In a Dirty Shirt Richard was the boy in my first grade class who never had quite enough for lunch. He made his way to school alone along the back path on foot. He told stories no one believed, … [Read more...]
Change the World: Find the Promise
Don’t Stop Believing in a Good World My friend, Jill, tells this story. Jill and her daughters were riding the Jurassic Park ride at Universal Studios in Orlando. Lisa, age 11, sat near her … [Read more...]
Change the World: Learn How to Be Alone
Alone I sit back in my chair, exhausted. I stare. Silence is all around me. It’s a fine, harmonious sound. It’s broad and clear. I can hear myself. I can hear myself thinking. A cell phone … [Read more...]
What if We Chose a Different Color?
Don’t Decide in Anger Awhile back I wrote about stories I would make up about the grains of the mahogany in the headboard of my childhood bed. The wavy lines were roads to villages where people … [Read more...]
Change the World: Use and Interpret the Data
What Will You Do with the Data? A colleague calls you. She’s cranky and to the point. She doesn’t offer a greeting. She just starts right in with what she wants you to do. What she wants you to do … [Read more...]
Five Ways to Manage the Present and Create the Future at the Same Time
Do You Over Focus on the Present? I had the privilege of listening in and live tweeting for two days as world-class thinkers spoke to an international audience about business and the state of the … [Read more...]
Gosh, Aren’t We Supposed to Be . . .
Some Days Cell phones and computers aren’t as fun as . . . crayons. If we’re working for a living, aren’t we supposed to be living? Life is supposed to be fun and inspiring. I’m not confused … [Read more...]
How Does It Get Better than This?
CHANGE THE WORLD What’s in a Question? You wake up and you find everything you had is gone. Your computer is crashed. Your house has collapsed. Your beautiful puppy has run away with the local … [Read more...]
How to Receive a Compliment Without Being a Self-Centered Idiot
Most Folks Have Been There It was a one-person project and one you fell in love with. You put your heart in it and delivered beyond expectations. The project was elegant. Every minute you worked … [Read more...]
If You’re Going to Expect Things . . .
My dad used to say said, “If you’re going to expect things, expect most things from yourself first. If you’re going to be a star, shine the brightest. If you’re going to be a teacher, own the school.” … [Read more...]
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