A Few Cool Things
I wanted to share a few cool things on the Internet that I've discovered recently. I'm usually a late adopter in new technology. The fact that I've discovered these things before my parents means I'm making progress on the geek...
Bruce Mau on Growth
I'm still de-cluttering. In pile of papers that have been in the corner of my office for the last year, I ran across "An Incomplete Manifesto for Growth" by Bruce Mau. According to his website, his design studio works with...
Charlie Brown and inboxes
Before I forget, I want to pass on two things that have given me great pleasure. One of them I had planned on blogging about over the holiday season. My husband is a piano teacher extraordinaire and one of his...
Competence, Balance, and Impact
A friend emailed me, confirming my order for a facial cleanser that she sells as part of a direct marketing company (think Mary Kay). She then remarked that she has much more energy for this work, where she runs her...
Self-Care and Self-Acceptance
I had a conversation recently with a woman about self-care. She brought up the analogy of putting on your oxygen mask first on an airplane before helping others with their oxygen mask. Self-care is an inherent part of balance. Without...
Saying No
In a newsletter from a fellow coach, Michael Bungay Stanier, I received these definitions of great work and good work: 1. Work that goes beyond its functional intention and moves us in deep and mysterious ways, we call great work....
Something I Thought I’d Never See
A recent Wall Street Journal article proclaimed, "India's Talent Pool Drying Up." The subtitle said it all--"Tech Sector Suffers as Wages Surge and Multinationals Splurge." Just a few years ago, multinational companies were setting up branches in Bangalore and Pune...
Expiration Dates
On New Year’s Day, I felt the urge to de-clutter. The spark hit me as I opened up the door to the medicine cabinet. Expiration dates are a great thing. They give you an excuse to throw something out, even...
