Category Archives: human spirit

A Vision of Possibility

I have been reading Roz and Benjamin Zander’s FASCINATING book called The Art of Possibility. I have known of Benjamin Zander, conductor of the Boston Philharmonic Orchestra, through friends who have heard him speak and more recently by his famous TED talk.  Even though his presentation at TED is highly inspirational, I was not prepared …

October 14, 2011 – 9:21 am | By DUST!N | Posted in human spirit, inspiration, Recession, Success | Comments (0)

On Being Patronizing

I rented and watched the movie The Soloist the other day. I want to buy it now. My wife asked me if I really thought we would watch the film enough to justify buying it. I don’t. I just want to support a good film and have it as a reminder of its message. This …

June 10, 2010 – 6:45 am | By DUST!N | Posted in human spirit, Seth Godin, Society, Word of Mouth | Comments (0)

The Race and The Chase

Do you remember chasing anything as a kid? … chasing friends while playing tag. … chasing your pet dog as he was running away with the chew toy. … chasing your dad around the house, eventually falling in a heap on the couch and ending in a tickle fight. At some point, many of us …

December 18, 2009 – 8:20 am | By DUST!N | Posted in brand you, human spirit, Personal Brand, Professional Development, Purpose, Success | Comments (0)

Embracing Embarrassment

Fear of failure is overrated. We don’t care as much about failing as we care about being embarrassed. Picture yourself on a baseball team. If there wasn’t a chance of losing the game, it wouldn’t be nearly as exciting to play hardball. The mantra is, “Win as a team and lose as a team.” Still, …

November 6, 2009 – 8:00 am | By DUST!N | Posted in human spirit, Personal Brand, Purpose | Comments (0)

Living Among Critics

Last night, I attended a meeting held by my daughter’s teacher. She was explaining the structure of the class and led us through some sample exercises she uses with the students. Occasionally, she called upon us parents for volunteers to read or give answers. I was stunned by the silence and awkward glances downward. The …

October 10, 2008 – 2:25 pm | By DUST!N | Posted in brand you, human spirit, Personal Brand, Persuasion, Professional Development, Society | Comments (3)

Innovation @ Fight Club

Brian Clark at Lateral Action put together a great list of Tyler Durden’s 8 Rules of Innovation. The list is based on statements by Brad Pitt’s character in Fight Club. Below is my favorite: Tyler’s Eighth Rule of Innovation: “This is your life, and it’s ending one minute at a time.” Brian does a great …

October 3, 2008 – 2:40 pm | By DUST!N | Posted in Creativity, human spirit, Ideas | Comments (0)

Talent vs. Time

Challenging thoughts from Brian at d’bug. After reading this, ask yourself: Am I willing to sacrifice in order to have time to be the best? What do I need to sacrifice? What do I believe should NOT be sacrificed?

August 8, 2008 – 2:21 pm | By DUST!N | Posted in Human Resources, human spirit, Professional Development | Comments (1)

The Independence Myth

Financial Independence. The Declaration of Independence. An Independent Spirit. We esteem independence. Our society celebrates freedom. As we should. But, do we miss the point? We’re not seeking absolute independence. Well, we may be seeking it, but we won’t find it. It cannot be obtained. We want to free ourselves of dependency on foreign oil. …

April 11, 2008 – 9:25 am | By DUST!N | Posted in human spirit, Society | Comments (3)