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Belonging is a Matter of Perspective (1 of 4) | In the Game or In the Stands?
March madness is upon us and as the wife of a local basketball referee, I have a whole different perspective on the game when I’m sitting...

Anita Polite-Wilson, Ph.D.
Mar 4, 20222 min read


Celebrating Valentine’s Day (4 of 4) | The “V” in Valentines Stands for Vulnerable
How have we as a modern-day society come to accept superficial romantic symbolism in the forms of cartoon hearts and flowers as TRUE...

Anita Polite-Wilson, Ph.D.
Feb 25, 20222 min read


Celebrating Valentine’s Day (3 of 4) | The Demonstration of Love
Let’s review some of the historical stories I dug up now and think more deeply about them and relate them to DIB work today. For...

Anita Polite-Wilson, Ph.D.
Feb 18, 20222 min read


Celebrating Valentine’s Day (2 of 4) | The Cost of Love
And here are the Top 5 Valentine’s Day Facts from 2021: The total Valentine’s Day spending was $21.8 Billion, or $164.76 per person...

Anita Polite-Wilson, Ph.D.
Feb 11, 20221 min read


Celebrating Valentine’s Day (1 of 4) | A Labor of Love
It’s February and love is in the air! You’ve heard the term, “it was a labor of love,” right? It means that something was done out of...

Anita Polite-Wilson, Ph.D.
Feb 4, 20222 min read


Resolutions vs Intentions (4 of 4) | Rest, Reflect, and ReAIM
This month I want to encourage all of you to take the time to celebrate your AIM goal accomplishments! We need to really conquer our...

Anita Polite-Wilson, Ph.D.
Jan 28, 20222 min read


Resolutions vs Intentions (3 of 4) | Rise, Strive, and Thrive with Everyday Resiliency
With an AIM SMART goal in mind, we can discover many ways to design our goal attainment strategy according to what works for us. Which...

Anita Polite-Wilson, Ph.D.
Jan 21, 20222 min read


Resolutions vs Intentions (2 of 4) | Ready, AIM, Succeed
Let’s unpack those three questions from last time. When it comes to setting our intentions and related goals –remember, not New Year's...

Anita Polite-Wilson, Ph.D.
Jan 14, 20223 min read


Resolutions vs Intentions (1 of 4) | Keeping It Real
Happy New Year! 2022 is finally here and a lot of people have the tradition of starting the year with new year's resolutions. That's...

Anita Polite-Wilson, Ph.D.
Jan 7, 20222 min read


Fall Back, Embrace Challenges, and Practice Gratitude (4 of 4) | Extending Grace to You and Others
Again, this month, in recognition of Thanksgiving, our theme is gratitude, even in the face of falling back or challenge. I find the...

Anita Polite-Wilson, Ph.D.
Nov 26, 20211 min read


Fall Back, Embrace Challenges, and Practice Gratitude (3 of 4) | Pursue Curiosity
So, how do we help ourselves when we feel like we are falling back, falling short? I like to think about the idea of perseverance....

Anita Polite-Wilson, Ph.D.
Nov 19, 20211 min read


Fall Back, Embrace Challenges, and Practice Gratitude (2 of 4) | Explore Change to Embrace Challenge
For someone like me, who is highly scheduled and task-oriented, finding gratitude in the unplanned situations of life is really...

Anita Polite-Wilson, Ph.D.
Nov 12, 20212 min read


Fall Back, Embrace Challenges, and Practice Gratitude (1 of 4) | Fall Back to Move Forward
Well, it’s almost time to “fall back” and reclaim that one extra hour of sleep that we lost in the spring. There are lots of ways to...

Anita Polite-Wilson, Ph.D.
Nov 5, 20212 min read


Taking the Scariness out of DIB (4 of 4) | Be Intentional about How You ACT
So, how do we get there? Remember that organizations are made up of individuals. Therefore, we each must take the individual...

Anita Polite-Wilson, Ph.D.
Oct 22, 20212 min read


Taking the Scariness out of DIB Work (3 of 4) | Reframing DIB Conversations: Difficult to Different
Again, I need you to remember that we ALL have biases. It’s often been said that if you have a brain, you have bias. The challenge...

Anita Polite-Wilson, Ph.D.
Oct 15, 20212 min read


Taking the Scariness out of DIB Work (2 of 4) | Fright, Fight or Choose What’s Right
First, we need to understand that as complex as our brains are, they are essentially designed to keep us safe. The amygdala, or the...

Anita Polite-Wilson, Ph.D.
Oct 8, 20212 min read


Taking the Scariness out of DIB Work (1 of 4) | Choosing Curiosity Over Scariness
During the month of October, some might consider this to be the beginning of the holiday season when we intentionally decorate for...

Anita Polite-Wilson, Ph.D.
Oct 1, 20212 min read


Laboring for Justice as a Labor of Love (4 of 4) | The Privilege to Connect
Sharing your privilege doesn't mean taking away anything from yourself. It means adding to someone else. And that's the beauty and...

Anita Polite-Wilson, Ph.D.
Sep 24, 20212 min read


Laboring for Justice as a Labor of Love (3 of 4) | The Privilege to Transform
I believe we all are responsible to pay it forward based on the privilege that we all have. The privilege that I have as an educated...

Anita Polite-Wilson, Ph.D.
Sep 17, 20211 min read


Laboring for Justice as a Labor of Love (2 of 4) | The Privilege Found in Pain
Now, think about this: even through the pain we endure that is caused by someone else, we have the privilege of understanding the depths...

Anita Polite-Wilson, Ph.D.
Sep 10, 20212 min read
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