Enjoy this presentation. Not everyone thinks like you, and Temple Grandin explains not only why that is true, but what we can do to make sure that children are handled properly so that the value inherent in the differences between individuals is not lost in the shuffle. The world needs all kinds of minds!
Author: Gregory Hake
Son. Husband. Father. Thinker. Doer.
How to Weather an Economic Storm in Small Business
Finally, stay positive. Motivate. Encourage. Take heart yourself. These downturns have happened before and they will happen again. As interminable as they may seem, these periods in history come and go and have never proven historically to be permanent. If anything, redirect the energy that you would waste on worry, fear, panic, blame or regret to more productive pursuits, such as creative thinking, rallying the troops, refining and simplifying work flow and so on.
Thinking, Capability and Greatness: They’re related, don’t you think?
Rene Descartes "Cogito ergo sum," Rene Descartes' Latin translation of the statement he made several years earlier in his native tongue, "Je pense donc je suis" or "I think therefore I am" is worth considering. How often do you think, really think about that which you are doing? In one way or another we are all creatures of habit. Our …
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Lines Written in Early Spring by William Wordsworth
Lines Written in Early Spring I heard a thousand blended notes, While in a grove I sate reclined, In that sweet mood when pleasant thoughts Bring sad thoughts to the mind. To her fair works did Nature link The human soul that through me ran; And much it grieved my heart to think What man has …
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Kenny Chesney and Dave Matthews: “I’m Alive”
If you haven't developed the habit of thankfulness, you're missing something fundamental, for thankfulness is the greatest of all virtues. What virtues do you hold dearest? Have you thought about it? Make a list. It will tell you a lot about yourself.
Henry Ford: Vision and the American Way
Having spent my high school and university years in Michigan, I grew up surrounded by the automotive industry and its lore, its history and those who made it possible. One particular founding father of the automobile industry stood out to me for his ingenuity, his determination and his way with words: Henry Ford. Henry Ford founded …
Peace be unto you, my friends.
Peace is not always inherent in pacifism. Similarly, peace is not always passive. In fact, peace is an active, vibrant and magnetic state of being that can, if it is given the chance, move mountains.
The last one in is a rotten egg!
Luca Turin is a fascinating biophysicist specialized in the science of olfaction. Turin has proposed a revolutionary alternative to the theory about smell that is generally held to be true. The commercial fragrance industry as well as the academic centers that study the sense of smell largely adhere to the "shape theory of olfaction," which states basically that different smells are …
The Fear of Change: Lessons from FDR and Benji
The key to change is to let go of fear. Far too often people will recognize the need for change and then sooner or later, fail to take the steps necessary to let the change manifest in its fulness. Some scupper change right at the "get-go," either out of a fear of failure or even of success, preferring instead the …
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The Marriage of True Minds
To know love, you must give love, freely and without expectation of results. No matter what you face, love is the perfect point of departure. If you leave the shores of this moment or the next upon a dinghy of disdain, complaint or dissatisfaction, you will surely be crashed upon the rocks by the tides of discontent.
Gregory Hake 