From Hopi elders
A Message from the Hopi Elders for 2010 You have been telling people this is the Eleventh Hour. Now you must go back and tell the people that this is The Hour.
Rubbing up against everything
At a Greendrinks networking event I met a guy in the heating business. He asked me if I ever wondered why a certain temperature in the summer feels fine but in the winter feels chilly. He explained that the walls and objects are literally using us as a heat supply. We rarely think of our own role in the chain of heat distribution.
Friends
"Each friend represents a world in us, a world possibly not born until they arrive, and it is only by this meeting that a new world is born." --Anais Nin
Paths & trails
[caption id="attachment_1692" align="alignright" width="275" caption="Paths & trails"][/caption] Do not go where the path may lead - Go instead where there is no path and leave a trail. Ralph Waldo Emerson
The Paradox of Our Time
This has been around the internet so many times, I hesitated to post it. But the wisdom is timeless and worth reading over time. I originally posted this as George Carlin's piece. I've since found out from his daughter, Kelly Carlin, that he didn't write it. In his denial of authorship, he said he thought it was "a sappy load of ...." He's right in some ways - plus it errs too much on the judgmental side for my taste. But, in other ways, I think sappy saps us for a reason. The Paradox of our Time by Dr. Bob Moorehead
The Soul of an Entrepreneur
by Jim Randel http://www.huffingtonpost.com/james-randel/the-soul-of-an-entreprene_b_382435.html I have had the good fortune to be close to many successful entrepreneurs. And so I have a perspective as to what separates those who make it big from those who don't. Yes, the quality of the idea is critical, of course, as is the access to capital. And certainly being at the right place at the right time is the ultimate good fortune.
From Forbes.com: Six Tips On Hiring A Business Coach
It seems like everyone is peddling advice. Now to cut wheat from chaff. // < ![CDATA[ var EmailSponsor=1; var adStringx92 = ""; // ]]>// < ![CDATA[ var EmailSponsor=1; var adStringx91 = ""; // ]]> Steven Berglas, Ph.D., 12.04.09, 03:00 PM EST What is a business coach, anyway? I get that question all the time, and honestly, the answer is pretty squishy. In today's "helper" economy (as Warren Buffet snidely coined it), a coach can play the role of consultant, shrink, drill instructor, sounding board--whatever "help" managers, executives and entrepreneurs need to boost their performance, or just get through the night.
Philly’s Phinest
Thank you to Philly2Philly.com for naming me Philly’s Phinest: http://www.philly2philly.com/node/4779 Read More →
Need Your Help
Please take this quick – 1 question – poll. I’ll publish results in the next month. Moral Crisis/Financial Crisis Poll Read More →
Poll: Please respond
One Question Poll (click on question to reply): Do you think we’ve made any progress with managing the moral crisis that underlies our financial problems? Read More →
Scaffolding for Fall
As summer draws down, I feel the seasonal pull to: work on nesting stuff as my 2 sons transition back to school appreciate every last second of not having my feet bound by shoes enjoy every possible moment at my very sweet swim club and do the behind-the-scenes professional work so I can hit the ground running in the fall. I’m especially enjoying coaching now because my clients are also focused... [Read more]
Gandhi’s words
“Your beliefs become your thoughts. Your thoughts become your words. Your words become your actions. Your actions become your habits. Your habits become your values. Your values become your destiny.” - Mahatma Gandhi Read More →
Making decisions
Decision-making is about discernment. Tools are great but there’s no inherent wisdom in most of the decision-making tools out there. If you don’t have the discernment to interpret the results and the discernment to ask the right questions, even clear deciders like coin tosses can lead you astray. As a coach and consultant working with corporate, entrepreneurial, NGO and UN leaders, I see... [Read more]
The Complicated Lives of Today’s Leaders: Why Being at the Top Is Harder Than Ever
From Wharton School’s Knowledge Roundtable Published: August 18, 2010 in Knowledge@Wharton The four fellows at the Knowledge@Wharton roundtable included Ian Rogan, Ramya Krishnaswamy, Carl Björkman and Sandilya Vadapalli. An edited version of the conversation follows. Knowledge@Wharton: How has the nature of leadership changed in recent years, and what are the new complexities that characterize... [Read more]
less is more
Mark Twain once wrote an apology to a friend for writing them such a long letter: While apologizing he admitted he did not have enough time to write a short one. Sean M. Crane Read More →
