Ordinary Life, Extraordinary Living

Life Lessons

Sir Ken Robinson on Talent and Passion

Ready for a humorous, entertaining and educational conversation about talent and passion?  The following video is a presentation by Sir Ken Robinson, an expert on creativity. It's over an hour long and well-worth every minute: Notice his wonderful use of...

Evangelists and Community-Building

How do you support evangelists, when you don't believe in evangelism? A friend of mine, who is passionate about bringing the human spirit into business (something near and dear to my heart), cringed when I talked about how he could...

Abundance During a Recession

I've never felt abundance like I have during this recession. It's a paradox. As my monthly income has dropped to its lowest level in years, and the sales cycle is longer than I ever imagined, I'm experiencing abundance. Photo by...

Are You Worth Following?

When I first started working on A Bigger Voice, back in December 2007, I discounted the role of personal leadership/development in turning an idea into a sustainable movement. I was more concerned with what wisdom entrepreneurs need to do, rather...

Wisdom from Three Cups of Tea Author

I posted on my other blog about a talk that Greg Mortenson, author of the book, Three Cups of Tea,  gave in Denver this month. It had a profound impact on me.I wanted to share a few quotes by Mortenson,...

Why I Want My Sons to Be Entrepreneurs

As my sons got into the car for the 15-minute ride to school, I shared with them a secret wish: "I hope some time during your life, you become an entrepreneur." The 16-year old, who may be doomed to be...

Connecting Over Achieving

I continue to be impressed with the capabilities of Facebook, even though I'm only an occasional user. Seems like each time I log on, there's a new capability that allows me to connect with others in a way that is...

4 Ways Social Media is Changing the Non-Profit World

Beth Kanter has a great post on how non-profits are successfully using social media to further their causes. She illustrates her points with some real-life examples from March of Dimes and the Red Cross as well as lesser known non-profits.This...

The Ties (and Memories) That Bind

I couldn't help but be drawn into a story about how a group of girls in middle America (Ames, IA) stayed connected over the course of 40 years. The story was further developed in a book, The Girls of Ames,...

Wisdom on Careers and Business

I was part of a business panel last week talking about "Risk, Reward, Opportunity: Navigating a Changing Marketplace." This event was sponsored by the Northwestern Club of Colorado. My fellow panelists, Chris Onan, Madie Gustafson, and Brian Baldwin, are well-known...