William Kamkwamba Harnesses the Wind And Builds A Future
TED: At age 14, in poverty and famine, a Malawian boy built a windmill to power his family’s home. Now at 22, William Kamkwamba, who speaks at TED, here, for the second time, shares...
Tagged: Personal Development
Book Recommendation: Five Wishes by Gay Hendricks
I read this book, which is subtitled, “How Answering One Simple Question Can Make Your Dreams Come True,” when it came out in 2007. That year was a tremendous time of transformation for me...
Let’s Make Goal Setting More Fun
To get what you desire in life, you must do goal setting. Goal setting is just a grown-up way to describe what it is that your imagination wants to create and manifest into reality....
The Power of Listening
The Power Of Listening is a module I developed as part of the Paths To Organizational Influence class that I teach through the Professional Development Center at University of Texas at Austin. I’ve rolled...
Get an “end in mind” perspective in order to get what you want
Recently, I have found myself quoting Stephen Covey a lot… “begin with the end in mind.” This is vital to the success of getting anywhere… or, rather, it’s vital to getting anywhere that you...
Let Your RAS Focus On The How
When we change our thoughts, we literally change our brain. And here’s how the RAS comes in…
It’s What We Notice
A few evenings ago, I had the pleasure of listening to an interview with the venerable author of What Color is Your Parachute?, Dick Bolles. At one point in the interview, Mr. Bolles cited...