In July 3rd edition of Time Magazine, an article entitled “You Gotta Have Friends” explores the fact that Americans are more socially isolated today than we were two decades ago. Quite frankly if human connection and a feeling of community is so vital to living a productive and fulfilling life, it sounds like we are…
If you’ve been reading along, you know that I recently vacationed in the Canadian Rockies spending time playing in Banff and Jasper National Parks. It was a fabulous time and only reinforces my belief in the value of getting away from the grind, disconnecting, and truly taking a vacation in every sense of the word….
When the movie Serving in Silence came out in 1995 I was still feeling my way around my own life having been out only a few short years. Yet, when I saw Margarethe “Grethe” Cammermeyer speak at an event in Allentown, PA around that same time I was not only inspired by this woman but…
Are you BORED with your life? Then THROW yourself into some work you BELIEVE in with all your heart, LIVE for it, DIE for it, and you will find HAPPINESS that you had thought could never be YOURS. – Dale Carnegie While I have never been a fan of Dale Carnegie (or at least I…
I like reading Kathy Sierra’s Creating Passionate Users blog on a regular basis. While she is usually talking from a business and customer experience perspective, I thought her recent post called Why “duh”… isn’t has some serious application to the life and business coaching work I do and thus the content of this blog. Some…