by Artie Isaac | Jun 4, 2015 | Coaching Topics, It happened, Living an engaged life, New Competence
There was a time when I was very resistant to changing my life. This is about that time. I owned a business. Called "Young Isaac" — after the founding partner, Brooks Young — it was an advertising agency where I sat all day, but I never did the...
by Artie Isaac | Jun 2, 2015 | Coaching Topics, Living an engaged life, New Competence
I was frenetically bored. My friend and teacher, Steve Anderson, helped me realize this. He said: "You bounce out of bed at five every morning without an alarm clock. You run around all day, doing all kinds of honorable, effective things. You...
by Artie Isaac | May 31, 2015 | Coaching Topics, New Competence
It’s been about four years since I started training as (and being) a Vistage chair. I don’t write much about it here. The conversations — among CEOs, business owners, key executives — are confidential, so there isn’t much to...
by Artie Isaac | May 16, 2015 | Living an engaged life, New Competence
During the coming days, a pair of family graduations: one high school, one college. Due to the work, growth and achievements of the students, these are among our life's most profound celebrations. Is it humbling?Why do people who experience similar simchas...
by Artie Isaac | Apr 5, 2015 | Living an engaged life, New Competence
Back in 2006, Thomas Friedman in The New York Times reflected on a taxi ride in Paris: The driver and I had been together for an hour, and between the two of us we had been doing six different things. He was driving, talking on his phone and watching a video. I...
by Artie Isaac | Jan 13, 2015 | Coaching Topics, Living an engaged life, New Competence
Amid the madness of the world, love continues. Sunday's New York Times brought "To Fall in Love With Anyone," an essay by Mandy Len Catron in the reader-submitted MODERN LOVE column. (Link: http://tinyurl.com/ArtieLove.) SummaryTwo strangers...
