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In reading the headlines from the New York Times today I saw this: Jobless Rate Hits 7.2%, a 16-Year High
This is very disturbing news, especially if you are one of the 7.2%. It makes me wonder how many people see this as an opportunity vs. a curse.
I remember a lady who I worked with at [...]
Concerning Choice
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 [...]
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 [...]
Waiting Is OK
One of the time mastery experts from whom we heard during our recent Time Experts Telesummit talked about the way we are conditioned to react to stimuli. He asked listeners to reflect on how they react to things such as a newly arrived email, a ringing phone, a doorbell, a fire alarm. And I noticed [...]
Paying attention to the coaching
The coaching is around you always …it’s your job to pay attention to it.
This means that life is always giving you information, and the more you pay attention to what the messages are, the more you can navigate through it with ease.
My time in TX has been a reminder of this concept, to be open [...]
Jamie
I have a client and let’s call him Jamie. Jamie has a job he can’t stand, except for the fact that he is allowed to do it half a world away from the organization’s headquarters. So even though he now rolls his eyes so much during conference calls that he’s in danger of going cross-eyed, [...]
The Gift of Our Discontent
“The most precious gift God has given to this land is not its great riches of soil and forest and land, but the divine discontent planted deeply in the hearts of the American people.”
–Newspaper editor William Allen White
Political pundit Chris Matthews closed his Sunday show this week with this quote and shared the following about [...]
Big Experiment
I’m conducting a big experiment this month. I’ve decided to put my idea of independent work to the ultimate test, and leave San Francisco to spend a month in Dallas.When I worked for Corporate America, aka ‘the man’, I used to fantasize about being able to take off for extended periods and still earn a [...]
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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