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Kris shared one of Nick Askew’s short films recently and I want to share another with you today, as I think it calls us in a simple yet profound way to fundamentally examine our intentions, always a good thing to do, but particularly so this time of year. Viewing time is less than 2 minutes.
Will you [...]
Christmas Comes Early To These Workers
Here is a corporate America story worth its weight in cookies. Merry Christmas to those of you who celebrate it, and happy holidays to all!
ASHLAND, Ohio (CNN) — An Ohio bakery shut down in October is bustling again, with 60 eager employees who had expected a Christmas on the unemployment rolls. Some 300 workers lost [...]
New perspective on an familiar subject
I’m thinking about my trip to the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art recently. They have a special tour they put on once a month for members where they spotlight some aspect of the museum; this particular month it was a 45 minute tour of 3 pieces in the permanent collection. These [...]
Which Wolf Do You Feed?
There is a parable told about a young Cherokee who is brought before the tribal elders, who are concerned about his aggressive tendencies. One of the elders takes the young man aside and tells him that his anger is understandable, since all humans have within them two wolves. One wolf is good and peaceable, and [...]
GraceWorks
I had the privilege of spending some time with the folks at GraceWorks yesterday. As described on their website, GraceWorks was established by Grace Cathedral in San Francisco in partnership with secular resources, and exists to provide job search and career transition support for unemployed and underemployed professionals of the San Francisco Bay Area. GraceWorks [...]
Gratitude: It’s Good For What Ails Ya
I can hear you out there. “Thanksgiving week—and here’s another story about gratitude [yawn].” Yet given the research that has shown the very real psycho- and biological benefits of reflecting on that for which one is grateful, you might be—dare I say it?—grateful for this opportunity!
When we are feeling Lost in Corporate America (i.e., dissatisfied [...]
More Fun With Johnny B.
I shared with you earlier this week about Daniel Pink’s Johnny Bunko career guide “comic” book and what it has to say about making plans and following them (or not). Another concept I wanted to share with you from the book has to do with why we choose to do the things we do when [...]
Planning May Be Overrated
I just read a delightful little book by Daniel Pink called Johnny Bunko, The Last Career Guide You’ll Ever Need. Written in the Japanese comic style of Manga, it strikes me as a career guide for people who hate career guides. And its message is clearly boiled down to 6 key lessons. (And no, I [...]
What is Your Why?
He who has a why to live can bear almost any how.
–Friedrich Nietzsche
In our Time Experts Telesummit today, Dr. Jim Loehr reminded us of this quote as he talked about time—and energy–management. And I immediately wanted to share it with you here on our LICA blog because I think it speaks to why many of [...]
Brain in a blender
This is what my brain feels like this week; like it’s been blenderized.I’ve just gone through a workshop entitled, “Become an Inspiring Speaker”, and I’m in the process of preparing to leave San Francisco for a month of working from my parents house in Dallas…Both of these endeavors require my utmost attention, both are revamping [...]
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