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In Memory of Courtland Alden Collier
In Memory of Courtland Alden Collier
Courtland Alden Collier passed away Thursday, July 17, 2008, just before 3 o’clock in the afternoon. Here is the text of Nathan’s prepared remarks for…
July 17, 2025
9 R’s That Will Take You To A Better Place: Rigorously Review, Reflect & Refocus Regularly or Repeat Rote Routines & Regress
One secret to a contented life: daily strive to gain perspective, go to the mountain top frequently, stand outside yourself, grow in self-awareness. Are you…
July 15, 2025
Blind to Our Own Greatness: The Roadblocks Within
Falling short of our potential, walking away, no running, galloping from the greatness within each of us. I do it as much as anyone, creating…
July 10, 2025
A Collection of Values
So, one Sunday eve recently as I was researching for a UF class on Leadership that I present to ExecEd MBAs and at the law…
July 8, 2025
I Woke Up in America
When people ask the polite and ritualistic ‘How are you?’ question, my go-to answer is ‘I woke up in America and that is a pretty…
July 3, 2025
Breaking the Habit of Being Yourself
Breaking the Habit of Being Yourself: How to Lose Your Mind and Create a New One by Dr. Joe Dispenza A Summary of Key Points Your…
July 1, 2025
Let the Problem Solve Us
‘Let the problem solve us’ means going deeper, asking how and why the problem occurred and what we can learn from it. It means letting…
June 26, 2025
To Learn From a Book, Close the Book
This is an incredibly effective technique to deeply engrain new knowledge. Read a few pages or a chapter or any passage that strikes you as…
June 24, 2025
What is the View Out Your Windshield?
Your windshield view is a metaphor for what you keep in front of you as well as for your world view. Do you focus on…
June 19, 2025
Do You Have a Standard?
Do you hold yourself… and others… accountable? To a high bar? One that calls out to and requires the best of you? One that you…
June 17, 2025
In Praise of Developmental Discomfort
Developmental discomfort is the ‘awkward zone’ part of significant change, of significant personal and professional growth. Just as a weightlifter needs to ‘feel the burn’ to…
June 12, 2025