by Artie Isaac | Dec 31, 2010 | Living an engaged life, On Creativity, Unsolicited Suggestions
Sometimes people shrug and say, "I'm not creative." And I say, "Really? How hard are you trying?" So, how hard are you trying?You already know the next two questions. First, have you identified a creative goal? Have you spent even ten minutes...
by Artie Isaac | Dec 29, 2010 | Living an engaged life
New Year's Eve: when a young man's fancy turns to bowling. My Lifelong Belief: Every great year includes some bowling. Status for 2010: You haven't bowled yet this year. So it's come to this… Plan: We are going bowling before nightfall on New...
by Artie Isaac | Dec 27, 2010 | Uncategorized
For several years, I've barely managed the Kiva/Net Cotton Content Portfolio. These are moneys that you and I have contributed as microloans through Kiva.org. (Here's a former report to shareholders.) Well, I just looked on Kiva.org and see that we have our...
by Artie Isaac | Dec 26, 2010 | Coaching Topics, Living an engaged life, On Ethics
Years ago, a teacher of mine, Ed Burghard — the very first time we met — told me about his Handshake Document. "Once I shake your hand," Ed said, "I automatically make these promises." He handed me a sheet of paper. "You may hold me...
by Artie Isaac | Dec 25, 2010 | Coaching Topics, Living an engaged life, On Creativity, Unsolicited Suggestions
I've had some trouble finding time to write this. That's as it should be. Time's hard to come by these days. But we must find time for the second of three ideas for making 2011 the most creative year possible. (Earlier, we looked at the first step in...
