by Alexia Parks | Jan 12, 2017 | 10 Traits, Article, Leadership Opportunity
Remember the children’s game: Packing My Suitcase? What trip were you planning? What did you need to take with you on your trip? Today, that game could be called MY GREAT EXPECTATIONS . It begins by asking yourself: Is MY trip a journey or a destination? ASK: (1) Am I making the trip because I want to join the January 21st Women’s Protest March. Or, (2) The Women’s March is my first step, to a lifetime as a leader. To make the world a better place, I want to be a leader of the change I want to see in the world. Deciding whether your trip is a journey or a destination is a question you can ask yourself every day. When you are able to clearly describe the space between where you are NOW – what you have right now – and what you want, you’ll be able to pack your bag for the success you’re seeking. Alexia Parks, Founder of 10TRAITS.org is an Adjunct Professor, an expert on gender equality, and a UN Mentor. She has created a new, unified, Evolutionary Model of Leadership based on 10 traits found in the male and female...
by Alexia Parks | Dec 31, 2016 | 10 Traits, Article, Leadership Opportunity
What is this SECRET power? As people around the world count down the last seconds of 2016 to welcome in the NEW Year we all share something in common: a belief that things will be better in 2017. It’s a great time to AIM HIGH. Think higher thoughts. Create a vision – and your role – in a world that works for everyone. Second by second, heartbeat by heartbeat, here are my goals for ALL people, everywhere, in the New Year. May you have: Health Happiness Prosperity Peace-of-Mind And ONE More Goal (See IMAGE...
by Alexia Parks | Nov 12, 2016 | 10 Traits, Article, Leadership Opportunity
In the aftermath of Election2016, the starting point for restoring the ideals that the people of America represent is the acceptance of WHAT IS. Then, in the very next breath, say to yourself: “And here is what I AM going to do about it.” To set it in motion, share your next step with family and friends. The following is an excerpt from a letter I received this morning. I was thinking similar thoughts, perhaps you were too. The one change I made is shown in ITALICS below. Robby Mook writes: The dust is still settling from Tuesday’s election, and we don’t have all the answers yet. But for now, here are a few things to consider: Run for office. If we’ve learned anything from our candidate, it’s that the best way to make change is simply to go out and do it. Get involved in a local or municipal race, whatever it takes to be that change you want to see in your community. Get involved in your community in other ways. Join a board, help plan community days, volunteer with local progressive groups. Rise Women Rise. Democrats across the country need you now more than ever. They need your votes, if you live in their districts, and they also need your time and your skills to keep going. Support women and girls. Reach out to the women and girls in your family and other circles and let them know that you value and support them. Ask them what their dreams are — then help them get there however you can. Promote love and kindness where you live. Hillary has lived her life with the words...
by Alexia Parks | Oct 6, 2016 | 10 Traits, Article, Health, Leadership Opportunity, UN Women
A person’s character is defined by their habits (or lack of habits). When you structure your day with a habit that includes goal setting, and then set up time to focus on a chosen goal without distraction, you unlock the potential to express yourself fully in the direction you have chosen. When these chosen, daily habits are linked together, you then discover that you can live the life you’ve always DREAMED of, every day! To change your life, chose to change your daily habits so that they keep you focused on the life you want to live. It’s that simple! So here are some insights that you may find helpful on your journey inward. 1. Conscious breathwork is good. Slowing down the breathing brings many body/mind benefits, including increased mindfulness, good digestion, and stress reduction. 2. Lucid dreaming is good. Using this dream-induced deeply relaxed state as a “discovery” space lets ideas and possibilities arise into your neocortex without judgement. It by-passes the “critic” which wants to judge everything as right or wrong, good or bad. What emerges, arises without judgement in that moment. 3. Yoga nidras rest on lucid dreaming and dream analysis. You are invited to “live your dreams.” By contrast, 10TRAITS Leadership development is based on the development of habits that can be informed by a lucid, dream-like state, but not living our dreams. Here’s why: Dreams are actually a kaleidoscope of images, emotions, and experiences that have accumulated over a lifetime. They emerge randomly, sometimes comic like, sometimes fearful, and also emerge more often if we have gone to bed thinking about them (a person, place, experience, etc.). When we focus on analyzing these random connections, we...
by Alexia Parks | Sep 27, 2016 | 10 Traits, Article, Leadership Opportunity
Men have 10 great traits and so do women. At the first presidential debate of Election2016, Hillary Clinton used them all. I’ll describe each of them in a twice weekly blog, starting tomorrow. #10TRAITS Leadership. An inspirational speaker and a Virtual Mentor with the United Nations, Alexia Parks is also Co-Founder and CEO of Alexia Parks 10 TRAITS Leadership Institute....
by Alexia Parks | Sep 23, 2016 | 10 Traits, Article, Leadership Opportunity, UN Women
As we settle into Autumn, with colorful Fall leaves vying for “BEST of show,” I made a short list of upcoming changes facing us humans, as we begin to make room on Planet Earth for more women on top, robots in the boardroom, and greener leaner communities. One could say, this is a trend watch with a focus sex, money, and what happens when we unleash the untapped power of women. In my talks on 10 traits transforming society and the workplace, I remind audiences that women now represent the largest untapped resource in the world. This represents a talent pool 2X the population of India and China combined! By 2018: Major medical screenings including several types of cancers, by computers, may overtake human analysis in the lab. By 2018: Seeing a 6% gain in NET profit based on 30% women in leadership, 30% women in leadership and management will become the standard. Fast-growth companies seeking higher NET profit will boost that figure to 40-50%. By 2019: The Fossil Fuel Industry will diversify after admitting that their assets in the ground (coal)(oil) will soon = ZERO By 2019: The dematerialization of the modern world will shift to small scale, local and sustainable. By 2020: The corporate world is dematerializing. Your office may be at home or a seat in a collaborative, co-working space. By 2020: The driverless car – in its own designated lane, will share the public streets with bikes and pedestrians. By 2020: Pedestrians and bicyclists clothing or smartphone will include a device to alert driverless cars to their presence. By 2020: Robots will guide humans to their seats at the Tokyo Olympics By 2025: 25% of men will...