Posted in Methods, People on May 31, 2007 | No Comments »
Before I heard the term “call to greatness” in coaching and new age circles, I had the good fortune to have an eighth grade teacher who was a master practitioner of the call to greatness. Part of his personal myth (probably true) was that his father had worked with Albert Einstein and that his childhood [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on May 25, 2007 | No Comments »
In this centenary year, Rachel Carson’s admirers and detractors are at the keyboards. The New Yorker piece lauded her work and legacy. Most interesting to me was the statement that, as a child, Carson “fell in love with the sea without ever having seen it.”
Posted in Methods, People on May 12, 2007 | No Comments »
I found a fascinating autobiographical essay on Edgar Shein’s site at MIT. If you aren’t familiar with Shein, he is the author of a concept he has labeled career anchors. He says that in each of us, one of eight motivators predominates in our career choices.
For example, the autonomy anchor drives the field sales person [...]
Posted in People, Random Thoughts, Uncategorized on May 9, 2007 | No Comments »
As someone who grew up watching a lot of TV, I am always intrigued to discover the perspectives of early TV stars who grew up without it. I love their sense of wonder about something that is for me so mundane. It is corny and sweet, but I am touched by it. From the personal [...]
Posted in Tools on May 2, 2007 | No Comments »
My post about Dancing Rabbit triggered a lively conversation with a friend about ways of approaching the problem of creating sustainable lifestyles. I recently learned about the small house movement. Proponents of tiny houses recommend them as a way to accomplish density without excessively tall buildings and as one potential solution to the affordable housing [...]
