Keeping It Beautiful
A number of years ago my Dad found himself in a conversation at a family event with a distant relative he had never met. The man he was speaking with… Continue Reading...
Grow Your Response Ability
For those of you who have read The Seven Habits for Highly Effective People, the graphic here will be familiar. To those of you who haven’t, I can’t recommend… Continue Reading...
Our Stories
“Without the stories we are nothing”.
I’ve always loved that phrase. It appears to have originated from the poetry of Leslie Marmon Silko, but regardless of its provenance. it… Continue Reading...
For Optimists Only! (FYI, You’re an Optimist)
How many times have you experienced the following: You believe you have an important insight that, when you share it, people nod their head and murmur “how true”? This is… Continue Reading...
The Death of a Salesman
The tragedy of Willie Loman is that he was incredibly talented at one thing, but spent his life doing something else that he was mediocre at.
He thought success meant… Continue Reading...
Creativity and The Worst Sentence Ever
“You have too much time on your hands” may be the worst possible reaction to any creative endeavor.
Today, we have greater ability to create new things than ever before. … Continue Reading...
