Years ago a wise person told me the "problem for most people and organizations isn't not knowing what to do, but figuring out how to change ourselves and how to help others change." Changing your own habits can feel about as futile as climbing Mount Everest, let alone empowering others...
(1) Comments | Posted March 21, 2012 | 2:38 PM
During a recent business trip, I was giving a talk to a group of educated professionals. In the room, there were garbage cans sitting right next to a recycling bin. I was surprised to see numerous plastic bottles that had just been thrown into the garbage with a recycling bin...
(2) Comments | Posted February 10, 2012 | 12:31 PM
Bullying is rampant in America and Canada. Thousands of kids are picked on, insulted, beat up and called derogatory names each day for anything perceived as being "different." Reports estimate that 160,000 students stay home from school every day for fear of being bullied. Bullied victims are between...
(2) Comments | Posted January 23, 2012 | 10:51 AM
Responsibility changes everything. The moment we decide that we are the ones who are capable of and responsible for changing things, everything shifts. Whether it's your relationship, your career, your life, or global issues -- the world gets better whenever one of us simply decides to step up and do...
(1) Comments | Posted November 19, 2007 | 4:20 PM
I recently saw a survey of high school students in which over one-third of them said their goal in life was to become famous. A few years before reading the survey, my oldest daughter, now twenty, announced to me that her goal was to have fame. When I asked her...
(0) Comments | Posted May 14, 2012 | 11:43 AM