mindsets
Short Memories for Lengthy Problems
By lainie at 11 November, 2008, 4:31 pm
A sense of jubilation and hope has been hovering over a vast majority of the world since last Tuesday’s festivities like a dense fog. Or is that smog? Who can tell anymore. Even before November 4th, however, we here in the States were beginning to feel some relief as we saw a much-welcomed decrease in [...]
super saturated streets
By lainie at 2 October, 2008, 12:37 pm
I can’t get Christian Slater’s face out of head. I close my eyes and try to envision something pleasant, clouds or a mountainous landscape. But no, it’s Christian Slater. It’s not my fault either. Other than that movie about stealth bombers that crashed in the desert, Broken Arrow, I can’t name a single flick he [...]
brainwashed! it’s us versus them!
By lainie at 24 September, 2008, 5:12 pm
We, humans that is, haven’t changed a whole hell of a lot since becoming a socialized animal. Although most of us consider ourselves to be living in a civilized civilization we’re still just a large amalgamation of different tribes. Of course, these tribes aren’t our sole focus of sustainability and survival anymore. They are, instead, [...]
escape the bystander effect, know the real purpose of your organization
By lainie at 17 September, 2008, 4:14 pm
There is no innocent bystander. There’s only bystanders. Stop it! “Life could be defined as having and following a purpose.” Harrison Quiqley defined life in this way while discussing how we can all succeed at gaining the highest return from our human capital. Now, let’s delve deeper. You there, the employee who’s lost their way [...]
