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Half Birthdays and the Examined Life
Most people go the same distance in life. It’s just that a lot of them spend a lot of time going in circles. And if…
November 12, 2009
Internal Peace vs. External Peace
“It does not mean to be in a place where there is no noise, trouble or hard work…it means to be in the midst of…
November 11, 2009
The Vital Role of the Enforcer
Every organization, every team, needs an enforcer. The enforcer makes sure promises are kept, commitments are followed through on, and pledges and assurances are met.…
November 10, 2009
Top 10 Most Expensive vs. Top 10 Most Happy
Ran across this interesting exercise*: Make a list of the 10 things you have purchased that brought you the greatest happiness. Then make a list…
November 9, 2009
The Virtues of Self-Binding
No, I’m not talking about S&M bondage! The self-binding I’m talking about is taking action in your strong moods to make it more difficult to…
November 5, 2009
Let’s Hug It Out
Saw “Let’s Hug it Out” on a t-shirt on the streets of New York City a while back and was compelled to look it up.…
November 3, 2009
Healthy Aging
Can you name the seven major factors that create a healthy old age, both physically and psychologically? According to the Grant Study of 268 Harvard…
October 26, 2009
“…We never know what moment our lives will be judged on.”
Captain Chesley “Sully” Sullenberger, the U.S. Airways pilot who successfully “landed” an Airbus in the Hudson River, has a memoir due out in October 2009.…
October 22, 2009
Don’t Believe Everything You Read… Part 3
Americans devour polls. We just love to know what everybody else is thinking. We give weight and credibility to poll results, especially when they are…
October 21, 2009
Candor: How Little We Get, How Much We Need It
We recently transferred a Team Member to a less-demanding position because, while he/she had terrific talents in many areas, this TM needed to work on…
October 19, 2009
GNP vs. GNH (Gross National Happiness)
The Kingdom of Bhutan is attempting to calculate its GNH, its Gross National Happiness. And what is Gross National Happiness? Bhutan is a small country…
October 8, 2009