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The Joys of Thrift…(The Forgotten Pleasures of Living BENEATH Your Income)
The Joys of Thrift…(The Forgotten Pleasures of Living BENEATH Your Income)
I graduated from college in 1974 and received exactly one job offer, which I cheerfully accepted. The economy was recovering from a period of financial…
October 31, 2008
Living in Harmony with Nature
My father was a civil engineer with an eclectic outlook on life. He took great joy in designing efficient systems, doing more with less. My…
October 30, 2008
Business Lessons From A Chessboard
Some of my fondest memories are of playing chess with my father. He taught me many things and some of the most valuable lessons occurred…
October 29, 2008
Is the Glass Half Empty or Half Full?
This common rhetorical question is often used as a test for optimism (half full) or pessimism (half empty), or to show that the same situation…
October 28, 2008
Laying Bricks or Building Cathedrals
On one level we rent apartments. Four walls and a roof: weathertight, an escape from the elements, shelter from the storm. And while that is…
October 27, 2008
The Limits of Group Intelligence
“If they see other successful people going into something, they don’t do the due diligence because they think someone else did it for them.” “Hotel…
October 24, 2008
Boundarylessness
Boundarylessness is a concept coined by Jack Welch, the former CEO of General Electric (GE). The word itself is awkward but the meaning is liberating.…
October 23, 2008
Communication Loops: Decision; Veto; Information
the loop, /lup/ –noun: a group or network of insiders or influential people As the leader of an organization, I need to know what is…
October 22, 2008
Moving Meditation
The ability to focus the mind, to harness the will, to stay on purpose is an awesome ability, a stupendous skill, a tremendous tool. He…
October 21, 2008
Complacency is a Champion’s Greats Foe
Q: “Do you feel rich?” A: “No. I think I always have a fear that whatever I have could leave, and it’s very temporary. I’ve…
October 20, 2008
Delineating Known Failure Paths vs. Constructive Guidance vs. Dousing Creative Enthusiasm
I hear innumerable ideas, which is wonderful. I really enjoy creative enthusiasm. At the same time, I know how far a journey it is from…
October 17, 2008
Out of the Mouths of Babes
In this 21st Century, the century of the knowledge worker, creativity and out-of-the-box thinking is all the vogue. Yet it is more easily said than…
October 16, 2008
What Small Things Make You Happy?
If we are to believe “Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous,” it is the big things that make us happy: the cars, the houses, the…
October 15, 2008
Audition for the Role of Your New Self
I am always on the lookout for new ways to spark “mental quakes,” to invoke self-induced shifts of perspective. I am continually seeking ways to…
October 14, 2008
Two Sets of Skills
It takes one set of skills to get to the mountain top, a whole other set of skills to stay there. The drive that propels…
October 13, 2008
The Power of Negative Thinking
I played a lot of chess with my dad when I was a kid. Initially I was fond of an all-out attack style. I’d sally…
October 10, 2008
You Cannot Not Communicate
Whether you realize it or not, you are communicating ALL the time. Most of us have heard the statistic that some 87 percent of communication…
October 9, 2008
Fear is a Guidepost, Not a Stop Sign
Decades ago, I had a dream where I was walking on a beautiful beach. Eventually, I turned a corner, rounded a point, and encountered a…
October 8, 2008
Four Phrases, Ten Words
Ten words to change your world: Use these 10 words consistently, with authentic internal alignment and deep sincerity, and you will be astounded at the…
October 7, 2008
Defining a “Learning Organization”
We are committed to being a learning organization. But what does “being a learning organization” really mean? – It means we embrace the necessity of…
October 6, 2008
The Joys of Simplicity
Effectively thinking outside the box requires a deep knowledge of the key elements of a system along with the raw courage to eliminate the superfluous…
October 3, 2008
If everything is a priority, then nothing is a priority.
When everything is a priority, then nothing is a priority. If everything is important, then nothing is important. Medicine responds to this potential dilemma with…
October 2, 2008
If it were easy, everyone would do it…
If it were easy, everyone would do it. And it would already be done. Face it, 90 percent of the time the easy stuff has…
October 1, 2008