Despite the world’s weight these days, we human beings by necessity must dream better ways to live and work, lead, and play into reality. We can rise wisely and together.
Today let’s seek trends for hope that lead to the need for you and me to dream of a new 2023 story sooner than later.
It’s the 2008 summer Olympics, and gold-medal winner Michael Phelps is poised to break his own record for the 200-meter butterfly swimming race – a competition that no one could touch him in. But then this happens: After Phelps’s first turn, his goggles fill with water, and he cannot see. Not being able to see should…
“Yikes. I have no idea what I’m doing.” That’s often the first thought when we embark on something new — whether it’s a location, place of employment, or skill. The anxiety of unknown challenges and experiences often impedes our career success. This anxiety often leads to avoiding the situation altogether and to behavioral inertia that…
With how much innovation and development occur in 21st-century society, it’s easy to assume that creativity follows a similarly meteoric rise. Virtual reality video games. Fusion Cuisine, combining the practices of disparate cultures. Barrier-breaking performance art. All of these experiences take a high level of creativity to conceptualize and see through from the design process…
Between curfews and quarantines, you’ll probably have a lot more time on your hands than you’re used to. Rather than fritter that time away by stressing over the unknown or scrolling through ominous news headlines all day, why not take this time to enrich yourself and inspire your work in these times of uncertainty? While…
He felt the suffering. He knew what needed to be done. He focused. He used his brilliant study of rhetoric to rally people on behalf of a common dream. He wrote arguably one of the most compelling essays of the 20th century – “Letter from Birmingham Jail,” an essential reminder of the difference between just…
What were your day’s three highlights? Mine: 1. Having three awesome client meetings with three impressive writers who inspire me. 2. Practicing yoga while my wee daughter patted my back each time I flowed into Cobra Pose. 3. 3. Hearing back from two brilliant interview subjects for my next book.
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