I got this classic story from a friend, it’s great and makes us see cracks and flaws in a different way.
A water bearer in China had two large pots, each hung on the ends of a pole which he carried across his neck. One pot had a crack in [...] Continue Reading…
I am a big fan of TED and TEDTalks. TED has spun off a series of TEDx-events, learn more at TEDx.
In the spirit of “Ideas Worth Spreading,” TEDx is a program that enables schools, businesses, libraries or just groups of friends to enjoy a TED-like experience through events they [...] Continue Reading…
Seth Godin posts about “Why am I here?” The title made me think of how to discover your life purpose or finding your passion but it was more straight forward than that.
This is a simple mantra that is going to change the way you attend every meeting and every [...] Continue Reading…
Live your dreams, “Born to be wild” is a commercial for a Norwegian lottery.
Note: This will also be published in the weekly Newsletter Coaches Mojo on May 26, 2009.
Coaching is about change. It can be finding a new career, creating better balance in life or adding a new activity in order to “spice up” life. In these contexts we often talk about [...] Continue Reading…
Vattenfall has been awarded the Climate Greenwash Awards 2009, probably not an award they desired.
Swedish energy company Vattenfall is a master of spin when it comes to climate change, portraying itself as a climate champion while lobbying to continue business as usual, using coal, nuclear power, and pseudo-solutions such [...] Continue Reading…
Zen Habits has a great post about >55 Ways to Get More Energy.
If you’re tired all the time, a change in what you eat (diet) or what you do all day (activity pattern) may be all you need to turn things around 180°.
At times we get stuck and/or feel [...] Continue Reading…
Alex Fayle has a really interesting post today, Taming the Voices in the Personality Zoo. It describes a fun and really useful way to sort out what stops us from achieving what we want.
By assigning each piece of resistance a personality, I can diffuse the internal argument by recognizing [...] Continue Reading…
Colin Ude-Lewis publishes the weekly Newsletter Coaches Mojo. It is an inspiring newsletter, described like this:
Coaches Mojo is not for everyone. It’s for those who don’t like to to sit still with the same old thinking, and want to find new and better ways to improve every part [...] Continue Reading…
I got a link in my Twitter stream pointing to The TED presentation commandments which is a great list of ten commandments in order to make a great presentation.
The TED Commandments
Thou Shalt Not Simply Trot Out thy Usual Shtick.
Thou Shalt Dream a Great Dream, or Show Forth a Wondrous [...] Continue Reading…
