Some recent posts by bloggers Seth Godin and Ben Casnocha have made me think a lot about one four letter word that most self-help authors abhor. Many of them consider it more inappropriate to use in a speech then the profanity of which it rhymes and others go so far as to discredit the factor […]
Life as a Game
We all use metaphors in our methods of describing and evaluating life. Life is such an abstract and all-encompassing concept that people use analogies to similar systems in order to draw relationships and comparisons. Metaphors and analogies are our ways of breaking down abstract concepts. Anecdotes and metaphors are humans primary method of understanding. Consider […]
Review – Patterns for Success (Series)
This is the fourth and final article in my series entitled, “Patterns for Success”. The patterns we use for installing changes in personal development are critical to ensure that we can have continued improvement and growth in our lives. A haphazard method of installing new ideas for our growth only rarely results in permanent change […]
Implementation – Patterns for Success (Series)
This is the third article in the series entitled, “Patterns for Success”. In the past two entries I have discussed how understanding and utilizing an effective pattern for your own personal development and growth is crucial. In my own development the same, three-step pattern has continued to surface. The three steps are ideas, implementation and […]
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