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Do You Make People Better?
Do you make those around you perform better? Behave better? Feel better? As a leader it is your job to ensure that everyone on the team has all the knowledge, skills and tools they require to complete...
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A River Named Intrigue
Are you sailing smoothly through life, enjoying the ride and the view? Are you surrounded by generous people who you trust and care about and they feel the same about you? Is your sail catching just...
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Harvest
Where I am, the harvest has started. Gardeners are reaping the rewards of a summer of weeding, nurturing, watering and watching radishes, kohlrabi, potatoes, zucchini, and carrots grow. Pickling,...
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Have You Been Wounded?
I encounter at least one person a week who is carrying a fresh wound or an old, un-dealt with scar from their past. Their anguish is palpable, bubbling at the edge of their voice and around their eyes....
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Live a Life That Matters
I can’t help you overcome your fear of doing something important. I can’t help you get past the niggling knowledge that you have a great contribution to make but are unwilling to accept your...
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Do You Have Cred?
Is your brand credible? Are your ideas believable? Is the next project viable? Is the network feasible? Do you have Kred? I received a whitepaper from Kred announcing the launch of the new Kred where I...
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Labour Day
The unofficial end to summer (we had snow where I am) and the official school bell to another term. The summer that was 2015 rolled by for me and most of it is a blur. Reunions, work, family, work,...
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When Willpower is Trumped by Imagination
I talk a lot about persistence and the power of commitment. I rant about staying your own course, taking small steps and big steps in an unknown and haphazard combination. I rave about jumping first...
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Why Would I Take This On?
With everything that I have on my plate, I must have some masochistic tendency to be taking on another personal project. I have clients benefiting from 40-50 hours a week of my time, two blogs, a book...
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What I Learned in Kindergarten
Not much. I was what they called a hand full. I struggled with the rules and expectations of others. (Still do) I had trouble staying in line and staying inside the lines. (Still do) I was impatient...
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If I Could Go Back In Time
If I could go back in time I’d visit King Arthur’s court. I’d love to think that I could be a knight riding a huge white steed and carrying a sword and shield in defense of the realm. Or maybe I could...
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Episode 5
Becoming a Legend On the last January I was visiting the Surf Museum in Oceanside California, scouting out their vintage, gently used shirt collection and had a great conversation with a volunteer. We...
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Eating Well, Doing Well
I don’t have many regrets – most are that I didn’t start … earlier in my life. Reading, writing, provoking, running and eating better are all on that list. I can’t go back in time to my 30’s and reboot...
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The Smallest Change
What is small? Is 5% small? Is 1%? How small can something be and still make a change? Would you use .35% of your day to begin to change your health, happiness, attitude? The ‘5 Minute Solution’ will...
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Confession
I am an archaeologist. Or at least that is how I justify my clutter on my desk and shelves. I can locate any document by digging through the layers and using my time dated, history approach. If I...
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Is Guilt a Wasted Tactic?
When you feel guilty does it motivate you? If you carry guilt around does it change how you act? Does it matter if someone else is laying on the quilt or if you are creating it? Most things we feel...
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Ten Years From Now
I heard a business leaders, last week, speaking about integrity and the exponential rate the world is changing. He said ” in the two hours we are in this room, the world has changed – we just don’t...
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Horizons 1
An offshoot of reflection can be clarity or perceived clarity. Reflecting over the past months and encouraged by the uptake of specific ideas expressed here and elsewhere I am taking a deep breath and...
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Horizons 2 – Past
As the planet rotates my yesterday recedes over the eastern horizon following the other 22280 yesterdays. My memories of yesterday seem crystal clear and last month’s remembrances carry a pretty...
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Hotizons 3 – Today
Between the sunset and sunrise we see the glow of memories fading into one horizon and the hope of our tomorrows promising a different way. As we narrow our peripheral vision, we observe and live out...
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