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“Let He Who is Without Sin Cast the First Stone”
(Hyper-Scrutiny (Hypocritical?) Serves No One. Drives Good, Capable People From Public Service.) WASHINGTON — 2/3/09 (New York Times) “The abrupt collapse of Tom Daschle’s cabinet…
February 4, 2009
Your Tendency Does Not Have To Be Your Destiny
Okay, I’ve got tendencies——ways I naturally flow, habits and inclinations and routines that have crept in over the years. Some of these serve me, others…
January 30, 2009
The Beginner’s Mind
In the beginner’s mind there are many possibilities, in the expert’s mind there are few.” – Shunryu Suzuki, Zen teacher Shoshin is a concept…
January 29, 2009
“Life is one indivisible whole”
While watching an NFL playoff post-game show, I saw footage of the losing team going through the tunnels underneath the stadium back to their locker…
January 26, 2009
A Moment That Will Define a Generation
On January 20th, 2009, Barack Obama took the oath of office as the 44th President of these United States. I have excerpted several phrases from…
January 21, 2009
It isn’t always easy
Some of the many new books on how to go green: “Easy Ways to Protect Our Planet” “Simple Ways to Save The Earth” “10 Painless…
January 20, 2009
Cool, Calm, and Collected
These are two of my personal affirmations: – I am cool, calm, and collected. – I radiate confidence and composure. Needless to say, given the…
January 15, 2009
In Praise of Fear, or Using the Shark!
(Blog #6 on Implementing Your Life Plan in the New Year) A while back we discussed how motivation breaks down into two basic types: “moving…
January 12, 2009
Honest Leadership
We generally think of honesty as in telling the truth, not telling lies. There is a deeper kind of honesty, the integrity to tell the…
December 30, 2008
No one needs a smile more than someone who has none left to give
There is a tendency to fight fire with fire, to return sullenness or rudeness with anger, to do unto others as they have done unto…
December 24, 2008
Excuse Me! Your Life is Waiting!
(Third in a series of blogs urging, begging, pleasing with YOU to turbocharge your existence with a WRITTEN life plan for the coming year!) I think you…
December 22, 2008