by Artie Isaac | Jan 1, 2010 | Living an engaged life, On Creativity, On Ethics, Unsolicited Suggestions
I love David Brooks. Not because I always agree with him. Rather because he's always thoughtful and articulate. Sometimes, he's a wee too conservative for me. But he's always as smart as he is conservative. And that's all I ask. I believe that a great...
by Artie Isaac | Dec 28, 2009 | Living an engaged life, Unsolicited Suggestions
I'm on a mission.I'm looking for people who want to try doing what I'm doing. I am acting on stage as a way to raise money for a worthy not-for-profit theatre company. Why I'm Doing ItIt's for a lot of reasons. Mainly, I enjoy it.But that's too...
by Artie Isaac | Dec 26, 2009 | Unsolicited Suggestions
I wrote about droopy drawers a year ago May, and I thought I might have had more of a positive effect.But, a year-end glance out the car window this week revealed that many of Today's Youth are hobbling around with their pleats at their knees.And, speaking of...
by Artie Isaac | Dec 24, 2009 | On Creativity, Unsolicited Suggestions
What a month. If I'm counting correctly, I've lead more than 30 hours of brainstorming during the past 30 days. Some of it has been informal, like a training session I led for my friend Ken Ackerman's Vistage group. But most of it has been highly...
by Artie Isaac | Oct 27, 2009 | Unsolicited Suggestions
Matt Slaybaugh, mentor to the stars, poses this question: What does it mean to be human? I think he’s getting at something more than simply being a member of our common species. If that were his question, I think, the answer is (1) have a belly button and (2) —...
by Artie Isaac | Oct 27, 2009 | Unsolicited Suggestions
A friend and I were exchanging critiques on our performances last week as public speakers. In critiquing my friend's expert presentation, I wrote him mainly about the content and structure of his arguments. As an English major, I'm mainly focused on the...
