by Jule Kucera | Sep 10, 2023 | Blog
First, the upside, which I so easily overlook. Roxie and I have made great strides. At night, when I brush my teeth, Roxie gets up from her bed in the living room and walks into her crate in my bedroom, unbidden. She knows it’s bedtime. She doesn’t whimper or bark. We...
by Jule Kucera | Sep 3, 2023 | Blog
You’ve sent me a lot of questions lately—thank you! Many were about my medications, which surprised me. That’s the answer that required vulnerability, because I incorrectly think of myself as 30 years old and in perfect health. Here are the answers…...
by Jule Kucera | Aug 27, 2023 | Blog
Roxie almost bit Ken. It happened because: Roxie got afraid when… Ken made a sudden movement with his hand, because… I failed to give Ken instructions on how to interact with Roxie. Ken and Carl work together in our building. Carl is the building engineer,...
by Jule Kucera | Aug 20, 2023 | Blog
Ten years after the leadership debacle with Cindy, I got the opportunity for a do-over. I was no longer working for McDonald’s headquarters outside Chicago. I was a freelance learning consultant living in the woods of Newaygo, Michigan. On a cold January morning,...
by Jule Kucera | Aug 13, 2023 | Blog
Real-life experiments thrill me. One of my most favorite things is to have the opportunity for a do-over of something I messed up the first time. Do-overs are just as much fun in real life as they are in a kid’s game. Biggest example: I was working at McDonald’s...
by Jule Kucera | Aug 6, 2023 | Blog
“Intense meditation” is an oxymoron, but I can’t think of a better way to describe what I did. The Trust Technique uses a process of being in the present moment plus having mindful regard for the animal to teach it to be calm. Here’s how it works (or at least my...
