The Highest Courage

"The highest courage is not the heroic effort of an hour but the sustained courage that meets trial, sorrow, suffering, disappointment, hope deferred, misunderstanding day after day, week after week, and year after year, and stands serene and steadfast with a smile. It is in remaining strong under all conditions. Long after the rebel lips …

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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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Constructive Criticism: The Path to Progress

Yesterday morning we opened a consideration on feedback.  What are the actors in your world telling you?  Further, what is the nature of your impact on the world around you?  I'd like to dig  little deeper on this theme this morning by broadening our discussion to include criticism. Offering and receiving criticism effectively is an art that few have mastered.  …

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