http://www.refresher.com/mindfulnetwork/articlelive en-us N/A rick.sidorowicz@sympatico.ca Thu, 09 Feb 2012 14:36:30 EST 20 http://www.refresher.com/mindfulnetwork/articlelive/articles/951/1/Will-Corporations-Ever-Develop-Consciences/Page1.html no@spam.com (John Renesch) Thu, 07 Jul 2011 15:57:55 EDT http://www.refresher.com/mindfulnetwork/articlelive/articles/951/1/Will-Corporations-Ever-Develop-Consciences/Page1.html http://www.refresher.com/mindfulnetwork/articlelive/articles/924/1/Getting-to-the-Bottom-of-Myself-A-Process-of-Going-Deeper/Page1.html
]]> no@spam.com (John Renesch) Sun, 05 Jun 2011 12:08:57 EDT http://www.refresher.com/mindfulnetwork/articlelive/articles/924/1/Getting-to-the-Bottom-of-Myself-A-Process-of-Going-Deeper/Page1.html http://www.refresher.com/mindfulnetwork/articlelive/articles/892/1/Being-a-Stand/Page1.html Getting to the Better Future - I quote global thinker and philanthropist Lynne Twist on the subject of taking a stand. She says, "Taking a stand is a way of living and being that draws on a place within yourself that is at the very heart of who you are. When you take a stand, you find your place in the universe, and you have the capacity to move the world." Twist also talks about living "the committed life" and lives her own life from that place of commitment. She has definitely taken a stand with her life, inspiring anyone who is fortunate enough to know her.


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]]> no@spam.com (John Renesch) Fri, 08 Apr 2011 09:47:01 EDT http://www.refresher.com/mindfulnetwork/articlelive/articles/868/1/The-Bureaucracy-of-Self/Page1.html http://www.refresher.com/mindfulnetwork/articlelive/articles/838/1/No-Need-for-Tolerance-When-We039re-All-the-Same/Page1.html
]]> no@spam.com (John Renesch) Sat, 05 Mar 2011 13:38:00 EST http://www.refresher.com/mindfulnetwork/articlelive/articles/838/1/No-Need-for-Tolerance-When-We039re-All-the-Same/Page1.html http://www.refresher.com/mindfulnetwork/articlelive/articles/805/1/Memories-of-a-Visionary-Businessman/Page1.html Firms of Endearment (2007) - included a quote by Ryuzaburo Kaku, a Japanese visionary businessman I met in 1991 when he was at the helm of Canon, Inc. Kaku was a pioneer in the corporate social responsibility (CSR) movement, and one of the very few CSR advocates who were in high level management positions in large publicly held corporations.

]]> no@spam.com (John Renesch) Thu, 03 Feb 2011 16:17:36 EST http://www.refresher.com/mindfulnetwork/articlelive/articles/805/1/Memories-of-a-Visionary-Businessman/Page1.html http://www.refresher.com/mindfulnetwork/articlelive/articles/775/1/Calling-on-the-Crowd-for-Wisdom/Page1.html ]]> no@spam.com (John Renesch) Thu, 06 Jan 2011 10:50:11 EST http://www.refresher.com/mindfulnetwork/articlelive/articles/775/1/Calling-on-the-Crowd-for-Wisdom/Page1.html http://www.refresher.com/mindfulnetwork/articlelive/articles/742/1/The-New-Fool039s-Errand-Seeking-Certainty-in-an-Uncertain-World/Page1.html Leaders Make the Future, Johansen makes the case that leaders need to learn how to effectively deal with these characteristics which will continue to grow in amplitude. If he’s correct, a great many people will get very uncomfortable. People who seek simplicity, certainty, calm and clear definitions and boundaries – which almost everyone wants some time - will be very disappointed. They may be tempted to deny or resist in some way as a matter of coping. Rather than resist this unfolding reality, or deny it, why not learn to work with these qualities and make the best of it?

]]> no@spam.com (John Renesch) Thu, 02 Dec 2010 11:41:03 EST http://www.refresher.com/mindfulnetwork/articlelive/articles/742/1/The-New-Fool039s-Errand-Seeking-Certainty-in-an-Uncertain-World/Page1.html http://www.refresher.com/mindfulnetwork/articlelive/articles/716/1/Lessons-from-Early-Capitalism/Page1.html A Compass to Fulfillment, he writes, “The elevation of the soul is the purpose, the meaning of our lives. Life is nothing other than the process of refining our true nature as human beings.” Well this got my attention big time! A very successful businessman stating this for the public record! I wanted more, and read on. Later in the book, he writes about selfless service and offered a different perspective on the foundations of capitalism which I found both refreshing and uplifting.

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]]> no@spam.com (John Renesch) Fri, 08 Oct 2010 12:20:52 EDT http://www.refresher.com/mindfulnetwork/articlelive/articles/680/1/Giving-Birth-to-New-Notions/Page1.html