.

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ISBN: 978-1-4808-5027-9 (sc)

ISBN: 978-1-4808-5026-2 (hc)

ISBN: 978-1-4808-5028-6 (e)

Library of Congress Control Number: 2017954562

Archway Publishing rev. date: 09/25/2017

Contents

This book is dedicated to my husband, Mark. Thank you for always believing in me and letting me take risks. I appreciate you giving me the space and encouragement I need to be me. I also appreciate your reminding me from the beginning that thinking just hurts the team! It means something different to you than it means to me, but I love you for telling me that.

I have a lot of people to thank who contributed to the idea and creation of this book. The project took a village. I would like to start with my husband, Mark, and my whole family. Starting in the fall of 2015, I dedicated my Sundays to writing. Mark and my entire family were supportive in giving me the time and space needed to work on making my dream come true. A special shout-out to my brother Matt for trusting me to share his experiences with the world.

I also appreciate the love and support my mom has given me. She has been my biggest fan since day one. She also gave me my beautiful name. My strength and fierce determination come from my mom. She always reminds me that I can do anything for a moment.

Thank you to my dear friend Donna Drury and her husband Tom. They both encouraged me and kept me laughing along the way.

I would like to thank Gary Olson and his beautiful wife, Claudia. They own and operate The Ashram yoga studios in Bellevue and Kirkland, Washington. I have practiced yoga up and down the West Coast of the United States. Gary and The Ashram are very special. I hear Garys voice in my head coaching me all the time. Gary, youre a special person with a unique gift. Thank you for sharing it with all of us. I appreciate your willingness to help anyone willing to help himself or herself. Gary and his team shared many of the phrases, principles, and words to live by in this book.

Thank you to Beth Mooney. Its true that she is the first woman to run a top 20 bank in the United States. She shows us with her actions, not just her words, what a great leader is. I appreciate her willingness to speak up about the importance of our sliding to the right side of our brains and embracing our authentic selves. I admire her grit, determination, and humor.

Thank you to my amazing, awesome partner at work, Heather Henderson. Heather was there every step of the way to bounce ideas off of and make sure I didnt lose my mind. I can always count on Heather to speak her mind and make everything she touches better than how she found it.

I am so lucky to have known and worked with Shelley Frank. He was so good and gone way too soon. I feel grateful for the huge impact Shelley made on my life both personally and professionally. He always challenged me to keep raising my lid. I am better having met, worked with, and known Shelley.

Mark Crowley, you also show up in the pages of my book. I have learned so much from you. Thank you for your generosity and willingness to share. I miss hearing your laugh on a regular basis.

I remember the first time I saw Don Connelly speak. I was hooked immediately. Don, youre another one of the influential voices I hear in my head. Thank you for what you do.

Peter Avolio, you always made me laugh in class. I loved that you had no rules in your class. I miss you and hope you will teach again soon.

Mary Thomas, thank you for telling me I was born divine. You were the teacher who was there when students needed you. I always look back on my time with you and appreciate that you put me on the right path.

A huge shout-out to all the yoga teachers I have had the privilege to work with along the way. You know who you are. This includes but is not limited to Gary Olson, Claudia Olson, Rayne Nahajski, Davin Aslin, and the entire team at The Ashram Kirkland and Bellevue. Thank you also to Tina Templeman, Krist Geriene, Carolyn Sachs-Okonek, Johanna, Mary Thomas, Carmen Greenleaf and Peter Avolio. A special thank-you to Ren Quenell for telling me that I was full of pitta ! You were so right! (According to Ayurveda medicine, three doshas , or biological energies, are in the human mind and body; pitta is associated with fire, vata is associated with air, and kapha is associated with water.) I have left out some yoga teachers in name, but you are with me in spirit.

To Marc Vosen and Jay Coon, thank you for hiring me and always encouraging me. Jay Coon and Jeff Range always keep me laughing, and I appreciate you both. Go Cubs!

Norm Levy, thank you for telling me that I would be great if I dared to be myself. That was great advice your mom gave you. Thank you for sharing it with me.

Thank you to Darcy Burns-Jelcz and Shawna Rexroat for letting me share your story. Thank you for not giving up. You both raised your own lid that day by not giving up. You both are stronger than each of you knows.

Lena Hirschler, thank you for being you. Thank you for being the first person to read my whole book and give me feedback. Youre a beautiful person inside and out, and I appreciate your feedback and positive encouragement.

Thank you, Marty Kers, for also reading my book and getting your friend to take the first fifty copies! You helped me see things I didnt see on my own.

Jenn and Russ Robinette, thank you for the time and care you took with our pictures. I was touched by the amount of care and effort you took in making sure the images were perfect.

Eva Strickland, thank you for thinking about things and sending reading and articles my way. Thank you to Laurie Ovesen for double-checking me and making sure I did things right and included everyone.

I also want to thank the team at Archway Publishing for helping make sure everything was right. You have been terrific to work with.

Lastly, thank you to the team I get to work with and lead every day. You help me get better and stronger every day. I appreciate each of you more than you know.

In July 2015, I attended leadership training in Cleveland, Ohio. The CEO of the company I work for came to work with our group. The message I walked away with was that the future leaders of tomorrow are folks who can get out of the left side of their brain and slide to the right. The left side of the brain is the processor, or the thinking side of the brain. Its critical in business to be able to analyze data, organize information, and problem solve. So much of formal business education and corporate training centers on building and reinforcing left-brain functionality. The left-brain thinking skills are hard skills.