One of my goals of late has been to focus on self-awareness, and in that journey, I have been doing a lot of reading. When i was in boarding school, Hamlet was one of my subject texts for my A-levels. I continued my studies of this text when I prepared for my Oxford exams. Suffice
I Get Schooled by a Cowboy by Tania Fowler About a month ago now I started a discussion in one of my Linked IN groups that keeps on giving. I asked what the key ingredients are that go into productive communication.Here’s the blog entry I wrote on the responses to that question, but yesterday I had this
I have a bucket list. It’s my list of things that I want to achieve in my life. The bottom line for me is that I have the list and that I am spending some time trying to get those things done. In fact, I am trying to find more time to get those things
I have written about Dr Brennee Brown before. Amazing stuff. One of the things she talks about is that humans have an innate leaning towards “joy foreboding”. In other words, when we experience pure joy, pure happiness, we very quickly start to think about all the things that could happen to destroy that joy. It
Great leaders have this in common. They are curious, they are learners, they are voracious readers. Take the time to read – it pays back in exponential dividends in perspective and insight. Challenge yourself in the subject matter you read about. The more diverse the better. Trust me, it all comes together! Some of the
A must read. Period. Absolutely must read. Short and powerful, thought provoking. As a lecturer at carnegie Mellon, Professor Pausch gave his last lecture “Really Achieving your Childhood Dreams”. recently diagnosed with terminal cancer, he gave this lecture – a lecture about living, about fulfilling potential.
This wasn’t an easy read for me but it was very thought provoking. The author explores “the four horsemen” of what he sees as the terminal crisis of capitalism. Incredibly thought provoking. Like I said, not an easy read but I’m glad I read it. Talk about perspective!
Deepak Chopra says “Read this book carefully and you will get more than a glimpse of eternity.” For those who enjoy self exploration, this is a must read.
Great, easy, stimulating read. Richard Farson explores a contrarian philosophy to Leadership. “He challenges today’s leaders to look past the quick fix and deal thoughtfully with the real complexities of Managing people”. He explores that in life, and in business, human behaviro is often irrational and that easy rational answers and solutions don’t always work
Named one of the best spiritual books of the 21st century. Really mind- opening view of the potential, and beauty of the human spirit.
