by Artie Isaac | Mar 23, 2017 | Coaching Topics, Living an engaged life, New Competence
“This is going to be so long, I won’t be able to finish it in a day.” That’s what I told Matt Slaybaugh. Matt is my writing partner on occasional Sundays, often at the Roosevelt Coffeehouse. As I dove into this piece, I felt I needed to warn...
by Artie Isaac | Nov 9, 2016 | Coaching Topics, Living an engaged life, New Competence
"…you must go on, I can't go on, I'll go on." — Samuel Beckett, The Unnamable (1954) To all who are disappointed by the outcome of the election (no matter who you voted for), I am grievously disappointed. (To those of you who are glad...
by Artie Isaac | Oct 23, 2016 | Coaching Topics, Living an engaged life, New Competence, Unsolicited Suggestions
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. Or...
by Artie Isaac | Sep 29, 2016 | Living an engaged life, New Competence, On Ethics
We all know the structure of a disingenuous apology. "I'm sorry if you were hurt." "I'm sorry you feel that way." These are ways of saying either "I'm not sorry." Or "If I'm sorry, I'm not apologizing...
by Artie Isaac | Jul 20, 2016 | Living an engaged life, New Competence, On Ethics
This is a message about forward motion. Let's expect it. Onweird. We're moving onward, but — because of unpredictability and uncertainty — it's always weird. So: "onweird." I'm thinking about moving forward...
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...
