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Monthly Archives: November 2009

Lost Generation?

Much of my time is spent teaching young people these days.

So when I come across inspirational messages like this one, I know there’s a chance things are going to get better…

… but probably not before they get a lot ‘worse’.

Mid-Career Change Update 1

In this short post I want to mention briefly my plans for 2010 and how they’ve evolved from the experience of the last 12 months.

Two things I’m fairly sure of:

1) Goals > Action > Feedback > Evaluate > Updated Goals…

2) Goals are most attractive when seen as ‘plastic and malleable’ because the mallet of experience can both shape and shatter…

“Life is sweet, so sweet”

Incredible as Glenn’s achievements are, what drew me to their story was how Heather changed from a ‘corporate mom’ to an explorer, author and ‘extreme’ sports adventurer. She’s written a book, “No Ceiling”, which describes how she broke though (often painfully, and not without struggle or sacrifice) both external and self-imposed barriers to achievement and fulfillment.