Magnetic Goals
Taming the elephant
My mind keeps going back to a metaphor Jon Haidt uses throughout his book, The Happiness Hypothesis. Today I found an archived interview in which he discusses it. It’s about 10 minutes into Part One of the Tapestry CBC interview. But this time, paying closer attention, I felt a tad helpless about steering the elephant.
Just a minute rules
The rules for Just a Minute would make excellent goal setting guidelines. No hesitation. No repetition. No deviation. Update: This idea became a theme for one of my newsletters. If you would like a copy please let me know like this: whynotwizard(youknowwhat)gmaildotcom
Just Showing Up versus Being Prepared
I’ve just ordered another book from Amazon! (Oh January Spendthrifts…) It’s Improv Wisdom: Don’t Prepare, Just Show Up. This book has been simmering for 20 years so not a rush job, and backed by years of reflection and experience. Its author: Patricia Ryan Madson, a respected, innovative teacher, who recently retired from full-time teaching at [...]
How was your year then?
I switched to LBC in the car, just as James O’Brien was winding up his shift. Apparently his theme today had been Christmas Round Robins. What he quoted from one went roughly like this: “This year my wife’s dream finally came true and we changed all nine internal doors.” I wasn’t about to be ROFL, [...]
A Dream Board: Realising the ‘vision’?
How’s that for inner circle jargon from someone who’s just been complaining about it? I just came right out with a detestable buzz word. What if I swear never to chime in with vision’s cringe-inducing smug little partner, ‘mission’? Here’s the deal: an hour’s free coaching if the word ever trips off my keyboard. You [...]