Mirabilia Magpie
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Mirabilia Magpie
‘Hope is optimism with a broken heart'. This means that hope has an earned understanding of the sorrowful or corrupted nature of things, yet it rises to attend to the world even still. We understand that our demoralisation becomes the most serious impediment to bettering the world. In its active form, hope is a supreme gesture of love, a radical
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Key Insight: A cactus isn’t just about a single trick; it's a collection of interlocking systems. Its ability to store water would be almost useless without the spines and waxy skin to protect it from thieves and the elements.
Adaptation
Primary Function
Example Species
Pleated Stems
Expandable water storage, allowing the plant to swell after... See more
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For example, in the Sonoran Desert, and only there, the Saguaro (pronounced Sa-war-oh) cactus can grow 40-60 ft tall and live up to 150-200 years. But it is a very slow growing plant. A 10-year-old plant might be only 1.5" tall. Saguaro flowers bloom for less than 24 hours. They open at night and remain open through the next day, emitting a strong,... See more
Lessons from the Desert
8. Transactional
A transactional management style rewards employees for meeting specific milestones and objectives. It sets clear expectations and relies on the promise of a reward to motivate employees.
How to identify a transactional leader
Transactional managers, like bureaucratic managers, likely document, track and report on goals, timelines... See more
A transactional management style rewards employees for meeting specific milestones and objectives. It sets clear expectations and relies on the promise of a reward to motivate employees.
How to identify a transactional leader
Transactional managers, like bureaucratic managers, likely document, track and report on goals, timelines... See more
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Culturally Responsive Management
There’s a good chance your cultural background influences your management style—and your team members’ cultural backgrounds influence how they respond to you.
As you’re discovering and adapting your management style, consider how these and other cultural factors in your upbringing and life experience might shape it:
There’s a good chance your cultural background influences your management style—and your team members’ cultural backgrounds influence how they respond to you.
As you’re discovering and adapting your management style, consider how these and other cultural factors in your upbringing and life experience might shape it:
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values (how you can control ur own reality when everything outside of it is out of control)
uniqueness
curiosity
spontaneity
questions
peace
friendship
kindness
respect
tranquility
creativity
knowledge
enjoyment
how can you live out your values even when you feel bad ? what does kindness feel like when you are depressed etc.
These practices (movement, ritual, creativity, connection) have been my anchor. They are how I reclaim my power when everything around me feels out of control. When my attention gets foggy, I feel lost and powerless. But when I’m rooted in practice (tarot rituals, evening reading, pressing flowers, scribbling in notebooks...) clarity returns. These... See more