by Artie Isaac | Sep 14, 2012 | Living an engaged life, On Creativity
Holy shirt! Something has happened. Something good. A sudden burst of productivity. During this week, amid a delightful crush of workaday (whatever that means) appointments, presentations and travel, I have also written: a play, a sermon, a poem. The play is called...
by Artie Isaac | Jul 22, 2012 | Coaching Topics, Living an engaged life
In the long run, you will run out of time before you run out of money. So why do we treat time cheaply, even when we are stingy with our money? It's just a lack of mindful application of time. Why don't we spend some time thinking about time management?...
by Artie Isaac | Jul 5, 2012 | Coaching Topics, Living an engaged life
The entrepreneur called with a curious question. This was years ago. He was a young man, early in life: unmarried, no kids. But, like being measured in dog years, he was much older in entrepreneur years. He was the first person I had ever heard use the...
by Artie Isaac | Jun 7, 2012 | Living an engaged life
After last year's graduation speech, the fine educators and families at Village Academy asked me back to give this year's graduation speech. Here's last year's. And here's this year's. * * * * * June 6, 2012 Friends Thank...
by Artie Isaac | May 28, 2012 | Living an engaged life, On Ethics
Five years ago, my first college reunion, the 25th anniversary of the graduation of the Yale Class of 1982, changed my life. You've read about that. This weekend, I returned for the next one, the 30th Reunion. A smaller affair — the 25th is always The Big One —...
by Artie Isaac | Mar 3, 2012 | Coaching Topics, Living an engaged life
There's nothing like a trip to California to cause a refinement and readjustment of my beliefs and values. Last weekend provided an opportunity to ask 28 other Vistage chairs to challenge gaps between my beliefs and my behaviors. One of those gaps: spending too...
