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The Two Sides of Action

Every action has two sides … one side faces the sun and the other faces darkness. If you are facing the darkness, you remain in the past.  Being chained to the past keeps negative feelings churning ….. remorse, jealousy, revenge, … Continue reading

Best Use of My Time?

Like many of you, I seem to have too many items on my ‘ to-do’ list [not my 'wish' list] and not enough time in my day.  Foremost in my mind is the question “What is the best use of … Continue reading

More "Fightin’ Words"

Watching Glenn Beck on the Bill O’Reilly show talk about one of his callers …. I think the discussion was about the Health Care bill that is trying to make it through the US House and Senate. As the female … Continue reading

What You See Does Not Currently Exist

According to the History Channel’s program “The Universe – Light Speed” …. Laura Danly, Griffith Park Observatory Curator in LA: Because it takes time to travel, we’re able to look back in time, the further out we look in distance, … Continue reading

Points to Ponder: Clinging to the Past

“People fail because of what they will not give up.  They cling to what has worked in the past, even after it has clearly stopped working.” Peter Drucker, Management Expert Take a moment to look around you …. What is … Continue reading

Does 'Pilot Error' Really Exist?

As we know, ‘pilot error’ is the cause of many accidents. The precursor of Pilot Error is aviation medicine …. This was a result of the aircraft manufacturers having to replace numerous crashed planes by pilot wanna-be’s. In the early … Continue reading

Striped Patterns … or Plaid?

I’m reading a great book about blame.  Blame is a big part of team dysfunctions and conflict.  Blame is part of the no-win situation, for blame has no constructive value.  Blame will simply fuel the conflict fire.  It is so … Continue reading

I did not lie to the Sister Mary ….

My membership for a particular organization was due to expire.  I thanked them for their friendly reminder email, telling them I was not sure of the exact date that my membership would be up.  Their response was: Our records show that … Continue reading

Anger Locations

Where, exactly, does anger ‘live’?  I was recently told by a client “Anger is a place I go to easily”.  That is one powerful statement!  And not in a positive way. Anger is most certainly a red color — some … Continue reading

The Habits of the Mind ….

Time for Points to Ponder The Habits of Mind of Professional Behavior* … This can bring up many different habits — think before speaking, don’t cuss or use inappropriate words, keep an open mind ….. and these may have a direct … Continue reading