The Personal Journey
Your Story Isn’t Who You Are, Secrets to Staying Creative, and Nuts and Bolts
In loading up my iPod for an upcoming trip, I came across these thought-provoking podcasts: The Accidental Creative. The direct link to the podcast on iTunes is:phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewPodcast?id=93424211. Todd Henry interviews some great thinkers about their work and how they stay creative. I especially enjoyed the interviews with management guru, Peter Block, author of The Answer…
Read MoreBurnout: Symptoms and Antidotes
I’ve been missing in action on all of my blogs over the last week. I realized over the weekend that I was on the edge of burnout. Small things were bringing me to tears. I was having trouble getting out of bed before 8am and even then, moving slowly for the rest of the day.…
Read MoreGrace (Eventually) and the Human Voice
I just finished Anne Lamott’s newest book (2007), Grace (Eventually). The subtitle is "Thoughts on Faith." Lamott is one of my favorite writers, because her writing is so honest. She gives the reader inside look at how her mind works (e.g., " I know that when someone gets a big slice of pie, it doesn’t…
Read MoreEncore
I’m just finishing reading the book, Encore by Marc Freedman. In addition to being a writer on the role of aging baby boomers in society, Freedman is a social entrepreneur. The subtitle of his book is "Finding Work that Matters in the Second Half of Your Life." It’s a well-written treatise on why the traditional…
Read MoreOverflowing on a Summer Evening
As a follow-up to my last post about working from heart as well as head, I’ve been blessed to see role models in action. I recently attended a party where the host works completely from the heart, in the business world. His emphasis on the quality of his relationships, his gratefulness of what is right…
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