Over the years, this space has grown into a living body of work — reflections written in real time and in retrospect, across seasons of change, clarity, disruption, and growth. It now also includes links to my SilverDisobedience® Perception Dynamics™ podcast interviews.
Feel free to scroll or use the search bar to choose a topic that reflects where you are right now and explore at your own pace.
There’s no order required. No finish line. Read or watch whatever meets you where you are.
Essays explore how perception — consciously and unconsciously — shapes experience, decision-making, emotional response and self-trust. They also address timing in life, trade-offs, internal alignment, and the often unspoken pressures behind big choices. Many posts look at how to separate fear, urgency, and outside influence from true readiness. Some tackle awareness of our nervous system, maintaining emotional steadiness, and returning to center — especially during periods of uncertainty, conflict, or fatigue. Plenty examine interpersonal perception, unspoken cues, boundaries, loyalty, projection, and the subtle mechanics of influence — both personal and professional. Others tackle leadership as an internal state, not a title. Topics include presence under scrutiny, decision-making in high-stakes environments, and maintaining integrity while operating in complex systems. I explore personal evolution, self-trust, and the quiet courage required to outgrow old identities — without abandoning yourself in the process. You can also expect to find posts about space for grief, patience, waiting, and the uncomfortable middle — when clarity hasn’t arrived yet, but something is clearly shifting. Basically you’ll find thoughts about the entirety of the human experience.
Enjoy! Thank you for visiting. I hope you find the content valuable. If you ever need to go deeper, I offer private consultations.
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Latest post
Before the Storm: Getting In Front of Workplace Conflicts Before They Escalate
Most workplace conflicts don’t erupt out of nowhere. They send clear signals — if you know what to look for. A shift in tone. A clipped response. Someone who suddenly stops asking questions. Break room conversations that end when certain people enter. These aren’t random behaviors — they’re early warning signs that most leaders miss. Not because they’re careless. Because they were never taught how… Keep reading →
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Latest post
The Executive Brief
How Elite Leaders Win When the Stakes Are Highest When decisions shape careers, reputations, and market trust, perception isn’t a side factor — it’s the hidden driver that you’re either harnessing to your benefit…or missing at your detriment. For more than three decades, the 6‑Layer Perception Stack™ and 4P™ Perception Model have quietly empowered leaders through moments that define organizations and careers. From boardroom showdowns… Keep reading →
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Why You Don’t Do What’s Best for You (and How to Fix It) | Eric Edmeades on Evolutionary Mismatch, WildFit & Habit Cessation
This post explores the gap between knowledge and action regarding personal health, emphasizing human instincts and environmental influences. Eric Edmeades discusses survival habits and modern stress, suggesting mindfulness and mindful design of living spaces as strategies to align behavior with well-being. Understanding these elements can enhance self-motivation and decision-making. Keep reading →
Escape Programming Defaults and Become Wildly Human with Eric Edmeades – Silver Disobedience® Perception Dynamics with Dian Griesel: How People Think, Lead and Succeed
- Escape Programming Defaults and Become Wildly Human with Eric Edmeades
- The Astrologer's Guide: Navigating Love and Life with Neda Farr
- Mafia Chronicles: Power, Crime, and Survival in America with Jeffrey Sussman
- Life on The Runway and More with Anastasiia
- The Resilient Beat: Drumming, A Brain Tumor, Adversity and Creativity with Renown Drummer Alex Cohen
Recent posts
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Before the Storm: Getting In Front of Workplace Conflicts Before They Escalate
Most workplace conflicts don’t erupt out of nowhere. They send clear signals — if you know what to look for. A shift in tone. A clipped response. Someone who suddenly stops asking questions. Break room conversations that end when certain people enter. These aren’t random behaviors — they’re early warning signs that most leaders miss.… Keep reading →
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The Executive Brief
How Elite Leaders Win When the Stakes Are Highest When decisions shape careers, reputations, and market trust, perception isn’t a side factor — it’s the hidden driver that you’re either harnessing to your benefit…or missing at your detriment. For more than three decades, the 6‑Layer Perception Stack™ and 4P™ Perception Model have quietly empowered leaders… Keep reading →
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The Astrologer’s Guide: Navigating Love and Life with Neda Farr
Have you ever wondered if the stars can really guide your love life? 🌌✨ Tag someone who’s curious about astrology! In Dian’s latest SilverDisobedience® Perception Dynamics™ chat with astrologer Neda Farr aka @NedatheAstrologer — we dive deep into soulmate astrology and how your birth chart reveals so much more than just your sun sign. Did… Keep reading →
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The Power of Silence in Decision Making
Many capable individuals speak prematurely when their position is strongest, thinking it fosters clarity. However, this often leads to discomfort and undermines their authority. Instead of explaining, they should practice restraint, allowing silence for decisions to settle, fostering genuine understanding without premature negotiation or defense of ideas. Keep reading →
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Multi-Tasking is Over-Rated
All of my best accidents and mistakes — I’ve made the Greatest Hits List of Whoppers — have resulted from multi-tasking. Like saying “yes” to things I don’t really want to say yes to because I wasn’t paying attention and was elsewhere mentally occupied. Like breaking a toe and having it be serious enough that… Keep reading →
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The Resilient Beat: Drumming, Brain Tumors, Adversity and Creativity with Renown Drummer Alex Cohen
In this SilverDisobedience® Perception Dynamics™ podcast, discover how renowned drummer Alex Cohen turned a life-threatening brain tumor diagnosis into a journey of resilience and even greater creativity through drumming. When life threw a curveball in the form of a brain tumor, Alex Cohen found solace and strength through his passion for drumming. In this episode,… Keep reading →
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Being the Boss of Your Life Starts with Radical Honesty
If we want to take charge of our lives, we all need to keep honing our personalities, move our ideals and hopes ahead, fight for our dreams and live our lives around our personal purpose. Our ideal life is not something we “find” but something we “create.” The business of being a person is to… Keep reading →
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Devoted Leadership: A Conversation with Jeanne Stafford
Does God Belong in the Workplace? Jeanne Stafford on the Devotion Factor and Time with Intention In this episode of the SilverDisobedience Perception Dynamics host Dian Griesel talks with Jeanne Stafford about whether God belongs in the workplace and how “the devotion factor” helps people connect to something eternal, clarify purpose, and manage time with… Keep reading →
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Experience and Wisdom Are NOT Synonyms
We place enormous faith in experience. We promote people who have it, defer to organizations that have accumulated it, and assume that time spent doing something naturally produces wisdom. It’s one of our deepest beliefs about how learning works. It’s also, quietly, one of our more dangerous assumptions. Experience alone doesn’t always teach. Interpretation does.… Keep reading →
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Better Aging, Nutrition & Memory Health with John Lewis, Ph.D.
In a recent podcast episode, Dian Griesel discusses five nutritional strategies with Dr. John Lewis to enhance brain health as we age. Key recommendations include prioritizing vitamin D, combining it with K2, increasing fiber intake, favoring plant-based foods, and staying hydrated. These modifications can help support cognitive function and memory retention. Keep reading →
