Choices…in Life…& in Presentation

XKCD puts out some of my favorite comics.  Their combinations of romance, sarcasm, math, and language are amazingly brilliant.  This recent 5 part series was too good not to share.  For me, they not only illuminate a great message, but also show how the use of simple illustrations can really send a point home – [...]

The Divided Brain

I’m a firm believer in the more you know about yourself & how you work…the better equipped you are to foresee, respond & handle life…aka practice resilience (winkwink).   On that note, I’d like to share Iain McGilchrist’s TED talk with you on “The Divided Brain:”  

Failure is an option, but fear is not.

When recently watching James Cameron’s TED talk, I was struck by his parting thought: “Failure is an option, but fear is not.” I starting thinking about all the times I’ve been told “Failure is NOT an option,” and how often other people must have heard this too. In one hand we’re told we need to [...]