What would you talk about if you were to give a talk at your kid's school on career day? I was asked to give a talk at my kid's school recently & here's what I came up with: 1. Goals: have 'em 2. Opportunities: make 'em & take 'em 3. Flexible focus: focus like a mutha' but at the same … [Read more...] about Goals + Opportunities + Flexible Focus + Saying Yes + Saying No (one mom's advice on her kid's career days)
Organizers, Prepare To Swoon: “The Art of Clean Up” Puts Messy Reality In Extreme Order
Organizers, Prepare To Swoon: “The Art of Clean Up” Puts Messy Reality In Extreme Order" is a Fast Company article that had me laughing. It could be renamed "Calling all Carrot Life Lenses®." Does that kind of order, that kind of organization make you want to vomit? Make you feel constricted? … [Read more...] about Organizers, Prepare To Swoon: “The Art of Clean Up” Puts Messy Reality In Extreme Order
Following your heart doesn't have to mean losing your mind – a beautiful mess
I saw this on my Facebook feed & snapped a picture so I could use it for a post later on. It's from A Beautiful Mess Inside, who always makes me think. It's a wonderful synergy of Head Life Lenses® & Heart Life Lenses®. Love it. It's not either/or. It's and. ~~TGIF- each Friday I rejig … [Read more...] about Following your heart doesn't have to mean losing your mind – a beautiful mess
Yes you can. Yes we can.
I'm getting ready to speak at next week's Young Women's Social Entrepreneur dinner. I think, as women, we beat ourselves up (not to mention other women) waaaay too much. So, just when it looks impossible ... Just when folks are starting to laugh ... Just when you're doubting yourself ... Just … [Read more...] about Yes you can. Yes we can.
Our get-along shirt aka parenting hack
Would love to be a fly on the wall & watch these two 'get along.' An original form of conflict resolution? A form of torture? Wonder how it all turns out. At any rate it's creative. … [Read more...] about Our get-along shirt aka parenting hack
Studying entrepreneurship without doing it ….
Studying entrepreneurship without doing it ...is like studying the appreciation of music without listening to it, says Seth Godin. The cost of setting up a lemonade stand (or whatever metaphorical equivalent you dream up) is almost 100% internal. Until you confront the fear and discomfort of being … [Read more...] about Studying entrepreneurship without doing it ….
A social media training treasure hunt
I'm teaching a course called 'Social Media Introduction- the good, the bad, the beautiful' starting this week, to UN staff here in Nairobi and I thought I'd let you in on some of the treasures to be found when you incorporate Social Media into your training and development work. Feel free to join … [Read more...] about A social media training treasure hunt
An archeologist is someone whose career lies in ruins
An archeologist is someone whose career lies in ruins ~ anonymous Love this twist on perspective. It's clever. It's humourous. It points out, quite simply, how perspective can dramatically change the picture. ~~TGIF- each Friday I rejig & re-post a blog entry from my www.life-lenses.com … [Read more...] about An archeologist is someone whose career lies in ruins
A far reaching, thought provoking insight into why we still need feminism
You may have noticed that when you Google something, Google tries to lend a hand. She'll give you some options, filling in your search for you, to see if one of them is actually what you're looking for. Of course Google's suggestions are based on actual searches. That is, Google remembers what … [Read more...] about A far reaching, thought provoking insight into why we still need feminism
Prudish. Flirty. Whore. Proper. Cheeky. Slut. – displayed in a stark photo
'Prudish. Flirty. Whore. Proper. Cheeky. Slut. These are just a few of the words that could be used to describe a woman's sexual behavior based on her appearance alone, and 18-year-old college freshman Rosea Lake chose to display them starkly -- on a young woman's legs in a photo that has since gone … [Read more...] about Prudish. Flirty. Whore. Proper. Cheeky. Slut. – displayed in a stark photo
When hackers & farmers join forces – creating jacuzzis from abandoned water troughs & other hacker delights
Check out some pretty spiffy uses of technology - bringing hackers together with farmers. Hackerspaces [are] user-friendly spaces where technological tools are crafted, are spreading throughout the rural environment. They can even transform abandoned water troughs into eco-jacuzzis. "If we take a … [Read more...] about When hackers & farmers join forces – creating jacuzzis from abandoned water troughs & other hacker delights
How to tail a rhino (or the view from a rhino's butt)
'The secret to sneaking up on a 3,000-pound black rhino, should you ever need to know, is to walk in its footsteps. Literally. Rhinos, it tuns out, have incredible sharp hearing - and the best way to avoid any crackling or crunching during your approach is to step inside our hefty target's tracks, … [Read more...] about How to tail a rhino (or the view from a rhino's butt)
