Tag Archives: perspective
Is it bacon or is it hot air? – the fine line in miscommunication
If only the line between speaker and receiver, between mouth and ear and between intention and reception was so clear! Is it hot air or is it bacon? Communication gaffes and gaps are full of missed perspectives. Depends on your … Continue reading
Laying it bare – monthly round up of September Life Lenses™ blog posts
We’re laying it bare. Stripping it down. Peeling back perspective. In this monthly round up you’ll find the Life Lenses™ blog posts laid bare for the month of September. Get bare, dive in deep and take a full look around … Continue reading
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Tagged assimilation, barbie, perspective, rolling stones, self-awareness, seth godin
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Barbie’s booty meets Ruby – an illuminating perspective from the Body Shop
Meet Ruby – from an ad by the Body Shop. Illuminating. Thought provoking. Colourful. Educational. Insightful. Creative. The ad was banned in the United States – Mattel, the makers of Barbie issued a cease and desist order. From Anita Roddick’s … Continue reading
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Tagged anita roddick, barbie, body shop, mattel, perspective
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Pickled perspective on powers of persuasion & assimilation
Chances are you have a jar of pickles buried at the back of your fridge. Did you know pickles were once at the heart of immigrant identities and cultural tension? If we can be so far off the mark with … Continue reading
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Tagged assimilation, immigration, jane ziegelman, new york times, perspective
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Back to the future – what would your former self have to say about your current self
Irina Werning, a brilliant Buenos Aires photographer was inspired to ‘re-enact’ old photos of people. She asked friends and family to turn back time & have themselves photographed as they were in old pictures. The ongoing project is called “Back … Continue reading
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Tagged back to the future, irina werning, perspective, worldview
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What’s behind door #1? Self-awareness & perspective
My good friend Michelle recently said in an email … “‘Go where the door is open’ and it occurred to me – that – that’s what you did Lee-Anne – you opened the door.” And as I’m sitting here writing … Continue reading
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Tagged dyana valentine, perspective, self-awareness, tribe, vulnerability
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Laying it bare – monthly round up of August Life Lenses™ blog posts
We’re laying it bare. Stripping it down. Peeling back perspective. In this monthly round up you’ll find the Life Lenses™ blog posts laid bare for the month of August. Get bare, dive in deep and take a full look around … Continue reading
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Tagged assessment, communication, darth vader, myers briggs, personality trait, perspective
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How do you say ‘be kind to animals?’
It’s a matter of perspective. If you’re rule bound, rigid, needing to cover every possibility, fear based and controlling, you may create a sign such as above. If you’re coming from a place of common sense, kindness, flexibility and faith, … Continue reading
Backward glance = forward thinking (or what this hilarious shampoo prank can teach us about perspective)
When we’re in conflict we tend to do more of whatever it is that’s not working. Yet simply changing your perspective can change the whole game. What if he’d simply turned around?
Oh, that I could shrink the surface of the world (for some perspective)…
Wang Chien (AD 756–835) eloquently wrote the above when he heard his friend was coming back from the war. It came my way recently from a dear friend (thanks Michelle for your muse). It got me thinking about what creates distance … Continue reading