The Pursuit of Happiness

Posted by on Feb 7, 2011 in positive psychology | 0 comments

No, I’m not blogging about the 2006 film, satisfyingly adequate as it was.  I’m talking about positive psychology, the academic movement that is turning traditional therapy – where else? – on its head.  Here are two new recent tid-bits from my quest to understand, evaluate and apply this radical new thinking.  Enjoy! First off, there was an excellent discussion on...

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Proof For ‘Fake It Until You Make It’!

Posted by on Dec 13, 2010 in body language, communication, confidence | 0 comments

It’s the stuff of cheesy, pop-psychology legend.  ‘Fake it until you make it’!  Yeah, right!  Excuse me if I refuse the snake oil and select a sick bag instead.  Only one problem.  It seems to be true. First there was Aristotle: “Men acquire a particular quality by constantly acting a particular way. We become just by performing just actions, temperate by performing...

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The Way of the Warrior Monk

Posted by on Sep 14, 2009 in personal development | 0 comments

I’ve been thinking about the Jedi again, and how they are a mythical type of the warrior-monk.  Different cultures have expressed this type throughout the centuries: the Sohei warriors of ancient Japan, the Knights Templar, perhaps the Islamic Assassins, and definitely the Shaolin monks of Kung-Fu fame. There is something attractive to me about this combination of seeming opposites.  The...

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Superman and Friends – The Ultimate Collection

Posted by on Nov 3, 2008 in ethics | 0 comments

This is kind of a random blog topic… which I suppose is a bit like talking about a round circle. I’ve been thinking for a while about the ideal sort of human being, the target we should aim at in our way of life.  Why?  As some of you know, I train and consult in Business Ethics among other things.  One of the ethical theories that’s undergoing something of a renaissance in...

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