Six Questions for the New Year

I love to steal. Good ideas, that is. At the inflection point of a new year, I see all kinds of great exercises from fellow coaches on summarizing this past year and setting goals for the new year. My thanks to the following coaches for providing fodder for my thinking: Shirley Anderson, Janet Auty-Carlisle, Marcia…

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Great Adventures

I’m reading another book, "The Sound of Paper" by Julia Cameron, who is best known for the bible on creativity, "The Artist’s Way." "The Sound of Paper" is about nourishing our creative muse, especially when we have gone on vacation, left it at home, and forgotten to put out so much as a morning snack.…

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The Meaning of Love

I’m almost finished reading Viktor Frankl’s book, Man’s Search for Meaning. Here’ s a quote from the book I want to share: "Love is the only way to grasp another human being in the innermost core of his personality. No one can become fully aware of the very essence of another human being unless he…

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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 life, this book is an excellent guide. Which reminds me of something that came out…

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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 Berkshire Hathaway, works–keeping the outside world at bay so that he can hear himself think.…

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