A Great Find
I loved the book Freakonomics. Thanks to Seth I just found the Freakonomic Blog. Tune in for a truly intriguing view of life, politics, whatever — through the genius of Steven Levitt.
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A Neutral Zone AHA!
I was doing some intense coaching this week with Kathy Mallory, The Inspired Market-Her! When I had a big aha! First, a bit of back story. I’ve always had a high need for autonomy: way back in Grade 2 I told Ms. McLeod, who was pushing me to work harder, "you can have speed and…
The Secret Movie 30-Day Challenge
Check out Andy Wibbels’ The Secret Movie 30 Day Challenge. Love it! Or, loath it! Why not see if it works… or doesn’t!!
Journeying
Forking,the roadsbeforeawait. Towhere? MustI choose? Standing herehas butlittlemeaningto the journey. In hesitationlies notthe future. ThoughI pause,briefly wonder. Remembering:the roadstakenhave mebroughtto thisveryplace. Comesthe meaning,in thejourneying. So,Ichoose. Copyright 1993 Lyle T. Lachmuth, All Rights Reserved
Stuck in The Neutral Zone? Don't Gas it!
I’ve been talking, reading, and writing a lot lately about the Neutral Zone. Oh, and thinking too: "how the heck do I get outta this place?" I know better. But, like you I’m happiest when I’m creating. When I’m doing what I love: coaching, writing, painting, hiking. and photographing. And, being stuck in The Neutral…
Confessions of a Bashful Blogger
I regularly use the Myers Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI) in my coaching and consulting work. And, when I’m teaching the nuances of the concepts of Type, I often explain to folks that there is such a creature as the Shy Extravert — I KNOW, I’m one — and a Sociable Introvert. As I’ve trugged through…
Remembering T!
Andrea Lee just posted a wonderful story about Thomas Leonard. Thomas Leonard, or T, was the founding genius of Coachville. He died February 11th, 2003. She has also started a ‘meme experiment’ She’s asked ‘us’ to post some memory of Thomas Leonard. I’ve been pondering my contribution. While I never spoke to T, I exchanged…
Reading Week – NOT!
I recently started reading and doing The Work laid out in Julia Cameron’s masterpiece, The Artist’s Way. Last Sunday I got to Chapter 4: Recovering a Sense of Integrity. One of the weekly exercises is Reading Deprivation. The idea is simple and powerful. For one week I’ve stopped reading stuff like: the bajillion newsletter I’ve…
Inspiration vs. Perspiration
I loved this line from Seth Godin’s Blog: "The devil doesn’t need an advocate. The brave need supporters, not critics." My work is almost exclusively with Creative professionals. And, believe me as Seth observes the challenge isn’t coming up with ideas — it’s bringing them to fruition! Much of my work as a consultant and…
Early Bloggers
I cracked up when I saw this cartoon at 5000bc. 5000bc is the companion web site to Psychotactics. Psychotactics is the brain child of Sean D’Souza, a former cartoonist, now Internet Marketing Maven. Check out either site. Hype-free marketing wisdom delivered with flair — and humour.