by arnoudse | Dec 30, 2014 | Connect, Discover, Lead, Obstacles, Vitality
It’s the season to take stock. To reflect on 2014 and turn our attention to 2015. In our rush to celebrate a “Happy New Year”, we can tend to cut short our reflection and miss the lessons that are there for us, often below the surface. Slow down. Don’t rush it....
by arnoudse | Dec 16, 2014 | Connect, Discover, Lead, Obstacles, Vitality
With all the media attention lately on teachers and the nation’s classrooms, I invite you to take a look at the greatest classroom of all, life itself. How is it that some people seem to continually grow, develop their skills and unleash their inherent gifts no matter...
by arnoudse | Dec 4, 2014 | Connect, Discover, Lead, Obstacles
“Life is a pendulum. I love the pendulum! When you are swinging to the bad you are building up energy for the swing back to the good side.” – Mike Nichols when interviewed by Charlie Rose Sometimes it’s really hard to be in love with life. Our expectations get...
by arnoudse | Nov 18, 2014 | Connect, Discover, Obstacles, Vitality
“What are you yearning for in life?” That is the question Julio Olalla posed in a recent Newfield Network webinar. For me, the answer came quickly. Simplicity. We yearn for less complication, less clutter, fewer features. Less frenzy, more calm. Less...
by arnoudse | Nov 12, 2014 | Connect, Obstacles
Image courtesy of Le Vent Le Cri on Flickr https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/ My friend Fred looked very unhappy. He was explaining to me why he was about to make a commitment to a colleague that would require him to co-author a paper and present it...
by arnoudse | Oct 28, 2014 | Connect, Discover, Lead, Obstacles, Vitality
Our culture honors beginnings. First loves. Grand openings. New product launches. Fresh starts. Clean slates. New beginnings. We are often not very good at endings. Bad business break-ups; messy divorces. We fear a lay-off even when we hate the job we have or losing a...
