It started out innocently enough. Hoping for some bounce-off gems*, I went to the library and checked out Dog Whisperer Cesar Millan‘s book, Cesar’s Way. *bounce-off gems = ideas sparked by someone else’s work or creativity. In this case, the thought that drove me to the library was something like, “Cesar works to control unruly [...]
My Elementary Latin Dictionary (C.T. Lewis) is being used as a 1.5 inch riser for my monitor for about another 30 seconds. At that time, it will be flipped open to find the root for “motivate”. OK, here I go. Hmm, probably from the past participle of movere, to move. The entry includes a list [...]
Your personal foundation forms the basis of your workflow. When it supports you, life is good. When it’s weak, you waste time trying to track down stuff falling through the cracks. Questioning the foundation model. While foundation implies solidity and strength, which is good to base your work life on, it also implies a one [...]
So that you can be present with the unprecedented pain joyous and magical experience of childbirth, here are a few things you can do ahead of time. [Side note: lucky for my sister that she's an awesome simplifier in her own right and has likely dialed all this in weeks ago.] Now I’m no pro [...]
Are we going by way of the Ancient Rome? Smoke and ashes as far as the eye can see, the hapless ending to the epic story of western civilization…? Depends on who you talk to. While just about every one of our major institutions is in some sort of crisis, I believe the jury is [...]
I’m coming back into my Self after six days of non-routine mornings. I don’t have a problem with taking a day off here and there, like for a lazy Sunday morning, but after six consecutive days is like insta-Ramen for disaster. This morning there were no 7 a.m. meetings, no excuse for a lazy Monday [...]
The first Wisdom 2.0 conference was this past weekend: merging wisdom and technology. (last week’s post looking forward to it here) This topic paved the way for great conversations on and off the stage. One of the themes was social media. Twitter, Facebook, and developing online community are great methods for reaching out to like [...]
