success

May 6, 2014

We are nothing (and that is beautiful)

A really wonderful TEDx. Continue reading

June 6, 2013

Centered and Whole

Finding new metrics of success is not just for women. It is for women and men who want to be whole, centered, and happy human beings. That means being whole in mind and body, reason and emotion, work and family.… Continue reading

February 7, 2013

Comments to a Walking Meditation 20130205

The good is one thing, the gratifying is quite another; their goals are different, both bind a man. Good things await him who picks the good; by choosing the gratifying, one misses one’s goal. Both the good and the gratifying… Continue reading

February 6, 2013

Why You’re Not A Leader – Forbes

Ten items to help identify the leader from the manager. Pretty helpful. Everybody thinks they’re a leader – most are far from it. The harsh reality is that we live in a world awash with wannabe leaders. As much as… Continue reading

January 23, 2013

Thinking Beyond Yourself

“The time [being 36 yrs old] is a critical one, for it marks the beginning of the second half of life, when a metanoia, a mental transformation, not infrequently occurs. ― C.G. Jung, Symbols of Transformation Continue reading

January 22, 2013

6 Harsh Truths That Will Make You a Better Person | Cracked.com

LET’S DO THIS. “Do what?” you ask. I DON’T KNOW. LET’S FIGURE THAT OUT TOGETHER, MOTHERFUCKERS. Feel free to stop reading this if your career is going great, you’re thrilled with your life and you’re happy with your relationships. Enjoy… Continue reading

January 22, 2013

Howard Gardner: Digital Technology and A Well-Rounded Education | DMLcentral

As digital technologies become daily staples in both our personal and professional lives, there’s been much discussion among educators and community leaders as to whether these devices and innovations could in some way be accountable for shifts in the ethical… Continue reading

January 21, 2013

How Brewing Coffee Can Up Cognitive Dexterity « SolsticeSon’s Celebrational Servings

A really nice meditation on the need to change the routine using an everyday example to drive home the notion. Kudos! Start seeing your actions from an outside perspective and questioning why you do what you do. In many cases,… Continue reading

January 20, 2013

The Guise of a Miracle

“The new always happens against the overwhelming odds of statistical laws and their probability, which for all practical, everyday purposes amounts to certainty; the new therefore always appears in the guise of a miracle.” — Hannah Arendt Source: albuscav.us via Keith… Continue reading

January 15, 2013

Loving Creator

“He who works with his hands is a laborer. He who works with his hands and his head is a craftsman. He who works with his hands and his head and his heart is an artist.” St. Francis of Assissi… Continue reading

January 14, 2013

Blessed are the Peacemakers…

January 10, 2013

More than One Direction in which Millennials Can Thrive

Yestereve, I contemplated so much how today’s youth can survive the world wrought by their parents and grandparents, that I dreamed about it. I especially want to thank my friend Matthew for asking for further clarification. Below you will see… Continue reading

January 9, 2013

Young people are screwed… Here’s how to survive

Wow. This is a really good piece that is totally worth a read. And then a reread. And then maybe a further read. If you are someone who entered adulthood in the last few years, you are a Generation Y… Continue reading

January 4, 2013

ARE YOU A POST MATERIALIST? | ellisnelson

Top notch overview of this concept over at ellisnelson.com. Kudos! …Ronald Inglehart developed the idea of post materialism in the 1970s as a sociological theory to explain an ongoing transformation of individual values within a society. He argued that as western… Continue reading