Those who initially think you can do no wrong are the most likely to eventually think you can do nothing right. These are the two-sides of the coin of any elected leadership position. In the vacuum created by people who refuse to mature into responsible adulthood, children in adult bodies set out to find someone …
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Vision
"The great men of the world have ever been its men of vision, men of imagination, of ideals and of inspiration. They ever hold their heads high, and see above, through, and beyond the limitations of their time and environment. They will see with the poet’s imagination, the prophet’s intuition, the philosopher’s reasoning. Vision sees …
The Right Door
"You never know till you try to reach them how accessible men are; but you must approach each man by the right door." ~ Henry Ward Beecher Office dynamics are fascinating. Put a bunch of unrelated people together in a pressure cooker environment and you have a recipe for a complex blend of interpersonal relationships. …
Creative Cycles, Creative Outcomes!
Between the shoulders of summer and fall lies my favorite 'tween' season. The bugs are less common in the cooler evening air while the biological clocks of the furry animals signal a coat change in preparation for the winter to come. The days, in the Great South anyway, continue to impart their only slightly diminished chaleur …
A Bias for Action
Inertia is as great a force in human development as it is in nature. Defined as the resistance of any physical object to a change in its state of motion, inertia is the reason why the "stuck" things in your life tend to stay stuck while that which is in motion tends to continue moving. …
My Evolving Thoughts on Gnosis
"We can easily forgive a child who is afraid of the dark; the real tragedy is when men are afraid of the light." ~ Plato There was an interesting article in the New York Times 'Opinionator' yesterday that compared the views of optimistic Darwinians and pessimistic Darwinians on the concept of morality ("Moral Camouflage or …
Self-Determination Theory: Creating Long-Lasting Change
A long-standing central desire of mine is to help my fellows live healthier, happier lives. I do my best to center my words, my work and my living on the theme of life enhancement, yet I am often surprised by how rarely people tend to act on what they know they need to do to live healthier, more balanced lives. A circuit breaker …
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Gregory Hake 