I have been reflecting on what makes a great meeting. With some vanity and hubris, I hearby state that I I run kick-ass meetings. Not all the time, I admit. But often enough that I have received positive feedback on my meetings from others. How often do people tell you that you run great meetings? …
I was talking to someone the other day who works from time to time on photo shoots. She described the personalities – generic not specific – of the participants: the photographer, the money (the client for whom the photos are being taken), wardrobe, make-up, hair, oh and the model. Each person a large personality who …
Back in the ‘80’s, I read a sci-fi book – don’t ask me the name; I think it was lost when my apartment flooded in the ‘90s – that was set in the future. It was part of a series, each book focusing on a different “colony” of people living on earth. At that point, …
So much of the time in our lives we are struggling for balance. Do we work late or early to try to catch up because otherwise we feel pursued at work? Do we start our morning with exercise or with writing? Do we spend time with friends or with family? So many decisions. A manager …
I’ve been recently following a guided meditation that uses a mountain as a focus point. Picture a mountain vividly, then take that mountain inside you, and experience the times of day, the seasons as the mountain. Powerful storms buffet you, changes happen around you, and you continue to stand, firm and rooted, unchanging at the …
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