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They called it the “gentle revolution.”
For six years I had the privilege of working with a group of therapists and researchers who believed that each child, at the time of birth, has the same potential as Leonardo da Vinci. Their belief was so strong that they started with brain-injured children—children who navigate life as different. The labels varied, but they’re…
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How you speak is who you are
Identity is forged in the interplay of language and emotion. The connection between the two has value. But we only realize the value of something after we lose it. You may not realize it, but language is the vehicle of our lives. It’s the means through which we communicate our values and orient to the…
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Getting Back to Basics with a Reading List
More of our time should go to understand value. Special attention to why things are working / not working. Nobody catches you when you fail and/or fall, and that's when we need support the most. The missing piece is usually how we communicate for ongoing learning while doing. Authors / speakers tell stories, mentors…
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Talking to the Right People
It's the first thing you need to figure out. Starting with who you want to be/become and who you are — what's the delta, or difference between the two. Once you figure that out, it's not simple. Then intent becomes easier. Including how you speak and write from your source — how you see the…
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The Four Truths of Great Stories
We have no power over the emotions of others. Our sphere of influence resides in the process we use to get to outcomes ― that is what is within our control. The pendulum seems to have swung in everything-is-data-driven direction. But facts, or data points, do nothing without a story that communicates meaning. …
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What Brands can Learn from How Entrepreneurs Use Social Media
The handicap many established brands have is that they have a product or line of products they need to market ― that's often enough to be wired in thinking about social media as channels, rather than tools. Entrepreneurs don't have those constraints. Because they're often thinking only about a problem. Serial entrepreneurs know…
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Books Worth Reading
About twice a year, I do a recap of the books I've recommended in the newsletter. Here's the last one. There are many reason why you should read more in long form formats. It's an enjoyable past time that stimulates the imagination — I'm a huge fan of mystery novels, so many talented authors…
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How to Create a Movement
In 1999, small groups of business professionals from different experience levels, industries, and types of jobs started getting together periodically to talk about the new economy. These groups of 4-5 people had never met before, worked in organizations and as solo-preneurs. Month after month, in many cities in the U.S. and around the world,…
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Irony is Our Friend
I started off several articles this week, but left them unfinished. Because I thought there are plenty of people out there teaching expertise one way or another — 3,219 articles in the archives here alone — and then I worried about having a call to action and a marketable something to offer at the end.…
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Possibilist
What if we carried only the opinions for which we have strong facts? This is a nutshell is the legacy of statistician Hans Rosling. Many opinions, assumptions, hypotheses, and conjectures remain such until we can find evidence to back them up. For example, everything is not getting worse, despite the gloom and doom headlines,…