Happiness

Thursday, 31 December 2009, 18:01 | Category : Coaching
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I bet, if you read or know me, you probably expect me to advocate for happiness.

Wand of Gratitude

Thursday, 31 December 2009, 16:13 | Category : Art and Creativity, Coaching
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Between Jerry sending me the book “The Gift of Thanks: The Roots and Rituals of Gratitude” and David Rose saying “wand of gratitude” I have to embrace my role as a freaky gratitude fairy. And I want a wand! Not that I think some magic dust will make everything alright. It won’t. Not that I [...]

Shift Happens

Wednesday, 30 December 2009, 11:56 | Category : Coaching, Social Change
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The question is “How does it happen?” And also “How can we encourage it to happen?”
Yesterday, I said on twitter:
Questions I have been pondering for years now: what brings about an aha? what gets people to shift? how to get unstuck and take action?
Which is something I have been reflecting on since my early days [...]

Rogue Waves

Monday, 28 December 2009, 17:35 | Category : Mapping and Visualization, Social Change
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I saw an article on rogue waves not too long ago. And it really inspired me visually to think about how we compound upon each other.
Wikipedia describes rogue waves:
Rogue waves (also known as freak waves, monster waves, killer waves, and extreme waves) are relatively large and spontaneous ocean surface waves that are a threat even [...]

If it were not for….

Monday, 28 December 2009, 16:45 | Category : Community, Leadership
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HildyGottlieb
What created the today you will build your future upon? Fill in the blank: If it weren’t for __ I wouldn’t be/have ___.

This twitter post inspired me to share my gratitude.
If it were not for… my network… I would be or have nearly anything I do have and am.
I can name names [...]