Day 1 was filled with temptation. The textbooks, the incoming letters from friends I haven’t heard from in years, the blog posts … all tempting to read. I did not give in. Day 2, yesterday, was a day of distraction. Was there an episode of Community that I could kill some time with? What about …
Category Archive: Literature
Jan
25
Day 1: “I want to read a book”
That was the first thought I had when I woke up yesterday – Day 1 of reading deprivation week. Yes, at 7 am, my bookshelf of textbooks and inspiring texts seemed more appealing to me than eating breakfast. I wanted to read because I knew I wasn’t supposed to. I’ve experienced that before… Someone tells …
Jan
23
Creativity On Crack – Reading Depreviation Week
At the beginning of my MBA, I committed to taking in meaningful learning and development opportunities that would pop up along the way. Ones that would compliment the spreadsheets and textbooks and challenge me all the same. I was recommend and, since the start of the year, have begun the self-directed course/book The Artist’s Way. …
Jan
22
Feel the Fear. Step Into Action.
Sometimes I get really nervous. This usually happens right before I hit the stage, the morning before a marathon, or right before I press send to that e-mail I knew needed to be written yet have no idea where or how it will be received. I am then reminded that nerves are the best thing …
Jul
21
Causes of Happiness
I was reading this article in the Sydney Morning Herald and just had to repost a portion of it focusing on 5 habits for everyday happiness: 5 HAPPY HABITS Three years ago, the British government asked London think-tank the New Economics Foundation (NEF) to review studies on happiness from around the world and turn its …
Jul
07
Work With And Without Ego
I have also met others who may be technically good at what they do but whose ego constantly sabotages their work. Only part of their attention is on the work they perform; the other part is on themselves. Their ego demands personal recognition and wastes energy in resentment if it doesn’t get enough – and …
Jul
03
How To Minimize Voluntary Turnover
The answer is simple. We take care of our people in order to do what a business is set out to do: make money. For a business to be successful, we need to educate, empower, and inspire people so that they can be freed from the obstacles that prevent them from realizing their full potential. …
Aug
18
Using Words That Change Minds
How you frame your idea is key. By selecting the right words to use, you can either enroll your audience in what you’re saying, or leave them disengaged and unmotivated to take action. In Shelle Rose Charvet’s book “Words That Change Minds: Mastering the language of influence,” she suggests each other of us has motivation …
Jul
07
Sun Tzu says: “Burn the Boat”
In the Chinese military treatise, The Art of War, Sun Tzu writes about military strategy and tactics. Since much of the text is about how to fight wars without having to do battle, it provides a great perspective on leadership and strategy. One of his lesson really hit home this week: [The leader of an …
Jun
15
What Linchpins Read
Yesterday was Worldwide-Meet-The-Tribe-Of-Linchpins Day according to Seth Godin. Seth fans gathered together at over 790 meetups around the world and talked about his books/blog, shipping ideas, and many other topics of interest. Chris Coldeway, another UBC Sauder alum and creator of redrovr, organized the Vancouver Meetup. My sis got up there and shared a bit …