Teaching leadership skills

I recently finished teaching an organization development course in which I was given free rein to come up with something compelling. I was thankful that no matter how much you’re taught about leadership challenges, until you experience one, you’re just reading the menu. Better eat the food, and eat...

Bagan’s Legendary Lacquer

Bagan, in central Burma, is not only famous for its more than 2,000 ancient temples and pagodas, but also for its legendary lacquerware, which is one of Bagan’s main sources of income. For extraordinarily beautiful lacquerware of the highest quality, both old and new, Bagan is the place to...

Build your own outdoor fireplace – Part 2

You’ve done your legwork by figuring out where you want to place your outdoor fireplace. He has made sure that he can build one legally and that his homeowners association approves it. He has checked for underground obstructions and feels he has a safe place from fire danger. The...

Is it a pain to make money with affiliate marketing?

If you’re looking for ways to make money online but wondering how, this article will give you some ideas to help you do just that. There are many different legitimate ways to make money online. One of them is affiliate marketing. It is perhaps the easiest and the cheapest....

How to make money using YouTube

It sounds like the economy is getting better than it was a few years ago, but almost everyone you talk to is still looking for “the next big thing.” It can be hard to find a job that you really enjoy doing, but it’s even harder to find one...

Entering another point of view

Our ability to take another person’s point of view (POV) leads us and our clients to accept other people more fully and ultimately reveals the felt sense knowledge of the koan-like question. “who is another human being?” More on that another time. As our clients develop and improve their...

Tea Party Ideas for a Kid’s Easter Tea Party

Tea party ideas work for all holidays. Let’s think about using tea party ideas to make a fun-filled Easter tea party for kids. My ideas include inviting some of my daughters’ little friends and making the theme an Easter egg hunt. Living in a warm climate means that children...

DANGER! – 5 shopping traps to avoid!

Which of these mistakes will you make? Buying your home will be the biggest investment you’ve ever made. For the uneducated and uninformed buyer, this process can be too costly and emotionally draining. In this article, we’ll uncover the 5 most common and costly shopping mistakes and hopefully educate...