If you didn't catch all the posts last month simply peruse & click what's below.Here's the Rock.Paper.Scissors' monthly training & development round up for the month of February.Learn well in the training & development learning well. Dive deep into the learning well or take a small … [Read more...] about Training & development learning well February blog post round up
What lumps & bumps are under your pillow? Their source may surprise you
This video made me laugh out loud. (Take a minute to watch it & then report back.)What are the lumps & bumps under your pillow? aka what are the things that are flying slightly under your radar?Here's the view of a bumpy bed from four of the 8 Life Lens® perspectives.From a Carrot Life … [Read more...] about What lumps & bumps are under your pillow? Their source may surprise you
'What makes you weird?' asks Seth Godin
Seth Godin wrote the following post called Destabilizing the bullying power structure. Love it. Wanted to share it with you. Come take a turn & celebrate yours & others' weirdness & take a pass at bullying in the meantime. Bullies aren't welcome. For every bully, there are a dozen or … [Read more...] about 'What makes you weird?' asks Seth Godin
“This is the city and I am one of the citizens …" (Walt Whitman)
“This is the city and I am one of the citizens, whatever interests the rest interests me.” This is a line from Walt Whitman's Song of Myself.It caught my attention for the worldview it includes. If only we were all so curious and interested in 'other', in wrapping difference into our own.I'm … [Read more...] about “This is the city and I am one of the citizens …" (Walt Whitman)
Taking a page from the puppy: when you're little & lost sometimes someone's just gotta show you the way
When it comes to learning, the curve can be steep, steep like a staircase.Sometimes it just takes a little demo to nudge us from 'I don't want to go there' to 'oh, I get it!'Like the big dog showing the orphaned pup below.Who knew going downstairs could be so tough? At least until you're … [Read more...] about Taking a page from the puppy: when you're little & lost sometimes someone's just gotta show you the way
Charlie's Chocolate Factory – finding a neighbour 14,354 km away
The strangest coincidences happen when you're far, far from home. Like when I was on safari recently in Kenya and met THE Charlie of Charlie's Chocolate Factory. Charlie is somewhat of a local legend & meeting him & his wife in person was a sweet treat (pun intended).Charlie's Chocolate … [Read more...] about Charlie's Chocolate Factory – finding a neighbour 14,354 km away
The 4th annual To do, To stop doing & To’odle compilation
This blog post is taken from this month's Rock.Paper.Scissors Inc. newsletter. See the entire newsletter, including free, related resources here. Don't receive our monthly newsletter? Whatsamatter you! Sign up here. It's a new year, fresh with the smell of a new calendar, a fresh start, a clean … [Read more...] about The 4th annual To do, To stop doing & To’odle compilation
I have no special talents. I am only passionately curious (Albert Einstein)
Curiousity didn't kill the cat.Far from it.Curiousity flames the inquisitive fires of exploration.Curiousity made our ancestors climb out of trees to claim the savannahs of Africa while walking upright for the first time.Curiousity beats back ignorance, stereotyping & conflict while … [Read more...] about I have no special talents. I am only passionately curious (Albert Einstein)
'Tis the season to look up
Humour is magic. It crosses chasms. It unites. It opens the door to learning.Improv Everywhere, the infamous & surreptitious improv group from New York, has this down. In the clip below they use humour to change our perspective.'Tis the time of year to look up. To look where we don't often … [Read more...] about 'Tis the season to look up
A TED speaker's worst nightmare – an opportunity or a chance to get real & laugh
What's your worst nightmare if you're up in front of people speaking?technical gadgets not working (no sound &/or no powerpoint)? forget what you're going to say? getting heckled by an audience member? something else unexpected happening?What happens when we're under stress is often a … [Read more...] about A TED speaker's worst nightmare – an opportunity or a chance to get real & laugh
Watch passion dance, hand in hand with confidence
Passion is the ticket. It points the way. It defines the road. It makes the journey. It makes us shine.Passion dances, hand in hand, with exuberance.Passion's first cousin is chutzpah & confidence.Show me someone who's clear about what they're passionate about & I'll show you a happy, … [Read more...] about Watch passion dance, hand in hand with confidence
Now that's a Destination Life Lens® in full strength- taking a driving exam while in labour
"A Scottish woman who took her driving exam while in labour said she passed the test & drove herself to the hospital to give birth" reports United Press International.Her water broke at 4 am & she took the driving exam at 8:40 am."Everyone was telling me to go to the hospital, but I had … [Read more...] about Now that's a Destination Life Lens® in full strength- taking a driving exam while in labour
