by Artie Isaac | Apr 12, 2016 | Coaching Topics, Living an engaged life, New Competence, On Creativity
People ask me if I like my work. They think I'm having fun. So here's what I think of "work." Work has a bad rap.Perhaps most people experience work negatively. I think that 99% of the people I know would rather be off work than at work. And they...
by Artie Isaac | Apr 10, 2016 | Coaching Topics, Living an engaged life, New Competence
Preparing for rafting the Colorado River this summer, I've just read Kevin Fedarko's The Emerald Mile: The Epic Story of the Fastest Ride in History Through the Heart of the Grand Canyon. (I am indebted to Kent Johnson for the suggestion.)...
by Artie Isaac | Feb 21, 2016 | Living an engaged life, New Competence, On Creativity
I'm a writer, not an author. This thought came to me on a recent trip through California. I was enjoying being 55 years old — for a month longer, or so — and thinking what I often thought whenever my age ends in a "5" or...
by Artie Isaac | Jan 5, 2016 | Coaching Topics, Living an engaged life, New Competence
This is a message for those of us who do not like setting goals. I am like you. Perhaps you ignored my recent post on the topic at http://goo.gl/FHE44f. Perhaps you read it and did nothing about it. It was nothing more than Goals Porno. (Ew.) For...
by Artie Isaac | Dec 29, 2015 | Coaching Topics, Living an engaged life, New Competence, On Creativity, Unsolicited Suggestions
Here's an annual message in a bottle: it's time to set goals for next year! Don't like goals? I hear that from several smart folks every year. "I don't like setting goals." "Too much blame and shame." "Not ambitious...
by Artie Isaac | Oct 22, 2015 | Coaching Topics, Living an engaged life, New Competence, On Ethics
Just because I have thought of something to say doesn't mean it is my turn to talk. Even if my thought is intelligent, helpful, valuable, and heart-warming — still, it might not be the right moment to speak. Even if (and this is the hardest part for me) what I...
