I recently got back from crewing on a 1926 Alden 56 foot schooner named “Troubadour” in the Caribbean. I actually found the position by responding to a crew-wanted ad on an online sailing forum, so I didn’t know any of the three other people. One other guy was in the same position as myself in [...] Click to continue reading »
Culture Matters: What retirees at Fukushima nuclear plant can teach us
What would you say to me if I was retired and enjoying my golden years and I told you that I felt it was my duty to go work in the nuclear plant I use to work in where I would most likely die a horrible death due to radiation poisoning? Would you understand; be [...] Click to continue reading »
2 logs for the fire…Processing death & dying…part 2
In the first part of this post, I mentioned that I had been thinking about death and dying because recently a cousin and uncle had died. I related a story about how one community uses a ritual of taking two turns to go around and talk about how the departed had hurt them and then [...] Click to continue reading »
2 logs for the fire…Processing death & dying
I’ve been thinking about death lately. Within the space of two weeks an uncle and cousin of mine have died. This has raised the question for me of how would I help people process the loss of their loved ones either during the final days of life or after death has occurred? 2 logs for [...] Click to continue reading »
Swimming with Great White Sharks
I just got back from a trip to the East Coast to visit with some friends. I spent a few days on Cape Cod and on one of these days I went to Lighthouse Beach in Chatham. This area is getting a reputation for having a group of Great White Sharks returning each year. They [...] Click to continue reading »
Using images for personal development
Using images is a great way to get past the places of stuck. You know the times when you try looking at a particular situation or problem from many angles and no solutions emerge? Doing an exercise with photographs can help you tap into your inner wisdom and get past the place of stuck. Here [...] Click to continue reading »
What do you want your legacy to be? part 2
In part 1 of this post, I talked about how my business partner and I used this question to explore why we had started VisualsSpeak/Exploring New Options as a way to understand our core values around doing the work. In this post I’m going to relate to you the answers I got for myself by [...] Click to continue reading »
What do you want your legacy to be?
Use this question in your sessions to get insights into your clients. Christine and I were discussing legacy the other day. We were taking a different conversational path to figuring out why we created VisualsSpeak/Exploring New Options and the visual approach to facilitation we have developed. Some of the questions we explored are: Why are [...] Click to continue reading »
Using images to get past the small talk
Are you looking for a way to help you get past the small talk stage and to what matters most to your clients? A method that is fast, fun and doesn’t feel invasive? It’s the get-to-know-you phase, which is sometimes referred to as doing an assessment or intake. Your new client is telling you about [...] Click to continue reading »
Your client is overwhelmed…What do you do?
We’ve all had the experience of feeling overwhelmed. It’s not a pleasant state to be in. There are a million things to do, but we can’t seem to be able to pick one and get it done. Watching a client go through this is frustrating. He may sit there quietly not being able to describe [...] Click to continue reading »