Eternal Moment Always remember all is contained in the present eternal moment. There is no need to spend time digging into the past or trying to look into the future. Simply learn to live fully in thi...

You might appreciate this beautiful bit of inspiration, perfect for all of those of us who are explorers and expedition-leaders of the new Way, and are in between what was and what is emerging .... Th...

As a former CFO and COO in business I'm definitely not a "techie" but I do have a full appreciation of the great enabling power and possibility of technology today. I also fully appreciate the pressur...

We have all been inundated, if not overwhelmed, by news and debates surrounding whether or not we should bail out banks, financial institutions, the automobile industry, state governments, etc. For ov...

I’ve written much about the growing divide between the left and right in America in recent years, likening it to a new civil war of ideologies. It occurred to me last week there may actually be ...

You've never seen data presented like this. With the drama and urgency of a sportscaster, statistics guru Hans Rosling debunks myths about the so-called "developing world." Follow this link to see thi...

These days, it's vital (and deep practice) not to get caught up in the mass-hallucination of what's gone horribly wrong (and it's a compelling case!) -- and the collective fear, anxiety, and 'ancestra...

Dean Ornish talks about simple, low-tech and low-cost ways to take advantage of the body's natural desire to heal itself. The presentation at TED is here.

Richard Holloway wants the Bible to be read in as wide and human a way as possible. He joins Ideas host Paul Kennedy to talk about his passion for the bible. Richard Holloway is the author of How to R...

Thanks to Mark Goulston for the link to Randy Pausch's The Last Lecture - incredible!Thanks Darlene for sharing your brother's story.

As you each contribute your specific gifts and talents to the whole, so is each piece of the jigsaw puzzle of life put together forming the perfect whole. What are your specific gifts of talents? Why ...

How’s this for happiness at work: Wonderful post from Alexander Kjerulf - the Chief Happiness Officer! He speaks and consults in businesses all over the world, showing executives, managers and ...

Always expect the very best from everything and everyone. Your positive attitude will help to draw it forth and you will behold marvellous results. When your attitude is right you know that all your n...

Always See The Bright Side of Life Be willing and open to change and then expand, knowing that every change will be for the best. Always see the bright side of life: expect only the very best t...

Chris Jordan is quite an amazing artist, and has a very interesing presentation. He runs the numbers on modern American life - making large-format, long-zoom artwork from the most mindblowing data abo...

Here is a very interesting video of Jon Kabat-Zinn leading a session on mindfulness at Google. Please accept these words from mindfulness.com as an introduction."When I take a moment to observe myself...

Here are Richard King’s personal top ten takeaway thoughts from another Tom Peters mega happening in London Excellence comes from human beings doing things of value that customers find memorabl...

It seems as though many people have allowed themselves to be lulled into a state of entrancement, so they seem oblivious to the negativity, incivility, injustice and other horrid developments around t...

Spend a day with Jim Clemmer as he draws on lessons from his new book Moose on the Table: A Novel Approach to Communications @ Work and helps you cut through to your real performance issues. Visit htt...

When your people are anxious – and do you know anyone who isn't? –their minds constrict. Neuroanatomically that means that the middle mammalian emotional brain has trouble accessing the ...

Arrogance is being a “know-it-all” and never thinking you don’t; Confidence is knowing all of it and when you don’t, asking.Arrogance comes from not really knowing (or even car...

If you are serious about service and want it to be a differentiating factor you'll need to take a good look at your customers' complete experience of you. Do all of your processes and procedures refle...

A "know-it-all" who doesn't know what he is talking about is a jerk; whereas a "know-it-all" who does know what he is talking about is merely an a**hole.- from Get Out of Your Own Way by Mark Goulston...

Wow! The blog to book format for 1001 Ways to Wow Your Customers is moving along nicely. Renowned loyalty expert Jill Griffin has joined as a contributor and the cast includes JoAnna Brandi - the Cust...

"They shall grow not old, as we that are left grow old: Age shall not weary them,nor the years condemn.At the going down of the sunand in the morning We will remember them."'For the Fallen'by Laurence...

I have started a Forum discussion on Shaping Tomorrow Foresight Network which can be accessed here: http://shapingtomorrowmain.ning.com/forum/topic/show?id=933669%3ATopic%3A34408. Stop by and comment...

I maintain a blog with this title at the Global Dialogue Center and welcome comments: http://globaldialoguecenter.blogs.com/johnrenesch. Please stop by and comment.

How many truly positive and memorable shopping or purchasing experiences have you had last week, or last month? I suspect just a few. I bet it's also very likely you can relate many more negative stor...

In It’s Not About the Coffee Howard Behar, former President of Starbucks International, identifies Yes as the most powerful word in the world. “Yes is freeing and inspiring. It means per...