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What is all this Spartan talk anyhow? Humans have this cultural knack for latching on to the latest fad. At any point in time certain topics, historical people or philosophies are on the upswing or are at top of the cultural mind. It seems Spartans and Stoics are currently on the cultural upswing. Some of …
Tracks in the snow (A short play) A snowy New England morning tells stories about who walks our trails. (Preamble) This week we had the perfect storm for capturing tracks in the snow. It snowed a bit, then rained a bit then froze. These layers of precipitation created layers of snow that were perfect for …
The long ride I had my head down. I was turning over the peddles. The secret to distance riding is not effort, or even fitness, it’s turning the peddles over. I looked back over my shoulder and didn’t see the other guys. Sometimes when I get in the zone, I gap them. We were 70 …
Empathy at Work LinkedIn Learning Course Summary: This week I took a LinkedIn Learning course on empathy. What is empathy? It is the ability to understand others’ feelings and then to share those feeling with them. It’s the old saying of ‘putting yourself in their shoes’. Why do we care about empathy? Because it leads …
Permission You don’t need permission to change the world. I read an article by Mark Cuban last week. In it he talked about his first couple jobs and how he ended up where he is. Where he is, is the owner of the Dallas Mavericks Basketball team and one of the internet millionaires that came …
