Tag: Conversation
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The Elephant and the blind men
For centuries, Sufi Masters have been using short stories to teach their spiritual disciples important life lessons. Below you’ll read one of my favorite Sufi stories: “The Elephant and the blind men,” and I invite you to share your perspective on what point you make out of it. Once there was a city, the inhabitants…
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Chris Brady and Orrin Woodward will be pulling the curtain back on #cryptocurrency THIS Saturday at 1 pm EST in a LIVE webinar!!
Chris Brady and Orrin Woodward will be pulling the curtain back on cryotocurrency THIS Saturday, November 17, 2018, at 1 pm EST in a LIVE webinar!! Please, Join us Saturday, November 17th, 2018 at 1 pm (EST) for this LIVE Cryptocurrency Webinar featuring, New York Times best selling authors Chris Brady and Orrin Woodward! To…
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Are books expensive? Only, if they are not read.
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Do something. Blame no one. Make no excuses.
I was visiting my son Axel this week-end in Tallahassee, FL., when I saw a poster tapped on his wall with these slogans: Do something. Blame no one. Make no excuses. First, I made a selfie and asked him about the poster which exhibits a photo of the new coach Willie Taggart known in the…
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The Top Five Regrets of the Dying
Bronnie Ware, an author who worked in palliative care, wrote “The Top Five Regrets of the Dying.” They are: 1.- I wish I’d had the courage to live a life true to myself, not the life others expected of me. 2.- I wish I hadn’t worked so hard. 3.- I wish I had the courage…
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An intentional conversation with blogger, and singer Tara McLeod: A pleasure!
I walked in the Barnes & Nobles in Plantation, Florida, last Saturday morning, thinking in my mind, I am here for a couple of minutes, after missing an earlier appointment with a business acquaintance to discuss about leadership, life issues, and community building to help people live the life they’ve always wanted. I would be there…
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Hell: ‘Whatever you fear most…’ an oustanding Edwidge Danticat’s folk story!
I am reading Edwige Danticat. Her recent memoir “Brother, I’m dying” is amazing. She tells her family story in poignant way. She combines her story with the story of her dad, her uncle, her countries, her travels, her neighborhood, her grandmas.to free herself, and to free us as well to tell our own story, and to…
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Leadership & the power of a few: Every body can. Only a few will.
Last Tuesday, I was speaking at a leadership meeting in Fort-Lauderdale, and I quoted best-selling author Malcom Gladwell, a New Yorker reporter, who published the book The Tipping Point: How Little Things Can Make a Big Difference. I am a great fan of Gladwell. I read most of his work. And I encourage you to…
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A leadership platform for you in a crowded, noisy world!
“A leadership platform for you,” has been my tagline for this blog since its inception in 2011. I wanted this blog to be a place where I connect with you on topics that matter, above all about leadership and personal development. A place where you can follow me on what I read, what I listen,…
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