Author Archives: Lee-Anne Ragan

Inner GPS of Feelings from Danielle LaPorte’s Desire Map

I’m reading ‘The Desire Map – a guide to creating goals with soul’ by my good friend Danielle LaPorte.  It’s remarkable.  It’s illuminating … for Heart Life Lenses™ & anyone with a heart or who wants to rediscover their heart. As … Continue reading

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Life Hacks from John Green’s Mental Floss

The following is from John Green’s Mental Floss. I’d originally planned to include some other life hacks (a.k.a. things that are re-purposed to save you time & make life a little easier) but I couldn’t find the source & I … Continue reading

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Can you guess what this is? Treasure troves to be found in the details.

Any guesses what this is a picture of? Mountain Life Lenses™ may have trouble guessing because their view is up & out – far & wide. Carrot Life Lenses™ on the other hand, are good at detail.  Their focus is down, … Continue reading

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Taking a second look at some famous logos

My mother-in-law sent me these logos by email, which I credit here for the source.  My favourite is the Pittsburgh zoo & aquarium (likely because I live in Africa). They’re a great example of the value of taking a second … Continue reading

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View from a goddess

I am celebrating 7 years of monthly gatherings with a small, eclectic group of wonderful women.  We call ourselves the goddesses.  We started meeting because I put out the call.  I’d had enough of not seeing my dear friends.   They … Continue reading

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Dog poop perspective

This funny perspective came to me from my dear friend & uber dog lover Roman. There’s always more than one way to look at the same situation. Goes to show that grammar rules & dogs do more than drool.  

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One mixed up woman has an extremely generous opinion of deer intellect

Sometimes crossed perspectives cause conflict, confusion & general mayhem. Sometimes they’re just downright hilarious.  Take a listen as this woman ascribes deer unusually high intellect.

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Why Mom’s Time Is Different From Dad’s Time or the Search for Wormholes

Loved this article about how moms & dads see time differently from the Wall Street Journal so much I thought I’d share it with you… Several years ago, while observing a parenting group in Minnesota, I was struck by a … Continue reading

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Learning from one of the world’s best pickpockets … yes pickpocket

Hailed as the greatest pickpocket in the world, Apollo Robbins studies the quirks of human behavior as he steals your watch. In a hilarious demonstration, Robbins samples the buffet of the TEDGlobal 2013 audience, showing how the flaws in our … Continue reading

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Replacing the grinding & gnashing of teeth that technology can induce with some chortles

If you’ve ever found yourself grinding your teeth during a conference call then prepare to chortle while relating to this short video below. I teach a course on using social media for learning & development purposes & one thing that … Continue reading

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