by Artie Isaac | Dec 21, 2010 | On Ethics
It's not about comfort, you know. Sure, we're all working on comfort. But the meaning of life? It's not about comfort. Today's "The Arduous Community" by David Brooks in The New York Times (sent to me by a banker pal named David) reminds me...
by Artie Isaac | Dec 19, 2010 | On Creativity, Unsolicited Suggestions
Last week, I finally passed a substantial memorization test. Since 2008, I've been in five theatrical productions. Each one required me to learn lines. Memorization Has Never Come Easily.I'm not a natural memorizer. I prefer to wing it, relying on wit and...
by Artie Isaac | Dec 14, 2010 | Coaching Topics, Living an engaged life, On Creativity, Unsolicited Suggestions
Yesterday, the Kiwanis Club of Columbus was kind enough to have me as their lunchtime speaker. The topic: three ideas for making 2011 the most creative year possible. Here's what I said. Before reading on, you may help yourself to a two-page worksheet I've...
by Artie Isaac | Nov 21, 2010 | Living an engaged life
Charles Dickens wrote to change England. (If you don't want to read, just check out the video trailer to my next show.) And he did, many times, in many ways, with many stories. He wrote truth to power — felling abusive institutions and unkind traditions. A...
by Artie Isaac | Nov 6, 2010 | Living an engaged life
Greetings from Tucson, Arizona. Today, we finish our provisioning and packing. Tomorrow, we'll drive six hours to the South Rim. Monday, we'll hike to the bottom of the Grand Canyon and, finally, sleep on the Canyon floor amid the daunting wilderness....
