Betty’s Bay – Paragliding
Betty's Bay, on the southern coast of South Africa, is a wildly beautiful place to hang out – which I did with Bruce Mortima, a paraglider instructor who I met through the More To Life Program, and Brocas Walton, who co-trained with me in Cape Town. The three of us trooped off to the cliffs... Learn More
Plan A – Letting It Go
Plan A is sometimes born in my ego. I really, really want it to happen. In my mind, only good things will happen if it goes right, and only bad things will happen if I don't get what I want, how I want it. As normal, Life comes along and gifts me with reality checks... Learn More
Plan A – the Illusion of Not Having One
Sometimes I suffer the illusion that I don't have a Plan A, only because it is not obvious to me … until it gets sabotaged or thwarted in some way. Then I realize that I had an unconscious Plan A. Sometimes those are the hardest to get over, because they often have the most investment... Learn More
Plan A
I always have Plan A – a strategy for getting what I want … "My Plan." Whether or not it is consciously conceived is a moot point. The important factor to understand is that I always have Plan A … one that I think will work best for everyone involved. Truly, I believe it to... Learn More
Paul Hawken’s Commencement Address to Univ. of Portland, 3 May 2009
I never heard of Paul Hawken until Bettina Clark sent me the following: Thank you, Bettina! Paul Hawken is a friend of CharityFocus, renowned entrepreneur, visionary environmental activist, founder of Wiser Earth and author of many books — most recently Blessed Unrest. On May 3rd 2009 he was presented with an honorary doctorate of humane... Learn More
Neural Pathways – A Caution
Oftentimes, just when I am about to make a personal breakthrough, I can almost always count on a last ditch effort on the part of my reactive mind to maintain homeostasis. It will do whatever it can to keep my 'shift' from happening. And it sounds something like this: “Aw, give it up, what do... Learn More