Penecillin was discovered by accident. A sloppy workspace led to cross-contamination of Petri dishes. Dr Fleming had a choice to make: start over or explore the possible. He chose the possible. Many of us see the unexpected and react, with knee-jerk reflex… This isn’t what I wanted. When we condemn the unexpected, we kill the […]
[Continue reading…]Get lost!
September 17, 2010 by
Dog is your pilot. Are you rational? Really? Think about it! We think we’re rational. We believe we make decisions based on evidence. We’re human. We’re not dogs or monkeys. We’ve got opposable thumbs and large forebrains. Our forebrain is in control. Right? Wrong! Our reward system is built upon parts of the brain shared […]
[Continue reading…]The secret to becoming rich
September 16, 2010 by
This afternoon I was in a car with a friend of the family. We were on our way from my step-grandmothers funeral to share lunch with family and friends. My friend lost his wife to cancer a month ago. She was his best friend. They shared the best of times, the worst of times and […]
[Continue reading…]We're on a mission from God
September 16, 2010 by
We’re getting the band back together! OK, we’re not really … but we could if we needed to save an orphanage. Years ago, I was in the studio playing with a band. We were rehearsing for a show. Someone screwed up their part. Everything ground to a halt in a sloppy, messy way. “Let’s start […]
[Continue reading…]Put the phone down!
September 15, 2010 by
I’m in a restaurant in Boston with my wife. We just enjoyed several hours of deep, rewarding conversation. Our cell phone batteries were close to dead after a day of travel. The bartender was cool enough to charge our phones. At first, I noticed the itch to look something up on my phone. Jen and […]
[Continue reading…]Origins, Destination and the Law of Gravity
September 13, 2010 by
When we run from something, the origin is always the reference point. We don’t think in terms of where we’ve gotten, our success. We think of how far we are from what we don’t want. What we don’t want still defines who we are. The origin takes on a gravity. It has a mental mass […]
[Continue reading…]Flock of Seagulls and the Prevent Defense
September 13, 2010 by
In the 80s there was a song by Flock of Seagulls and they sang, “And I ran. I ran so far away. Oh, I ran, I ran so far away. I couldn’t get away.” Are you running to what you want … or away from what you don’t want? Running to fitness or running from […]
[Continue reading…]Take Flight – From Origins or to Destinations?
September 13, 2010 by
At Southwest Airlines, we spoke of O&Ds – Origin, Destination. A plane departs from an origin. It flies to a destination. Life is a series of O&Ds. We are leaving one place and going to another. Sometimes we choose the destination. We make the flight plan. We prepare and take flight. Other times we don’t […]
[Continue reading…]Redefine Politics… Sacrifice Pride, Honor Sacrifice
September 11, 2010 by
The word “politics” comes from the greek, “politikos”. It means: Citizen. The word Politics has evolved. It now means something different. Politics now symbolizes divide and rancor. Politics polarizes. It reveals what brings us to opposition. It separates us from what we have it common. Politics divides against itself. It pits us against them. Politics […]
[Continue reading…]Are you getting in shape or running in circles?
September 10, 2010 by
It’s good to stay in shape. There are plenty of health problems that come from being out of shape and over sedentary . Sometimes we create issues by focusing so much on one area, we wind up lopsided. A rower who focuses on pulling with one arm more than the other goes in circles. We […]
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