It's typically not difficult to calculate the cost of starting something, of moving ahead, of taking the plunge. Perhaps it's a new IT project or a marketing test. Possibly it's a decision to try a pilot concept or invest in a promising technology. Or maybe we're considering taking the next big step in a hopeful … Continue reading The price of waiting
Category: Inspiration
As we celebrate Thanksgiving in the United States, many of us will engage in some practice, formal or otherwise, to name that for which we are grateful. Our health, our families, a roof over our head, the delicious food we are about to eat, and so on. You know the drill. This is mostly an … Continue reading Heads you win
Despite our earnest wishes there are three important things we cannot change. The past. The truth. Another person. Sure, we can learn from our history. Yes, we need to be careful to separate facts from our often distorted perceptions. Of course, people can evolve. But never through the sheer force of our will. Life only … Continue reading The 3 things we cannot change
When we let a wildly inappropriate comment go because we don't want to make waves or embarrass the person who made it. When we take a comment too personally and shift into argumentative mode because it's more important to be right than to stay present and connected. When we stay stuck in habits that don't … Continue reading Our initial descent
Deep down many of us seek fame. Constant attention. Mass adoration. Approval on a grand scale. We get attached to the notion that our worth can be measured in breadth, not depth. Clicks and likes, over connection and intimacy. We try vainly to be "friends" with everybody, before we make friends with ourselves. Our heart … Continue reading Famous