11-20-13 Know Thyself OracleofDelphiWeb  

 

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Have You Found What You're Looking For?

Did you see Bono on TV at the Academy Awards? (I live 10 miles from HollyWEIRD, so I felt the need to watch some of the show.) I wondered if the famous U2 lead singer had found what he was looking for among the stars.

How about you? If you haven’t found what you’re . . . → Read More: Have You Found What You’re Looking For?

How to Give and Take Criticism

Several years ago, I had dinner with two friends to discuss a major career decision. As soon as they started asking difficult questions about my assumptions and thinking process, I became defensive. I feigned openness to their caring criticism, but internally I shut down.

It’s taken me years to realize that I went into . . . → Read More: How to Give and Take Criticism

Leader and the Wolf

What we choose to think determines how we decide to act, thereby defining our results. As a wise elder once related:

One evening an old Cherokee leader told his grandson about a battle that goes on inside all people. He said, “My son, the battle is between two wolves inside us all. One is . . . → Read More: Leader and the Wolf

Please Push Your Pause Button

“I called him into my office, delivered the message, now he knows what I expect.”

“So, your intention was to deliver a message?”, was my quick retort to this leader.

“Absolutely!” She barked back.

“Congratulations, then you accomplished your mission. But I think you were on the wrong mission. Rather than delivering your message, . . . → Read More: Please Push Your Pause Button

When Hope Hurts

It’s almost midnight; she’s usually here by now. I sure hope she shows up. My sinking thinking was interrupted by the hallway light that flooded the laboratory as the door swung open. My Angel of the night drifted in.

“Ya workin’ another late night darlin’?” Her smile crawled across her face, revealing huge gaps . . . → Read More: When Hope Hurts