My favorite archetypal astrologer, Laurence Hillman, will be holding a workshop in Wimberley, TX next September 23-25, 2009. If you are interested in looking at yourself in deeper ways, with lots of metaphor to “stretch” and grow your Self, this is a workshop you will want to take. Call or e-mail me if you have questions or need more information. Here is the description and directions for registration:
Author: Marj
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I had a really big experience this week. Interface Flor brought me in to New York for some workshops on “How Full Is Your Bucket?” The Interface showroom is a beautiful facility with great design and all the stunning new products displayed. That, in itself, was a treat. The new carpet tiles are so beautiful and still are meeting the Zero Footprint goal of environmental Sustainability. Congratulations to David Oakey and his design team. I especially admired the pattern called “Vermont”. Beautiful!!
THE BEST LEADERS
In all these years of working with people, the last fifteen in the life of corporate relationships, I can say that the best leadership has a quality of development of employees, rather than domination or control. Working with families, I can say that the best parents are developers, not controllers. Working with marriage and other relationships, I truly believe that the best possible husband, wife, or lover is interested in the development of the partner, not control or domination of that partner.
ECONOMICS
How is your portfolio doing? If your 401K looks like mine, it has been severely reduced in the last few weeks. I am looking at a different kind of portfolio. This one is suggested in a brilliant new book, POSITIVITY, by Barbara Fredericks, Ph.D., who deals in research into positive psychology. That is right down my alley, since I am totally convinced that the Strengths-Based approach is the best way to go through life.
80 YEAR OLDS GOING GREEN
I am so excited! This morning, I got our Civic Hybrid up to 40.1 mpg. And, I did it with my right foot. Just easing up on the gas pedal has brought us up from 38.0 mpg to 40.1. That’s right! The right foot is the culprit and the hero. Both Paul and I have been deliberately driving slightly below the speed limit, not accelerating on hills or when the light turns green. Just easy does it and we made a 2 mpg improvement. Turns out to be a lot of fun, watching the display that shows when we are getting 100 mpg or less, watching it change as we guide the gas pedal. I drove 55 mph this morning and felt very good about it. The car ahead of me, also driving 55, was a Prius. We were being passed by pickups and suburbans, but I just drove on and enjoyed the ride. Turns out to be a beautiful day.