Poems move the human spirit, else why do they exist? Like music, they escape the rational brain and call to our deeper nature. Whenever I hear a poem that speaks to me, I capture it so I can pull it out later on some night when I feel dismal and uninspired. I do this by […]
1990 the first Buffalo Gap men’s retreat took place and I was not there. Had not even heard of it. But sometime over the next 12 months I found out about this extraordinary group of guys and jumped aboard. Every fall since then I have participated with the exception of the year I was in
When I was a little tyke my parents did not practice a religion. My dad is a non-religious Jew and my mother came from a family with many forms of Christianity in their background. I guess that intersection and their personalities didn’t generate any kind of ritual structure or faith community. So, when I was
Sometimes this amazing feeling washes over me, an internal indicator that my life has embarked on an exciting new adventure. I pay special attention to my circumstances when this happens because I treasure the feeling. This last week I started reading several books simultaneously, and made a list of 20 books I am really looking
My longtime friend, George Roehm, died about ten months ago. He and I met once a week for breakfast or lunch for so many years I have lost count, and we became extremely close. That’s him and me above a few years back. I received a phone call from his son about 10 days before
Saturday I took my son, Gabe, to a meeting with Andrew Kutt the founder of the Oneness Family Montessori School (OnenessFamily.org). The three of us were going to discuss the curriculum I will be presenting this year to the high school students on Visionary Leadership. It is the first year of the High School, a
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Back in my hometown of Austin, Texas, where it is 100° and it feels good to be here nonetheless. Proud to be working and presenting at the North American Leadership Conference for Promotional Products Association International. Led a working session with some of the industry leaders this morning and absolutely loved it. There is nothing
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I love strategy because it’s all about improving our situation, figuring out how to to get from where we are to a better place. In my work I help executives innovate and design the game plans that help their organizations grow and improve. The same can be applied to one’s position in life. When there
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Recently I have been exploring what it takes to excel at life. In particular, I have come across the notion of “radical self-care.” This is the idea that caring for yourself is a profound activity that improves every aspect of the one great instrument at your disposal: yourself. We know from the study of change
Walking through Greenwich Village a few weeks ago on my way to a client’s office, I came upon the Paparazzi Dogs pictured above. Canines wielding cameras! It was a welcome and fun diversion on my journey. I took the time to take in each one of the sculptures. These whimsical characters really caught my eye.
