by Artie Isaac | Jan 17, 2011 | Living an engaged life, On Ethics
In observance of today's national holiday, here The Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.'s most famous speech. If you have not listened to the entire speech recently, you might be surprised to see how rich it is beyond "I have a dream." His metaphor of...
by Artie Isaac | Dec 26, 2010 | Coaching Topics, Living an engaged life, On Ethics
Years ago, a teacher of mine, Ed Burghard — the very first time we met — told me about his Handshake Document. "Once I shake your hand," Ed said, "I automatically make these promises." He handed me a sheet of paper. "You may hold me...
by Artie Isaac | Dec 21, 2010 | On Ethics
It's not about comfort, you know. Sure, we're all working on comfort. But the meaning of life? It's not about comfort. Today's "The Arduous Community" by David Brooks in The New York Times (sent to me by a banker pal named David) reminds me...
by Artie Isaac | Sep 11, 2010 | Living an engaged life, On Ethics
The Unmistakable The dulled cracking puft-puft-puft of several rounds of gunfire, muffled by the night air. Five, six shots. A pause. Four more shots — puft-puft-puft-puft.I rise into robe and slippers and step quietly downstairs, apprehensively...
by Artie Isaac | Aug 1, 2010 | Living an engaged life, On Ethics
Are you the self-important center of the universe? A TestDo you go to the bookstore and treat the clerk — who happens to have a graduate degree in literature — like a bit player in your own made-for-TV-movie? As part of your solipsistic orientation, do you seek to...
by Artie Isaac | Jun 23, 2010 | It happened, Living an engaged life, On Ethics
You know this. You know how people sometimes pop into your head. Perhaps you pass a landmark — maybe just an intersection — and it brings a specific person to mind. You think of the story he shared. Or maybe the insight she revealed. A comment made...
