Tag: skill
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Everyone Has a Pen
I visited an art gallery a few months back. The owner was such a nice guy – showing us all of his work. Of course – he was willing to show his work so that we can buy something. He was a photographer and had some stunning images of the…
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Expert and Expertise
I was listening to some experts chat yesterday. It was interesting to hear them talk about how it was possible to have expertise in something, but to also be horrible in the actual experience of it. You can have expertise, and not be an expert in it. Does this make…
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Disagreeing with Someone
……and being able to do so without getting emotional over it takes a tremendous amount of skill. When I meet someone or hear someone that can intelligently disagree with someone and do so with class and grace, it makes me want to be around them more. I like being around…
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Self-Portraits and Identity
Self-portraits reveal so much about who a person thinks that they are. There was a time when it took a tremendous amount of skill to take a self-portrait; where it was art and it was from the soul. Da Vinci is the first that comes to mind. It took skill…
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See Yourself in the Eyes of the Other
This is a great identity formation skill – not so much to help someone else form their identity but mainly to learn to see yourself. I don’t think we teach that, although some people just pick up on it intuitively. They are the ones that are able to change. They…