Where Peace Comes From

I recently read a post by Seth Godin (a freakin’ genius who should be read by all!) about the ease of (and ability to) getting a message out into the World; about how to connect and serve a group of people (though perhaps small) who are ready for a leader (check out the post here)….

The soul should always stand ajar, ready to welcome the ecstatic experience. – Emily Dickinson Is your soul open? Are you ready for miracles in your life? In a way, our lives themselves are miracles. The human body functioning, minute after minute, hour after hour, day after day is a miracle. So much has to…

There are no secrets to success. It is the result of preparation, hard work, and learning from failure. – Colin Powell How are you preparing? Are you preparing enough? Are you over-preparing? Are you working hard? How do you know? How smart are you working? What are you learning? Do you notice what works and what doesn’t?…

Real education should educate us out of self into something far finer; into a selflessness which links us with all humanity. – Nancy Astor We begin life as babies with no sense of separation, later we learn that there’s “me” and everyone else. If we’re lucky we feel connected to everyone else, but so often…

Warning: more Seth-Godin-fawning ahead . . . . Today’s email from Seth had such a great message. It’s a great reason to employ the Platinum Rule (treat others how they would like to be treated). Treat people differently (i.e. in a way that honors and respects their uniqueness) because they are beautifully different. Create the skill…

I’ve worked within organizations that believed that more resources would solve problems or move important initiatives forward. They were wrong because they igonored the fact that their systems were faulty or incomplete. When the HOW of what people are doing doesn’t work well, or work at all, it doesn’t matter how many people – hard-working, smart…