There are no facts, only interpretations. (Friedrich Nietzsche) Would you be lost without your intuition? Can you walk into a room and get an instant 'read' of it? Are you good at sizing up people? Do you focus on feelings, on things that are intangible? Are you known for following your … [Read more...] about Are you governed by your heart? (1 of the 8 Life Lenses®)
Calling all Head Lenses (1 of the 8 Life Lenses®)
Dispassionate objectivity is itself a passion, for the real and for the truth. (Abraham Maslow) Are you able to spot the flaw in any argument? Do you love logic and objectivity? Are you known for your ability to seek out and squash bias? Are you a truth-seeker? If so perhaps you’re a Head Life … [Read more...] about Calling all Head Lenses (1 of the 8 Life Lenses®)
Go! Go! (and I'm not talking dancing but rather 1 of the Life Lenses®)
Every blade of grass has an angel bending over it whispering grow! (Talmud) Yearning for action? Eager to get going, step on the gas, keep moving? Always planning your next move, the next step? Are you known as someone who gets things done? Someone who is spontaneous? If so perhaps you’re a go … [Read more...] about Go! Go! (and I'm not talking dancing but rather 1 of the Life Lenses®)
Stop in the name of the Life Lenses®
Caution is the parent of security (Benjamin Franklin) Do you love nothing better than to have a good think on things? Prefer reflection to taking action? Are you known for looking before you leap? Great at weighing the pros and cons before making a decision?If so perhaps you’re a stop or know … [Read more...] about Stop in the name of the Life Lenses®
The view from a mountain (1 of the Life Lenses® self-assessment)
If the vision is there the means will follow (Faith Popcorn) Are you great at being able to see over the horizon to see what's coming? Recognize trends easily? Do you naturally find patterns in large amounts of information? Are you great at starting projects? Are you a big vision kind of … [Read more...] about The view from a mountain (1 of the Life Lenses® self-assessment)
Calling all carrots (one of the Life Lenses® self-assessment)
God is in the details (Ludwig Mies van der Rohe) Do you love to create systems? Do you notice details that other miss? Do you have an uncanny ability to focus? Do you not like to leave things undone?If so, perhaps you're a carrot or know someone else who is a carrot, one of the 8 Life Lenses®. … [Read more...] about Calling all carrots (one of the Life Lenses® self-assessment)
Life Lenses® – Are you ready to see clearly?
“Really trying hard to implement the 'diversity thing' but in reality it's driving you nuts?” “Feel like your boss might as well be speaking Latin for all you understand him/her? “Does what's important to you get dismissed at work?” “Want to take your organization to the next level but you're … [Read more...] about Life Lenses® – Are you ready to see clearly?
I'm launching Life Lenses® online at the W.I.N conference in Paris
I'm tickled pink, no actually blue, orange, yellow and bunch of other colours to announce I've been selected to speak at the upcoming Women's International Networking (W.I.N.) conference in Paris, October 5-9, 2010. I'll be doing a workshop on "Life Lenses®: polish your perspective & gain a … [Read more...] about I'm launching Life Lenses® online at the W.I.N conference in Paris
T&D lessons from an interviewer at the FolkFest
Should you need to find me during the 3rd week of July, for the past 30 some years I've been spending it volunteering for the Vancouver Folk Music Festival.After a full day of multiple stages sending their musical notes adrift on the salt tinged air, when the sun is setting, kissing the mountains … [Read more...] about T&D lessons from an interviewer at the FolkFest
Learning from Silver Spoons; great food & great T&D concepts
I was recently invited by Chris Flett of Ghost CEO and Cyndi Hunter of Silver Spoons Food Tours to take part in a culinary tour of foodie hot spots. We took in 6 restaurants and my taste buds danced in delight, where for 3 hours, I sampled, savoured and salivated.Here's a summary of where we went … [Read more...] about Learning from Silver Spoons; great food & great T&D concepts
Elegant lessons about not holding on
From Leslie Rinchen-Wongmo's hands comes the gorgeous traditional Tibetan textile piece pictured above. Equally illuminating is the quote beside it. 'We don't have to let go, we simply have to not hold on' by Joseph Goldstein. I love sayings that get to the heart of things. That pack an … [Read more...] about Elegant lessons about not holding on
Charlie bit my finger… again (avoiding learning traps)
This simple, short video below has generated almost 223 million hits. Aside from the astonishing capacity for videos to spread through the ether, I was keen to ponder why the popularity.(The video, if you've not seen it, is about a baby biting his (presumably) brother's finger. The brother then … [Read more...] about Charlie bit my finger… again (avoiding learning traps)
