Tag Archives: help

You may be teaching and not know it

Posted on March 9, 2010 by David C. Buchan

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 →

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How do you know?

Posted on March 3, 2010 by David C. Buchan

My wife and I have just attended a prep grade information session which explained how reading, writing and maths are being taught to our youngest daughter. The teachers suggested we help by pointing out shapes in the home and asking … Continue reading →

Posted in Personal knowledge management, Self improvement | Tagged ask, decision, evidence, help, knowledge, no, offer, question, quote, reading, work, workplace, Writing | Leave a comment

What are you thinking?

Posted on March 2, 2010 by David C. Buchan

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 →

Posted in Self improvement | Tagged ask, book, books, comments, conversation, conversational patterns, focus, help, life, men, music, no, patterns, scenarios, scholar, self, term, think, thinking patterns | 1 Comment

Today Matters

Posted on February 1, 2010 by David C. Buchan

Today Matters John C. Maxwell. Center Street 2004, Hardcover, 336 pages, $6.48 Over the recent Christmas break my attention was taken by the simple and powerful idea that what we do today sets us up for the success of tomorrow. … Continue reading →

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Closing my open loops for 2009

Posted on January 5, 2010 by David C. Buchan

An open loop is something which is pulling on your attention. I have a few from 2009 relating to Quantum Gardener which I will close today lest they fester and end up consuming more and more of my time. 50 book … Continue reading →

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Children ask for what they want. Do you?

Posted on November 30, 2009 by David C. Buchan

As adults we lose the skill of asking for help. What does that cost us? Continue reading →

Posted in Self improvement | Tagged ask, children, Christmas, courage, example, help, men, no, phone, request, Santa, self, stress | Leave a comment

The Charter for Compassion signed. Now what?

Posted on November 23, 2009 by David C. Buchan

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 →

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