Most of us are taught to believe we are human beings when in actuality we are spirits being human. Our human aspect is a temporary experience, which allows us to know the physical world and ourselves within it. Our true…
As futurists predicted, corporate social responsibility programs are growing faster than economic recovery. Most participating enterprises are seizing this opportunity to enhance their competitive advantage in the market place by flexing their charitable muscles. With savvy consumers basing buying…
For several months I have been meditating on letting go of desire and ambition. Why you might ask? Because desire and ambition surface from perceptions of need, and neediness is not how I intend to be in the world. When…
In today’s working world, we hear a lot about personal and organizational transformation often without fully comprehending how much transformation is already embedded within the work we now do. When I began my coaching practice in the early 90s, the…
Another year passed, another birthday celebrated, and another opportunity to reflect with gratitude on what has come and gone in my life. I start by counting my blessings, which far exceed the candles on my cake — a treasured community…
There is a lot of talk these days, around the online ‘water coolers,’ about the value of inspiration in both leadership and organizations. A quick reference to its definitions produces • divine influence • a sudden brilliant, creative, or timely…
The change from one identity to another is a long, slow march. Even though, on November 30, 2010, I ended my old ‘life’ and the very next day began a new one, I once again had to ask and answer…
Last week a small community hockey team in Neepawa, Manitoba, made the national news when a young man courageously reported incidents of hazing against himself and his seven rookie team members. For those of you who have not experienced hazing,…
After 10 months of growing Right to Joy as an online enterprise and reversing an 80:20 ratio from consulting:writing to writing:consulting, I feel as though we are turning a corner. All our recent clients first connected with the web site…
Whether you are on Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter, Bebo, Qzone or any of the hundred other social networks, the boundaries between our personal and professional lives are blurring. The ability to meet core human developmental needs such as connecting, collaborating and…
Everywhere we see signs of abundance (plenty) — homes, gardens, beauty, health, wealth and laughter. And everywhere we see signs of scarcity — homelessness, pollution, violence, poverty, greed and depression. I would go so far as to say both exist…
Paradox … some ‘thing’ that is constructed by individuals when oppositional tendencies are brought into recognizable proximity through reflections or interaction. Ford & Backoff Paradoxes or contradictions emerge when our beliefs or assumptions fail to keep up with external…
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