by Artie Isaac | Jan 19, 2020 | Coaching Topics, Living an engaged life
When we turned 50, death was undoubtedly closer than birth. Any mathematician can multiply by two. And I’m not betting on living to my hundredth birthday. Even closer — closer than death — is the date when the world will stop seeing us. We will still...
by Artie Isaac | Jan 15, 2020 | Uncategorized
When I dream I can fly, I awake buoyant, fresh from swimming in the air. Waking from nightmares is gruesome. My nightmares are either chase scenarios, where I am hunted, or failure scenarios, where I am ill-prepared, incompetent, or unethical. From those nightmares, I...
by Artie Isaac | Oct 28, 2019 | Living an engaged life, On Creativity
John Cremer taught me about listening last week. I’d already learned about Active Listening. John raised the stakes. During his session on improvisation, he described the keys to improvisation on stage, in business, and in life. The first key was listening. (For...
by Artie Isaac | Oct 21, 2019 | Living an engaged life, On Creativity
No one means to write poetry for dogs. I meant to write an essay for a new group, The 2020 Club. The members take turns presenting an essay on a topic that is not the essayist’s work. It was my turn to write and deliver an essay. It turned out that the essay —...
by Artie Isaac | Sep 27, 2019 | Uncategorized
Here’s an annual message in a bottle: it’s time to set goals for next year! I’m not the goal-setting type. I prefer to wing it. That’s my strength. When it comes to setting goals, I’m a wingnut. Goals seem too limiting. Or too ambitious....