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Discipline = Freedom
I used to see discipline as: – an unwelcome constraint, – a negative, a drag, – the absence of freedom, – something to be fought,…
January 8, 2009
The Transmission of Emotion: Contagious Happiness?
Can the happiness of people you don’t even know impact your happiness? Can the happiness of your friends’ friends’ friends affect your happiness? Yes. A…
December 19, 2008
Yesterday you said Tomorrow
(The Second in a Series of Blogs Prodding, Pushing, and Poking You to Get Moving on Your Life Plan for Next Year) The clock is…
December 15, 2008
Officers Eat Last
“Stewardship Leadership.” “Servant Leadership.” These terms speak of leadership as a trust, a fiduciary responsibility. At its highest meaning, leadership carries a sense of duty,…
December 9, 2008
Some people always find a way, some people always find an excuse!
A friend of mine told me about his trials and tribulations in completing a renovation project. He concluded his tales of contractor woe by saying,…
December 4, 2008
Communicating with Integrity
Integrity in communication means honoring your words. Honoring your words means you either 1. Keep your word: keep your commitments, your promises, stick to the…
November 24, 2008
The Obligations of Power
I want to live in a fair society, a just society where hard work, intelligently directed, is rewarded as frequently as possible. Outcomes cannot be…
November 17, 2008
Talent is Overrated
The basic thesis of “Talent is Overrated,” by Geoff Covin (senior editor at large for Fortune magazine), is that hard work, smart work, count for…
November 11, 2008
Natural Rights Vs. Artificial Rights
The Bill of Rights, the first ten amendments to the U.S. Constitution, enumerates certain inalienable rights: freedom of speech, freedom of religion, the right of…
November 10, 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
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