by Artie Isaac | Jan 21, 2021 | Coaching Topics, Leading Peer Groups, Living an engaged life, On Ethics, Unsolicited Suggestions
Years ago, a teacher of mine, Ed Burghard — the very first time we met — told me about his Handshake Document. “When I shake your hand,” Ed said, “I automatically make these promises.” He handed me a sheet of paper. The paper described...
by Artie Isaac | Mar 29, 2020 | Coaching Topics, Living an engaged life, New Competence, Poetry
Hello, friends. I hope that you and yours are healthy and resilient. For your consideration, here are three thoughts that might help place this experience in a broader context. 1. This might be your Crucible Moment — the maximum challenge that tempers you for your...
by Artie Isaac | Feb 17, 2020 | Coaching Topics, Living an engaged life, New Competence, Uncategorized
“I don’t like telling adults what to do.” I have said that many times. Usually, it’s part of an answer to the question: “Why didn’t you enjoy owning a business?” I answer, “Why didn’t I enjoy owning a business?...
by Artie Isaac | Feb 10, 2020 | Coaching Topics, Leading Peer Groups, Living an engaged life, New Competence, On Ethics
Years ago, a teacher of mine, Ed Burghard — the very first time we met — told me about his Handshake Document. “When I shake your hand,” Ed said, “I automatically make these promises.” He handed me a sheet of paper. The paper described the...
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 | Mar 11, 2019 | Coaching Topics, Living an engaged life, New Competence
I am enjoying a third go-around with Dr. Srikumar Rao’s course on Creativity & Personal Mastery. A couple years ago, I took the online course. Last year, Alisa and I — and several friends — took the in-person course. Now, I am in a year-long...
