by Artie Isaac | May 3, 2016 | Coaching Topics, Living an engaged life, New Competence, On Ethics
Last night, a friend sent me a text message. We’ve known each other for about a decade. It’s someone I admire as a creative role model. Because we met in the theatre, we might think we know each other more than we really do. (When you meet someone in...
by Artie Isaac | Apr 16, 2016 | Uncategorized
I've never been a big drinker. I've known — and know — some Big Drinkers. They are the people who rely on alcohol to get them through: the party, the workday, the pain of daily living. That's been the biggest surprise of my executive...
by Artie Isaac | Apr 12, 2016 | Coaching Topics, Living an engaged life, New Competence, On Creativity
People ask me if I like my work. They think I'm having fun. So here's what I think of "work." Work has a bad rap.Perhaps most people experience work negatively. I think that 99% of the people I know would rather be off work than at work. And they...
by Artie Isaac | Apr 10, 2016 | Coaching Topics, Living an engaged life, New Competence
Preparing for rafting the Colorado River this summer, I've just read Kevin Fedarko's The Emerald Mile: The Epic Story of the Fastest Ride in History Through the Heart of the Grand Canyon. (I am indebted to Kent Johnson for the suggestion.)...
by Artie Isaac | Feb 21, 2016 | Living an engaged life, New Competence, On Creativity
I'm a writer, not an author. This thought came to me on a recent trip through California. I was enjoying being 55 years old — for a month longer, or so — and thinking what I often thought whenever my age ends in a "5" or...
