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Guest Blog – Tania Fowler Cowboy Schooling

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

Your Bucket List?

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

Leaning into Joy

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

Reading – gotta love 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

The Last Lecture – Andy Pausch

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.

Living in the End Times – Slavoj Zizek

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!

The untethered Soul – Michael A. Singer

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.

Management of the Absurd – Richard Farson

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

Doing your best is good enough

There was a man who wanted to transcend his suffering so he went to a Buddhist temple to find a Master to help him.  He went to the Master and asked “Master, if I meditate for four hours a day, how long will it take for me to transcend?” The Master looked at him and