One of the most powerful concepts of the coaching practices that I have learned is to think of our interactions with the idea of three types of conversation: relationship, possibility and action. There is no script for each of these conversations to happen but rather the practice of seeing your conversations through these lenses has… Continue reading recipes for success – relationship * possibility * action
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in the “business” of saving the world?
thinking out loud, again….. I have struggled with thinking through an issue raised on a web site I check in on from time to time. The issue is a matter of forming alliances for financial purposes with the intention of collaborating on successfully working to eliminate poverty. Article: Uncultured Project Appeal to Readers In my… Continue reading in the “business” of saving the world?
is being tired a valid excuse for not helping the world?
A full work day, being a dad, being a husband and a few household duties or projects thrown in here and there and there isn’t much left of my energy and yet…… ….. there are conversations I would like to contribute to. I recalled a quote tonight from Ross Perot and it made me think. … Continue reading is being tired a valid excuse for not helping the world?
children in grown up bodies
-sigh- occasionally my work inspires me for my ideas of what to write here and today I am filled with a desire to vent. I am regularly reminded that while our bodies age, and our vocabularies increase, the level of maturity is not guaranteed to follow. Moreover wisdom may never come to an individual despite… Continue reading children in grown up bodies
truth
The discovery of an acceptable definition of truth seems to be something worthy of many discussion in the future I think. There are folks still stuck on the concept of absolute truth and they appear to be divided into two camps. On the one hand scientific “proof” based truth and on the other “belief” based… Continue reading truth
ticks from space
a long time ago an alien species crafted a interstellar space cannon that could fire projectiles containing entire communities of it’s people across the galaxy in hopes of finding place where they could settle and thrive. one of those projectiles would arrive on earth and after the impact a vast community of the alien species… Continue reading ticks from space
do you have a destiny?
is there a hidden agenda embedded in your DNA? is there meaning in your actions without you knowing it? are seemingly routine events in your life that seem boring actually making micro-payments into a greater good? are some people craving anarchy because they think that they are independent or because they feel hopeless? do you… Continue reading do you have a destiny?
climate change and atheists
can you both believe in climate change and be an atheist? if atheists don’t believe in something they cannot see or find evidence for, then how could one believe in climate change which is based on a future state of the earth?
hope
it would be interesting to know if any other life form on our planet experiences hope. I think we assume we are the only species so lucky but I wonder if instinct is the only driver or if there hope in the mind of the great majestic whale or in the hovering hummingbird. hope keeps… Continue reading hope
the most powerful force
human greed. is there really anything more powerful? it drives people to do the most horrible crimes and tell the most horrible lies. we want more money, stuff, love, food, space, entertainment, attention. the simple living movement tells us to declare “enough” and we do but we are secretly just redirecting our greed elsewhere. are… Continue reading the most powerful force