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 | Jul 14, 2019 | Living an engaged life, New Competence, On Creativity
A few friends have asked, “What happened?” They wonder what led me to write a book of poems. Perhaps, if they find out what happened to me, they might avoid the same thing happening to them. Here’s what happened. First, What Got Writ I wrote Throw Me...
by Artie Isaac | Jul 5, 2019 | Living an engaged life, New Competence, On Creativity
John Broons, “The Family Business Guy,” a Vistage Chair in Australia, told me during a recent Zoom: “The world is moving faster. My members need to learn faster. I am trying to learn how to learn faster.” If that is your wish, I’d be glad...
by Artie Isaac | Jun 8, 2019 | Living an engaged life, New Competence
It’s hard to believe that I’m turning 75 years old. Especially since I was born in 1960. But I’ve decided to turn 75, rather than 60, next year. What strange new eccentricity is this? I’m motivated because: People reach their best at 75: wiser,...
