dare to dream

Truthtellers

2012-01-22T11:43:33-05:00

In the YA novel Queen’s Own Fool, a fictional account of the life of Mary, Queen of Scots, written by Jane Yolen and Robert J. Harris, Queen Mary brings Nicola into her service, saying, “You have only one duty, Nicola,...

Lauren Leto: Banters, A Scr - Appbook your Quotes

2012-01-17T20:26:05-05:00

Lauren Leto is the co-founder of Banters, an app that allows you to easily save funny and meaningful quotes. You can find her on twitter @laurenleto. *** My mom used to (in an endearing way) call me "hyena" because of...

Giveaway: Smart Trust by Stephen M.R. Covey and Greg Link

2012-01-16T10:44:32-05:00

When you leave a comment, or post to Twitter, LinkedIn, Google+ or Facebook (see sample tweet below), you'll be entered to win an autographed copy of Smart Trust. The contest will close on Wednesday, January 18 at midnight (EDT); I'll...

Don't Gossip, and Give Positive Reviews

2012-01-15T20:06:09-05:00

There are two ideas from Gretchen Rubin's The Happiness Project that I don't want to forget: I hope you'll want to remember them too. Don't Gossip (pg 156) -- When I'm completely fed up with someone or something, I want...

HBR Blog: The Many Faces of Entitlement

2012-01-12T10:09:58-05:00

Here's my latest post on HBR. It's a follow-on to a piece that I wrote last year about Richard and Linda Eyre's book The Entitlement Trap. When I first spoke to Richard Eyre about their book, I encouraged him to...

Steve Adlard: Conditional Dreaming

2012-01-09T23:05:31-05:00

Steve Adlard lives with his family in Coventry, England. He has 2 young children who constantly remind him he's still learning. He's the director of Motive Consulting Ltd which specialises in leadership and organisational development, building on a long career...

Amelia Hertzberg: Ballerina, Superspy, Oh My

2012-01-07T17:39:46-05:00

Amelia Hertzberg grew up in Groveland, Massachusetts as the baby of three children. Currently she lives in Belmont, Massachusetts with her own three babies. Her interests include hiking, reading, creating, and having dance parties with her children. Now that her...

A new definition of difficult

2012-01-03T08:15:03-05:00

Just. one. more. step. It's the marathon approach to life. If I can just keep going... I say that a lot. But even as I make it sound hard to do, I'm sort of preaching to the choir of me....

My Dream of Writing a Book

2012-01-02T12:02:42-05:00

A young bride on the day of her marriage gushed to her father, "Oh, Daddy, I'm at the end of all my troubles." To which he replied. "You're absolutely right. But, "Which end?" That's a bit how I feel with...

Be Competent

2011-12-31T11:46:30-05:00

My 3rd-grade teacher Mrs. Schmerker (sp) had just written they'er on the board. I'd raised my hand, and announced to the entire class, "You spelled it wrong. It's supposed to be they're. "What do YOU know?", she nearly spat back...