I have written before on how learning to be the man you want to be is much like being an entrepreneur. Bob Sutton of RobbSutton.com wrote a post that not only nails the core characteristics of being a successful entrepreneur, without knowing it he nails what it takes to be the man you want to [...]
A recent study showed that the relaxed brain wave state of theta not only increases memory, it also increases learning. Synchronization in the brain is influenced by “theta waves” which are associated with relaxation, daydreaming and drowsiness, but also with learning and memory formation, the scientists explained in the study in the journal Nature. Before [...]
Who Is in Charge – Your Rational or Emotional Brain? A recent NPR story speaks about how our emotional brain often makes those tough decisions – but that’s not a surprise. If we’re to get honest, we would admit that the big or stressful decisions are often emotional decisions. In our rational culture we [...]
I wrote a post about Sam Martin’s “Manspace” on our Men’s Work blog – A Journey of Integrity. Understanding that as men we need space and it isn’t necessarily an avoidance of the femine, but serves the nurturing of the masculine – will empower both sexes. In working with myself and other men over the [...]
Evolutionary Change™ is the instinctual process of deep change. It is how humans have transformed themselves for thousands of years. It is what Joseph Campbell called the Hero’s Journey. It is represented as the five stages on the top of each page: Imagine, Commit, Catalyze, Integrate and Share. What is unique about this change process? [...]
Image via Wikipedia Change requires determination, sometimes like that of a competitive endurance athlete. An article in National Geographic Adventure on how to get through adversity, tells the story of how Rosie Stancer attempted to be the first woman to travel solo to the North Pole. She didn’t achieve her goal, but she did [...]
Image by zaQography via Flickr What do you feel? What do you want? How often do you ask yourself these questions? How often do you ask others these questions—if you’re like me, probably not often enough. These questions are the portals to knowing where you are and what to do about it. If you’re like [...]
I bet you’ve never thought about using a particular strategy about untying a knot, you just do it. But, let’s take a look at how you would go about this in a successful manner and think how it may be a metaphor for other things. You discover a stubborn knot in some rope that you [...]
