September 22, 2014 | Beauty of Beginnings, Dare to Care-Conscious Communication, Personal Development
Really choosing versus half assed Choosing in your marrow is very different from choosing half assed. The difference lies in the micro spaces. The small details. Taking action that others don’t. Going the extra. That last 1%, or .099%. To really make a choice to...
September 16, 2014 | Beauty of Beginnings, Personal Development, Stewardship, Leadership, Entrepreneurs
Reflections on risk, life, edges – the entrepreneurial imperative In my morning run, I was listening to a Jonathan Fields Good Life Project podcast. (Highly recommended) The guest was saying how he was a graduate of Harvard, Class of 1968. And that they had...
September 15, 2014 | Beauty of Beginnings, Personal Development, Stewardship, Leadership, Entrepreneurs
Cultivating Synchronicity in Business I was at an event hosted by a client a few weeks ago, and one of the speakers said, “We are an industry that believes in magic. Magic is an illusion.” And in a world of straight lines (no such thing) and 5-year...
September 9, 2014 | Beauty of Beginnings, Personal Development, Stewardship, Leadership, Entrepreneurs
If we lose the conversation with ourselves, then we are lost If we lose the conversation with ourselves, the opportunity to be still, quiet. To not do. To not have deadlines. To not have mountains to climb, places to go and people to meet…if we lose this...
September 8, 2014 | Beauty of Beginnings, Personal Development, Personal Sustainability
Managing energy – 6 essential steps Without a flow of quality energy, we are never going to be exceptional. Never. Energy is, after all, the stuff that allows us to stay focused, do good work, be sharp. So if being exceptional is of interest, then managing your...
August 26, 2014 | Beauty of Beginnings, Personal Development
To be golden Golden…this is what I feel when I look at this scene. There is a richness to nature’s gold that has allured human beings throughout our history. Is this attraction learned, or would a very young child reach for the golden object over all others? To...