Business… Communication Suspense 3 Dec 20196 Jul 2020 When the beleaguered Apollo 13 capsule fell through earth’s atmosphere on April 17, 1970, the re-entry communication blackout lasted about six minutes. Because of the life-threatening situation, suspense was more…
Collaboration… Training for Global Prosperity and Peace 25 Nov 20196 Jul 2020 Imagine a country with more highly educated doctors and engineers than jobs for them, a country short on skilled tradespeople, a country with a population of about 10 million supporting…
Inspiration… Writing with a view 26 Feb 20196 Jul 2020 Elyssa Shalla, National Park Ranger and typewriter enthusiast, placed a vintage typewriter six miles into the Grand Canyon for several days, inviting hikers to record what that moment meant to…
Change the World… Everyone has a reason to live 13 Jun 201513 Jun 2015 Jacques Lusseyran went blind at age 8. When he was twice as old, in 1941, he founded one of the key organizations of the French Resistance. His memoir, And There…
Collaboration… Love is simple, unless you have a hero complex 25 May 20132 Sep 2019 Invincible, the musical: Love is simple, unless you have a hero complex Composer Drew Nichols is an amazingly creative and artistically prolific person. (Full disclosure: I brought him into this…
Books… Write Your Book This Year: Give Me Ten 23 Feb 201313 Jun 2015 Are you waiting for your retreat, vacation, sabbatical, or retirement to write your book? Uninterrupted time sounds luxurious, and then it can be overwhelming. Whenever I reserve a day for my…
Books… Write Your Book This Year: How to Write Right Now 8 Feb 20139 Mar 2013 Are you trying to squeeze your dream into your life, or will you fit your life into your dream? If you are waiting for magical writing time to appear on…
Books… Waiting for January Won’t Make Starting Any Easier 15 Dec 2012 Congratulations to you who finished writing a book this year! And congratulations to you who started a book. (If that was your intention, there's still time!) They say, "Well begun…
Change the World… Poetics and Paralysis 29 May 20126 Sep 2020 Continuing this theme of learning to listen to silence, consider Matthew Sanford. He teaches yoga, his spinal cord has an interruption, and his story and poetic observations teach us about…
Incubation… Your Writing is a Horse 20 Apr 201213 Oct 2012 What if your writing were a horse? And what if you didn't have to chase it down and manhandle it? Kafka said if you could only be still--"just learn to…
Inspiration… Covey on Goal Execution 6 Mar 201213 Oct 2012 Sometimes I run around, chasing urgent matters, forgetting my life's most important goals and priorities. You would think I'd be immune: Stephen R. Covey was a college professor of mine.…
Collaboration… Photo conversation 1 Feb 201215 Jan 2012 "This is the photo that launched a thousand ships, the photo that inspired VoiceThread. It might be the greatest photo ever taken." (An unidentified founder of VoiceThread) You might agree!…
