Category Archives: All Life Lenses
A parent’s perspective on their teen
Okay, I know, I know, teens get a lot of flack. I have one myself (a teen that is) so I hear stories about some of the grief he goes through. And… I think this sign is hilarious. It flips … Continue reading
In Praise of Older Women by Frank Kaiser
Frequently (& mistakenly) attributed to Andy Rooney, the article ‘In Praise of Older Women’ by Frank Kaiser is a great example of a different (as in not mainstream) perspective on aging & particularly of older women. Here’s some of what … Continue reading
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Where would you put your used kleenex & other odd perspectives
I was working at the United Nations today. A bit snuffly, I blew my nose & put the used kleenex on a dirty cup & saucer. A wait staff came over & angrily asked what ‘it’ (the kleenex) was. Surprised … Continue reading
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Tagged culture, loosing perspective, perspective, united nations
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What we Canadians have to be proud of
Perspective comes & worldviews get enhanced when we bump up against ‘other.’ Finding similarities in ‘other’ makes us feel at home but it’s a risky business if we never venture out past our own doorstep. Here for your viewing pleasure … Continue reading
The Rise of the New Groupthink by Susan Cain
I’m a training & development expert. I frequently get up in front of people, from 5 to 500, & facilitate learning opportunities in creative, engaging, sticky ways. It’s my passion, it’s my calling. I’m also an introvert. My fuel tank … Continue reading
On a scale of 1 to ‘too serious for numbers’ what’s your pain? (Hyperbole & a Half)
On a scale of 1 to 10, what’s your pain? This is a standard question asked by doctors when assessing patients. Most patients. But not when it came to Allie Brosh, of Hyperbole & a Half fame, whose boyfriend was … Continue reading
Insatiable – the good, the bad, the ugly (a la Seth Godin)
Seth Godin recently wrote an interesting post called insatiable (see below). As his posts often do, it got me thinking. I think he got it wrong Yes, insatiability can lead to all things nasty if it means a never ending … Continue reading
How you define things (including calories) affects your perspective (& your reality distortion field)
My good friend Roman Rollnick sent this (even though he’s in the communications field he’s conspicuously not on the web, hence no hyperlink). I laughed. Then I thought about the effects definitions have on us. How we define things sets … Continue reading
Laying it bare – monthly round up of February 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 February. Get bare, dive in deep and take a full look around … Continue reading
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Tagged columbus, diversity, hans rosling, innovation, perspective
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The magic of washing machines- put in dirty clothes & out comes books says Hans Rosling
“I was only four years old when I saw my mother load a washing machine for the very first time in her life. That was a great day for my mother. My mother and father had been saving money for … Continue reading