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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 [...]
I’m OK as long as you’re not
I was reading this blog post by Daniel Pink - the jist is that we feel better when our circumstances match those around us. For example, if you’re laid off, you feel better if those around you are laid off, too. As magnanimous as it may seem to wish another well, the truth is more that [...]
Perpetual summertime
This is from Nic Askew, of Soul Biographies. After reading it, I wondered if you would consider letting your light shine from the inside, allowing us on the outside to see it. What might that do to your work, your attitude, your overall approach to life? How might this affect your coming New Year? How [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
Running Away
Here’s another Dag Hammarskjold quote that caught my eye:
Life only demands from you the strength that you possess. Only one feat is possible; not to run away.
As I continue to spend time in Texas, I’m thinking of how I left. I graduated from Texas A&M and within a week had moved to Los Angeles – [...]
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 [...]
Barking Starbucks expeditor?!
This week I read an article in the August Inc. Magazine about Starbucks (How Hard Could It Be?.) The author refers to a person he encounters that day whose job it is to talk to the customers in line before they get to the front counter, ostensibly to expedite their drink order.
Here’s a quick quote:
Anyway, [...]
Playing to your strengths
Yesterday I went to the SF Giants game, the last game of the Giants’ season. It was a warm, sunny, perfect day in SF - the kind of day that makes you fall in love with the City and forget the fog exists.
As I was enjoying the game it occurred to me that [...]