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Accessing Collective Intelligence
A lot of smart people (approximately 350 of them) work for The Collier Companies. My fellow Team Members possess an incredible collective storehouse of knowledge…
August 20, 2008
Portion Control: Making Empowering Choices
A while back, I was at a dinner for a large group of people. I mean large both in terms of number (15 plus) and…
August 13, 2008
Coat & Tie vs. Global Warming: Which One Wins?
A recent New York Times article dealt with a 30-day experiment raising the thermostat settings (72 to 77 in general, 70 to 75 in conference…
August 12, 2008
“Culture Matters: How Values Shape Human Progress”
“Culture Matters: How Values Shape Human Progress,” is a collection of essays edited by Lawrence E. Harrison and Samuel P. Huntington. Its axiom is that…
August 5, 2008
Take a Deep Breath. Stretch.
Breathing is one of the most under-noticed, under-rated body functions. Yet there is a lot of power in controlling your breathing. “Take a deep breath.”…
July 29, 2008
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 28, 2008
Chicken Little Rides Again?
“Overblown: How Politicians and the Terrorism Industry Inflate National Security Threats, and Why We Believe Them,” by John E. Mueller “False Alarm: The Truth About…
July 25, 2008
We Change When We Want To
We change when we want to. The catalyst can be whatever we want it to be. I’m fascinated by human beings, what makes them do…
July 10, 2008
Reframing Revisted
A while back I wrote about reframing, the technique of choosing to look at something in a positive light, in a way that served you,…
July 9, 2008
We see the world as we are. We see the world as we expect to see.
Our expectations, our outlook on life, our personal norms, powerfully impact the world we see. This theme of self-fulfilling prophecy is one I return to…
July 1, 2008
The wise farmer does not cast seed on rocky ground
There are only 24 hours in a day, and while we are a generation fortunate enough to reasonably expect to exceed life spans of the…
June 20, 2008