What I Learned from the ICF Conference
A couple of weeks ago, I posted on the Coactive Network a message about what I learned from the International Coach Federation conference. Here's the link: http://coactivenetwork.com/webx?128@115.iM3JaaYelUO.5@.3c413dab. Scroll down and click on the option to show all the messages in...
The Creative Habit
I'm almost finished with a book by Twyla Tharp, "The Creative Habit." It's a great book for understanding the creative process, which Tharp says depends on, of all things, structure. If you are yearning to have more creativity in your...
Simplicity and Warren Buffett
"I've created a good environment. All I have to do is think and not be influenced by others." --Warren Buffett he above quote came from a Wall Street Journal article on how Warren Buffett, the famed investor and head of...
Gratefulness and Gratitude
Last week, I blogged about the small things in life that give us pleasure--pomegranates, lost objects found, sunrises. I think of this as having gratitude. When I think of gratefulness, I think of the big stuff--freedom, family, health. I was...
More Toilet Stories
I'm amazed at how quickly the week goes by. It seems like I just blogged and I see it's been nearly a week since I posted anything. In a recent Wall Street Journal, I spied this headline: "The Battle Over...
Pomegranates, Black Pants, and Sunrises
I've been delighted with small surprises in the last few days. Over the weekend, I was sitting next to a woman at a karate tournament who was eating pomegranate seeds. "Is that a pomegranate?" I was curious as I had...
Smile Test
Another fun exercise from A Whole New Mind book: To test your ability to read people, take a look at the following url: www.tinyurl.com/2u7sh It's the BBC's ten minute, 20-question test, based on solid research, to see how good you...
A Whole New Mind
It takes a pretty good book to keep my interest until the last page. I've started countless books only to put them down after 50 or 100 pages. Fortunately, A Whole New Mind by Daniel Pink is not one of...