A Gift That Gives Part 2

Friday, 19 February 2010, 16:14 | Category : Coaching, Philanthropy
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In January I posted A Gift That Gives. This is a follow-up post.
My daughter has now hear me tell the story a dozen times. Now she tells it proudly herself. We dedicated some time to discussing how she wanted to donate her $100. This was a lovely opportunity for me to share that this is [...]

Body Image

Friday, 29 January 2010, 11:26 | Category : Coaching
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I was conversing with a good friend last night, and the subject turned to looks. I said something then that I want to share with you now.
People in general are so self-conscious about their appearance. There are millions, if not billions, of dollars spent on appearance. And yet, over and over people get together and [...]

Blogging Support Group

Thursday, 14 January 2010, 0:13 | Category : Coaching, Community
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To keep myself and a friend blogging I thought we would try a blog support group.
Here is how I think it can work.

Create a support group tag.
Gather several others interested. I think the ideal number is less than 7.
Set a personal goal (x per week feels right). Share it on twitter with the group (via [...]

Closing Triangles

Monday, 11 January 2010, 17:32 | Category : Coaching, Community, Leadership
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I think of myself as nurturing networks and communities as well as individuals and organizations. And one strategy I use is network weaving. Network Weaving describes the connection made between two people I know who don’t yet know each other as closing a triangle, because in a network map, this is exactly what it looks [...]

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.