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I’ve read a lot of self-help books over the years. A few have helped me change my life, and many have left me slightly nauseated. Martha Beck’s “Finding Your Own North Star” is one of the best books on personal change that I have ever read. Here’s why: Her introduction starts with these words from [...]

My favorite literary character in the entire universe is Don Quixote.  I fell in love with him when I was fourteen years-old and first read Cervantes’s masterpiece. Now that I’m in my fifties, I finally understand why this character moved into my heart and never left. For those of you who have not read Don [...]

An acorn fell on an unsuspecting, nervous chicken. Unaware that it was an acorn, Chicken Little decided it was something much, much bigger. Henny Penny: “Where are you going, Chicken Little?” Chicken Little: “Oh help! The sky is falling!” Henny Penny: “How do you know?” Chicken Little: “I saw it with my own eyes, and [...]

I was irrevocably betrothed to laughter, the sound of which has always seemed to me the most civilized music in the world. — Peter Ustinov I could probably stop this blog article right here and will successfully have made my point, but I’ve spent too many years in Corporate America to be that brief . Years ago, [...]

After the loss of so many trees in our yard during hurricane Irene, I’ve found myself observing trees more often.  Recently, I noticed that many of the trees within our heavily wooded acreage  had been blown askew by Irene, but were still rooted. Why, I wondered, did they survive when my trees did not? I realized that the density of [...]

I think all change begins with a sense of awareness. Individuals need to be aware of who they are and what they desire; corporations must be aware of the same thing. As I prepare for my year of change, I am working on my self-awareness. I struggle, like perhaps many of you do, to differentiate [...]

Sometimes companies break my heart. I meet these amazing managers and employees who love their jobs and have a tremendous amount of potential. They are willing to work extra hours for minimal pay, just to make the company better. These people sit in the middle of the organizations, praying that somebody will ask for their [...]