Ideas for a Better Life
Vital Friends
A book that’s been getting alot of press lately is Vital Friends by Tom Rath. Rath also wrote the book, How Full Is Your Bucket: Positive Strategies for Work and Life. He’s also a researcher at the Gallup Organization, where he’s looked at the role of friendships in business. On Gallup’s survey for gauging the…
Read MoreWhat I Learned On My Summer Vacation
My kids just returned to school. And with that, there’s the question, “How was your summer vacation?” This year, my husband and I and our two sons decided to take a 10-day road trip to somewhere in the vicinity of the Pacific Northwest. I say “in the vicinity” because we let our energy and instincts…
Read MoreDaimons
Once again, Kenny Moore, former monk and now corporate ombudsman for KeySpan Energy, has written an insightful article that skewers the sacred cow and makes us think a little harder about what we are here to do. I’ve been bugging Kenny about starting a website to post his writings on. He still hasn’t done it…
Read MoreIntuition vs. Analysis
I’m catching up on Seth Godin’s blog. He’s got a posting on Intuition vs. Analysis, encouraging us to trust our gut more, because that’s where great breakthroughs come from. This is something I’ve seen over and over. And while I don’t want to throw out analysis, I think we use way too little of our…
Read MoreWork That You Are Meant to Do
People have been congratulating me on being photographed and quoted in U S News and World Report magazine. What strikes me is how this is a sign of doing work that I’m meant to do. That’s different from work that you are good at or work that you are capable of. As an engineer for…
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