Because repetition turns growth into development Moving to another continent in another hemisphere plays havoc with your habits and expectations. Who knew? During the first fifty years of my life I knew my left from my right, my spring from my autumn, and the time of day. After almost 20 years in the other hemisphere…
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Ship your pessimism as you don a cloak of multi-optimism
Optimists wanted. Experience not required. Apply virtually. Once upon a time committed shareholders went to the harbor to see their ship sail. And then, much, much later, they went to the harbor to see if it had come in. In between sailing and berthing, they lived patiently with the risk they had taken. They had…
Put a stop at the top of the pyramid
Looking up (at leaders) is a downer. It need not be. We physically look up to our leaders because their box is drawn higher on the chart and because they sit in a higher office (in both meanings of the word office). We morally look up to our leaders because… Well, maybe once upon a…
Are you going insane, regressing, or just being old-fashioned?
One of those is an effective strategy Trapped at home like chickens in a coup… Sorry. Freudian slip. Let me start that again. Trapped at home like chickens in a coop, slowly going insane, maybe even regressing, we try on opposing qualities for our daily dose of de-zoom. Wait! That might just work… Peck here…
The Mentor’s Dilemma
Being a master at does not entitle you to master over One day you might have to show a child how to ride a bicycle. Beware, it’s not that easy. When you ride a bike, you have no conscious awareness of your skill in balancing-pedaling-steering-breaking and your conscious mind is free to focus on other…
Beware the not quite empty promise
– It’s Easter egg hunting time, so let me remind you that over many centuries and in many cultures the egg represents new life, rebirth and Spring. Somewhere along the way this symbol of promise has become a little tainted, at least for me. The Easter eggs of my early years had substance. They were…
