Too many people today die at 40 and they simply aren’t buried until 80. Sadly, they become examples of half-lived lives – people going to their graves with their best music still in them. I heard that when I was in my twenties and it caused an ache in my heart. I made a lasting decision …
Social Media has changed the way the world does business. We converse through Facebook updates, blogs, email, tweets and text messages. That’s all handy for a long list of reasons, but there’s a disturbing down side. It seems the art of conversation is disappearing and it’s a loss we can’t afford. We need to realize that the …
Quest \k’west\ n. 1. search, pursuit. 2. an enterprise in medieval romance usually involving an adventurous journey. I’m captivated by people who are on a quest. Years ago, when I was starting my first business, I met the Mel Fisher family, the treasure hunters who found the sunken treasure from the Spanish galleon “Atocha”. In …
I’ve always considered myself to be an intuitive person – in touch with matters of the heart that often defy explanation or articulation. In the past, I didn’t consider that a marketable skill since the business world is so left-brained. But there’s been a shift. Daniel Pink describes it well in his book, “A Whole New Mind”. He proposes that we’re …