Tag: development

  • Being Known

    Being Known

    I am working through a book on neuroscience and relationships. Read about this concept of how we tend to think of our relationships in terms of how well we know people.  That’s pretty much how I think about my relationships.  I can tell you who I know well, and those…

  • The Deeper Open Principle

    The Deeper Open Principle

    I don’t know what to call it.  It’s such a lame name for a post, but it communicates it enough. The more education I receive – and it has been alot – the more I realize this principle.  The deeper I get into my studies and research, the more open…

  • Blind to What I Don’t Need

    Blind to What I Don’t Need

    I see fine.  Okay, I need some contact lenses to help me see fine, but I see fine. I have had a few lectures lately that have addressed blind spots – blind spots to strengths, blind spots to personality, blind spots to family, blind spots to many aspects of life.…

  • Categories

    Categories

    If you spend any time with you, you will inevitably hear me talk about “categories,” and how we process through our categories. We all have categories in our minds where we store information. They are file folders in our minds. You learn new things by creating new or rearranging existing…

  • A Tighter Identity

    A Tighter Identity

    I am working out some concepts about identity, and what better place to do that than on my blog. We all have our true identity – the truest version of your Self.  We also all have roles and identities that we project.  Depending on the setting and the medium, you…

  • Spiritual Formation and Leadership Development

    Are you involved in Leadership Development – any kind of leadership development?  What is the role of Spiritual Formation and Spiritual Disciplines in Leadership Development?  What do you do?  What tools do you use?  What text do you use?  What theories do you use? I am interested in what you…

  • On teaching adolescents

    I have enjoyed working with adolescents.  I have spent alot of time up front – teaching.  Whether teaching hundreds or just a handful, teaching students has been rewarding as well as entertaining.  I’ve prepared lessons and curriculum for students.  I’ve taken classes on it; I’ve researched and studied in order…