Raise your hand if you have dabbled in the world of IKEA DIY. For some of us it can be a humbling, and in fact total meltdown experience. The instructions for IKEA products usually come as pictures without text and for someone like Temple Grandin who describes herself as a visual thinker, as opposed to […]
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“We live in a world where ego gets attention but modesty gets results. Where arrogance makes headlines but humility makes a difference.” Bill Taylor cofounder of Fast Company At one time or other, it is likely that we all have been exposed to a humble leader. I use the word exposed deliberately. Being in the
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“My religion is kindness” Dalai Lama “If you think that you are too small to make a difference, try sleeping with a mosquito.” Dalai Lama The quality of being friendly, generous and considerate Dictionary definition of kindness Is being kind easy? I suspect that most of us might answer-sometimes. When all is going swimmingly in
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I was so infuriated by a client’s emotional account as a recipient of lousily delivered feedback, that I immediately began to pen a blog on the inadequacies of feedback. This has long been an area of concern in medicine, given that feedback provides the backbone of how we learn. Concerns range from feedback underuse (sometimes
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Michael Pawlyn has developed mind expanding architectural projects founded on “regenerative” principles. Principles that go beyond creating sustainability (maintain the current state of the environment) to ones that are regenerative (restore environments to their former state). By closely observing nature he is exploring ways to design and operate buildings that can both reverse environmental damage
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Legions of fans revere the inimitable cinematographic vision of director, Wes Anderson, whereby each frame has a stand-alone quality. The husband and wife team of Wally and Amanda Koval, admirers of Anderson’s work developed the Accidentally Wes Anderson platform initially on Instagram (@accidentallywesanderson) as a way of compiling a personal bucket list for travel and
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You just have to love the title of this book. How did it come about? For Gordon Mackenzie, who held the title of Creative Paradox in his long career at Hallmark Cards, the giant hairball was that solid, entangled mass of rules, regulations and systems that constitute Corporate Normalcy. The place where creativity dies and
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“Health Care Without Harm seeks to transform the health sector worldwide, without compromising patient safety or care, so that it becomes ecologically sustainable and a leading advocate for environmental health and justice.” Healthcare without Harm was begun in 1996 after the Environmental Protection Agency identified medical waste incineration as the leading source of dioxin, one
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“The world cannot ruffle the dignity of a soul that dwells in its own tranquility” John O’Donahue poet, philosopher and writer (Beauty the Invisible Embrace) Have you ever just wished that you could navigate daily life with its not infrequent challenges and demands with a Zen-like equanimity and peace? My own exploration began one Christmas
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The other day I had some trees cut down in my garden. My tree feller is an arborist who brought a sensitivity, wisdom and artistry to the task that I had not previously witnessed. He spoke of trees as living entities that needed to be treated with respect and care. He had to remove a
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