Day Two Hundred Forty-Three of 365 – Cowboy Code of Ethics: Live Courageously!
I love to read Codes by which groups of people order their lives! I find fascination in discovering what makes people tick! I frequently discover ways to challenge my own thinking and actions when I read and contemplate these various codes. Today marks the beginning another series of posts based on a particular Code. For […]
Day Two Hundred Thirty-Four of 365 – The Lakota Code of Ethics: Children, The Seeds of Our Future!
Children are our future! They always have been and always will be. The world in which we now live as adults was handed down to us by the adults who loved us, taught us, nurtured us, worked with us and gave to us. In many respects the type of world in which we live was […]
Day Two Hundred Twenty-Nine of 365 – The Lakota Code of Ethics: The Right To Personal Expression
I’ve said this before but writing commentary on The Lakota Code of Ethics is very often a real challenge! Today’s attempt verifies this fact. The atmosphere in our country finds us struggling with the notion of freedom of speech and expression. The freedom of speech and expression is one of the foundational tenets of our […]
Day Two Hundred Eighteen of 365 – Things That Make Me Think: Thinking!
Thinking? Yes, thinking! Thinking makes me think! Confused? Read on and perhaps my thoughts will become more cogent. William James once said, “A great many people think they are thinking when they are merely rearranging their prejudices.” Stop and read that sentence again. See how this thought on thinking might make one think? Definitions of […]
Day Two Hundred Fifteen of 365 – Things That Make Me Think: Two Lists and a Rule
As you may have noticed from recent posts, I have found inspiration from Dee Hock, founder and former CEO of VISA. His take on leadership flies in the face of convention and challenges those who would lead to think differently before acting. Traditional leadership models tout hierarchy and authority and power as the operative words […]
Day Two Hundred Fourteen of 365 – Things That Make Me Think: A Perspective on Power
As I mentioned in yesterday’s post, Dee Hock, founder and former CEO of VISA, has some pretty revolutionary ideas related to leadership. I love to read words from others that make me think. Words spoken or written that force one to think possess the potential to influence and shape the beliefs and actions of others […]
Day Two Hundred Six of 365 – Things That Inspire Me: Level Headedness
There is something very special about one who routinely demonstrates level headedness – especially in the face of abject idiocy. Now before you go getting all insulted over my use of the word idiocy, stay with me a moment. Idiocy is best defined as “utterly senseless or foolish behavior; a stupid or foolish act, statement, […]
Day Two Hundred Four of 365 – Things That Inspire Me: Persistent Dreams!
Dreams Die Hard – Especially the Persistent ones! Dreams . . . dreams that are worth pursuing; dreams that possess potential to be life-altering; dreams that take up residence deep in one’s soul die hard. Sometimes they never die! They smolder and simmer. They bubble and boil. They rumble and roll. They keep one awake […]
Day Two Hundred Three of 365 – Things That Inspire Me: The Guardians of Change!
Guardians of Change! “Change – whether imposed, as a result of natural life progressions or self-initiated – often presents challenges that require practical, proactive and creative action!” This is a direct quote from one of the pages on the McKinney Counseling Services website! I’m not sure any of us really revel in the inevitability of change […]
Day Two Hundred of 365 – Things That Inspire Me: What We Gotta Do!
Right off the bat when I write, “When We Gotta Do,” my grammar is incorrect; however, saying what I want to say in grammatically correct construction diminishes the power of the message. That being the case, I choose to be incorrect! Here is the full message to which I allude in the title of this […]