Archive for October, 2008

Blog Action Day: Abundance

Well, unfortunately I didn’t know about the Blog Action Day until today, so I didn’t have a lot of time to carefully compose my posts. So I’m going to pull out my spontaneous voice.
When I learned of the theme, two thoughts popped into my mind. They are:
1. Let’s think of solutions
True, solutions cannot [...]

Blog Carnival: 10 Posts about Realizing Your Potential - October 2008

Welcome to the October 15, 2008 edition of 10 posts about realizing your potential. Thanks to everyone who submitted!
Every month, I pick 10 best posts from all the submissions. I do this because I feel that what internet needs right now is an opinion leader, not just an aggregater. Most blog carnivals simply slap together [...]

Reader Question: How Can a Marriage Heal from Depression?

Recently, I received a question from Stacey about how a marriage can recover after her depression traumatized both her and her husband.
Stacey writes:
I have a history of depression. I have been treated through counseling and medication a number of times, but the weakness is still there.
For over four years I was in a committed relationship, [...]

Review: Tom Volkar’s Authentic Business Discovery Course

From September 29 to October 3, 2008, I was immersed in an intense self-exploration course called “Authentic Business Discovery” offered by my blogging colleague Tom Volkar of Delightful Work. Right off the bat, the timing of this offering was such a cool synchronicity, as I was just about to publish my business plan when [...]

What Must Our Children Know?

I didn’t mean to turn the previous post into a discussion about the state of education, but the ensuing conversation headed that way.
Particularly, my friend Laurie had a very pointed observation about what knowledge must be instilled in our children, even if you have to force them to. Here’s what she said:
Should students [...]

The Only One Who Can Teach

“Nobody will teach you anything. You have to teach yourself.” — Derek Sivers
Have you ever read a book, and got nothing out of it?
Have you ever taken a class, and got nothing out of it?
The other day, I was chatting with Robin and I had commented about how ironic that I was reading [...]