Tag Archives: conversation
Recognising enough is enough
Yesterday the song Somewhere from Robbie William’s Reality Killed the Video Star started playing on my iPod. I asked my wife if she’d bought it and forgotten to tell me. She hadn’t. It was me and I’d completely forgotten. If … Continue reading
You may be teaching and not know it
On Saturday my family and I spoke via Skype video to our dear friends in the UK. They’re visiting next month and we thought it would be good for the children to all speak and see each other first as … Continue reading
Where do you lay the blame?
On Monday night my wife and I were attending parent-teacher interviews. We had two appointments booked and we were both on time for the 5.00 pm appointment which left us plenty of time for the second at 5.20 pm. It … Continue reading
The Next Trillion
The Next Trillion Paul Zane Pilzer. VideoPlus 2001, Paperback, 197 pages, $3.11 There are some interesting ideas in The Next Trillion by Paul Zane Pilzer. I read the Australia and New Zealand Tour Edition which is an abridged version. Let … Continue reading
My favourite authors
Tom Morris – Modern day philosopher. Every time I’ve been successful Tom’s 7 C’s of Success have all been in play. John Maxwell – Leadership mentor. An amazing knack (though hard work no doubt) of distilling leadership lessons into understandable … Continue reading
The Charter for Compassion signed. Now what?
Following in the footsteps of Michael Bungay Stanier I have signed and affirmed the Charter for Compassion, a global effort to raise the awareness of compassion in the world. This simple act had me thinking about compassion over the weekend … Continue reading
The Fine Art of Small Talk
The Fine Art of Small Talk Debra Fine. Hyperion 2005, Hardcover, 224 pages, $4.95 Initiating a conversation with other people can be difficult as most of us are so worried about what the other person will think of us that … Continue reading
What are you thinking?
Ever since I was young I’ve been fascinated by the idea that people could learn from books or spend all their life as scholars studying. Now I find I’ve become the very same. My personal mission statement of ten years … Continue reading →