The Personal Journey
It’s About the Question
Jodee Bock has a great post entitled, "Change Your Questions, Change Your Life." She was solicited to give input on the following question (sort of a question about questions): What is the ONE important question a person should ask himself or herself in 2007? Questions do matter, more than answers. Because questions can cause…
Read MoreReflections on the Year
Here’s a great exercise for looking back on the year from my coach, Shirley Anderson: At year’s end, I generally ask my clients to list 25 things they are most proud of accomplishing in the past year. And also, what do they regret or wish had turned out differently. I think you’ll find it totally…
Read MoreStories With Meaning
An article in the Wall Street Journal reported a new type of speaker for corporate retreats. In the past, companies hired management gurus like Peter Drucker or Tom Peters or Jim Collins to speak. Now they are hiring speakers at rates fit for a Drucker or Peters or Collins, who may have no business experience…
Read MoreMourning
My sister-in-law sent me an article entitled, "blessed mourning," knowing that I was experiencing grief over the loss of my friend, Ilene. It talks about how mourning has fallen out of fashion, that in earlier times, there was a formal mourning period, when black was worn and people did not attend social functions. This rigid…
Read MoreLife After the Corner Office
For those of you in the Boulder area, a shortened version of my posting on Closet Entrepreneurs is running in today’s Daily Camera. Once a week, this local newspaper puts out a business section that includes posts from local bloggers, under a column called The Final Word. That’s where you’ll find my post. By coincidence,…
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