Malabar Hill – the ritzy section of Mumbai (formerly Bombay):  we were driving down the hill, when the driver mentioned the Parsi Tower of Silence, which we could barely see through the dense trees. It is a round building, situated high on a hill, not far from the posh residential section. It is called the Tower... Learn More

It took about an hour and a half to get from the airport to our hotel – and another several hours to let the foreign images settle into a new, more encompassing view of the world. It has been an eye-opener to see how naturally Mumbai embraces extreme polarities. It is the largest city in... Learn More

Setting – In transit from Houston, TX to Mumbai (formerly Bombay), India – during a 12-hour layover in London's Heathrow Airport.  Players – Bill Boothe: BFF (best friends forever) for over 30 years, architect/land planner extraordinaire, instigator of this India trip, currently living in Phoenix, AZ, USA; Simon Allen:  partner in Lumina Consulting, who I... Learn More

Many of you remember John Coats, one of the original Senior Trainers alongside Brad Brown and Roy Whitten in the early days. For those of you who have never had the good fortune to hang out with John, he is a Texan, started his professional life as an Episcopal priest, then became a Senior Trainer... Learn More

This is a question for me. When am I really wasting time and when am I being fallow, allowing regeneration of body and spirit? What I've come up with is that 'wasting time' is my reactive mind's way of discounting the way I spend time. It (my reactive mind) basically demands I be productive all... Learn More

In a skype call with Louise Smith (London) a few days ago, she was looking ahead in her calendar and how much space was in it, and how she was planning to fill in the blanks. Having that much openness in her diary is a novel experience. Wherever there are slots of available time, she... Learn More