My family is getting ready to celebrate my mother’s 80th birthday. We decided to create a “memory book” in which we’d collect family photos, stories, family recipes. At the end of this process she’ll end up with: a printed book of photos and images, courtesy of Shutterfly (or equivalent service) a printed booklet of stories [...]
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Lately my friends and I have been talking about how people succeed, wondering why some are more successful than others despite comparable intellectual advantages or innate talents. Most of us have read Malcolm Gladwell’s Outliers, and we’ve been comparing his case studies to our personal experience and pondering the implications. Our Own Stories, And Belated [...]
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I’m supposed to be writing a book review on social media for PR professionals, but I stumbled on Wordle and couldn’t resist putting my notes into visual form first. (Yes, I confess this is creative procrastination.) Here are ideas sparked by the handwritten notes I took while reading Putting the Public Back in Public Relations: [...]
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Thanks to Wordle, here’s a visualization of my blog postings: What a fun way to mark the end of a work day! Print PDF
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I came across this image today, licensed a year ago for a project (and never used). At first glance the image is foolish — a paradox in terms of core yoga values — but it serves as a wry metaphor for “Think Different.” Perhaps all of us former Apple employees, indoctrinated in that culture and [...]
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When the news is dominated by stories of volcanic eruptions, corporate bankruptcies and layoffs, or yet another example of Wall Street malfeasance, it’s easy to get depressed. Especially in this grey Seattle spring weather… So it was a wonderful contrast to enjoy some stimulating conversations over the past 24 hours with two vibrant and accomplished [...]
Over the past week several people have asked me about the mix of topics in my blog – and my willingness (bravery? stupidity?) to write about yoga or leisure activities in the context of a business-oriented blog. Don’t get me wrong – they like the mix of topics, and feel it reveals interesting things about [...]
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Daffodils bloom outside my office window, gentle rain falls, and I’m reminded that spring is almost here. It’s been a long and unusually cold winter in Seattle. My yoga teacher has been inspired by these early signs of spring. She emailed her students her poem, Emergence, and the photograph that inspired her to write it. [...]
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Elizabeth Gilbert got a standing ovation when she spoke at TED 2009 about genius, the process of creativity, sources of inspiration, and the pressures on people who earn their living through creative works. Her talk was moving and poignant, at times wryly witty. Elizabeth is troubled by the fear of what if, in her 30′s, [...]
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