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Entries from September 27th, 2009

Facing Your Inner Demons

September 27th, 2009 · No Comments · Reframing, change

This caught my eye this morning: see more Lolcats and funny pictures How are your inner demons doing today? I’ve been busy grappling with mine over the past few months. It’s not easy, is it? I was thinking about Rick Carson’s Taming Your Gremlin this morning and have just taken it off the shelf to [...]

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Future Search

September 14th, 2009 · No Comments · Workplace, World View, change

There are whole organizations dedicated to looking at the future. In fact, rummaging around The Futurist or Trend Hunter is a great way to get ideas and find inspiration. Why are corporations willing to invest thousands of dollars in future research? Because it’s a wonderful day to get a clear picture of how to act [...]

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Goals – Out of Fashion?

September 7th, 2009 · No Comments · Reframing, change

Robert K. Cooper wrote about goals in a book called Getting Out of Your Own Way. I worked my way through this book slowly, taking time to think about the content and practice what I’d read. I’m once again thinking about goals and Cooper’s notion of Open Space Goals. Goals can be tricky things. Some [...]

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Changing Yourself – Oy Vey! It Hurts!

September 6th, 2009 · 1 Comment · Reframing, change

Things hurt this morning. I decided that I really needed to do something good for myself and get out there and walk. And things hurt this morning. Many things. There’s a cramp in my left calf that keeps coming back and is tender in between cramps. My back is not happy. My left shoulder and [...]

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