Monday Morning Mojo

Last night my daughter, Ruchi, made her first batch of pancakes. But, it wasn’t just her first set of pancakes, it was the first meal that she cooked beginning to end without an adult hand in the mix. I was close by to make sure the gas burner was handled correctly and the oil in

Did you ever have one of those days where you thought to yourself that things are so complicated or screwed up that there’s not much hope left for the world? Well, I have the perfect antidote: Move This World! Move This World uses creative movement as a vehicle to transform conflict, violence and bullying. They

Just a little more than seven years ago on November 12, 2006 my good friend, Rob Cahill, came to my house to have a conversation about my life calling. He brought questions that established a personal and spiritual context.  We talked for four hours and recorded the whole thing. I was babysitting my eight-year-old son,

In 1964 Isaac Asimov, the great science fiction writer, published an article in the New York Times. In it he made predictions for 2014, some of which were incredibly accurate: By 2014, electroluminescent panels will be in common use.  Gadgetry will continue to relieve mankind of tedious jobs. Complete lunches and dinners, with the food

Yesterday my father joined Facebook. He is 81. Always ready to face a new frontier. He has let go of his reservations to join a new community, ready to explore a new world. Where will you be a pioneer in 2014? What new thresholds will you cross? And what will you give up? I am

Transformational rituals are sometimes referred to as time outside time. By this we mean that we have set aside a day or so for non-ordinary events to take place. Examples include weddings, communions, bar mitzvahs, funerals, birthdays, and anniversaries.  Put simply it is a time when all normal activities are purposefully suspended so that people

Every December this is what I do: I review my personal calendar. Because I keep every appointment electronically, it’s as simple as opening up my laptop. I take an hour and I scan every month, and make notes in my journal about what went really well what I loved the most what I would like

I am in San Francisco attending the American Geophysical Union’s annual meeting of over 20,000, a meeting of amazing breadth and depth.  It is my pleasure to serve on the Board of Directors. We are taking a hard look at innovating membership, affiliation, and publications to maintain AGU’s position as the preeminent union of earth

I first met the CEO of Columbia Lighthouse for the Blind, Tony Cancelosi, in the summer of 2009. I was looking for a leader of a nonprofit who was applying private sector business smarts to steer his organization to business success. Tony recruited me to his Advisory Board shortly after. Then I began doing pro

It’s not always wise to stay the course. Sometimes the best thing to do is let go of what you planned and go with a better alternative. Life is what happens when you are busy making other plans. – John Lennon