The Dilbert comic from April 26, 2007 is a witty demonstration of the similar relationship between Bob Tschannen-Moran and his "ghost blogger," Michelle. :)
Monday, April 30, 2007
Business Blogging
The Dilbert comic from April 26, 2007 is a witty demonstration of the similar relationship between Bob Tschannen-Moran and his "ghost blogger," Michelle. :)
Saturday, April 28, 2007
Non-violence
Here at LifeTrek Coaching, a passion of ours is passing along the teachings of non-violence, particularly non-violent communication. Since 2006, we've been inspired by the works of Marshall Rosenberg of The Center for Non-Violent Communication. According to Rosenberg, non-violent communication:
"helps connect us with what is alive in ourselves and in others moment-to-moment, with what we or others could do to make life more wonderful, and with an awareness of what gets in the way of natural giving and receiving."
We have begun incorporating the teachings of non-violent communication into our work as coaches and hope to inspire you to begin communicating in a non-violent manner.
The April issue of Ode Magazine helped bring the concept of non-violence to the 21st century in an article titled, "Give Non-violence a Chance." In this article, Mark Kurlansky examines the power of non-violence through an historical context. Kurlansky concludes the article by asking the reader:
"But what if we lived in a world that had no word for war other than non-peace? It would not necessarily be a world without war, but it would be a world that regarded war as an aberrant and insignificant activity. What kind of world would that be?"
For more information on how you can work with a LifeTrek coach to incorporate non-violence and non-violent communication into your life, contact LifeTrek Founder and President, Bob Tschannen-Moran at Coach@LifeTrekCoaching.com.
"helps connect us with what is alive in ourselves and in others moment-to-moment, with what we or others could do to make life more wonderful, and with an awareness of what gets in the way of natural giving and receiving."
We have begun incorporating the teachings of non-violent communication into our work as coaches and hope to inspire you to begin communicating in a non-violent manner.
The April issue of Ode Magazine helped bring the concept of non-violence to the 21st century in an article titled, "Give Non-violence a Chance." In this article, Mark Kurlansky examines the power of non-violence through an historical context. Kurlansky concludes the article by asking the reader:
"But what if we lived in a world that had no word for war other than non-peace? It would not necessarily be a world without war, but it would be a world that regarded war as an aberrant and insignificant activity. What kind of world would that be?"
For more information on how you can work with a LifeTrek coach to incorporate non-violence and non-violent communication into your life, contact LifeTrek Founder and President, Bob Tschannen-Moran at Coach@LifeTrekCoaching.com.
Wednesday, April 25, 2007
The NY Times
The NY Times has really kept us on our toes the past few weeks.
On April 15, 2007, the lead article for the NY Times Magazine was by Thomas Friedman, author of "The World is Flat." In his article titled, "The Power of Green," Friedman evaluates the idea of how the US can regain it's international stature by becoming a green nation. Friedman states:
"In the world of idea, to name something is to own it. If you can name an issue, you can own the issue. One thing that always struck me about the term "green" was the degree to which, for so many years, it was defined by its opponents-- by the people who wanted to disparge it. And they defined it as "liberal," "tree-hugging," "sissy," "girlie-man," "unpatriotic, "vaguely French." Well, I want to rename "green." I want to rename it geostrategic, geoeconomic, capitalistic and patriotic. I want to do that because I think that living, working, designing, manufacturing and projecting America in a green way can be the basis of a new unifying political movement for the 21st century."
"Compared with a bunch of carrots, a package of Twinkies, to take one iconic processed foodlike substance as an example, is a highly complicated, high-tech piece of manufacture, involving no fewer than 39 ingredients, many themselves elaborately manufactured, as well as the packaging and a hefty marketing budget. So how can the supermarket possibly sell a pair of these synthetic cream-filled pseudocakes for less than a bunch of roots?"
A different article on the 22nd highlighted the use of eco-friendly cleaning products by NY Socialites. The article, titled "Eco-Socialites Make Cleaning Green a Priority," highlighted how eco-friendly products are slowly becoming trendy:
"Trend sensitives as finely attuned to a cause as they are to the charms of Hermes paddock boots, Ms. Barnett's guests seemed to share her conviction that in this day of fervent eco-consciousness, one can never be too green."
For more information on healthy eating habits, check out the Life Trek Wellness Provision series beginning with Provision #471: Nutrition 401.
On April 15, 2007, the lead article for the NY Times Magazine was by Thomas Friedman, author of "The World is Flat." In his article titled, "The Power of Green," Friedman evaluates the idea of how the US can regain it's international stature by becoming a green nation. Friedman states:
"In the world of idea, to name something is to own it. If you can name an issue, you can own the issue. One thing that always struck me about the term "green" was the degree to which, for so many years, it was defined by its opponents-- by the people who wanted to disparge it. And they defined it as "liberal," "tree-hugging," "sissy," "girlie-man," "unpatriotic, "vaguely French." Well, I want to rename "green." I want to rename it geostrategic, geoeconomic, capitalistic and patriotic. I want to do that because I think that living, working, designing, manufacturing and projecting America in a green way can be the basis of a new unifying political movement for the 21st century."
In addition to his article, Friedman also explains his unique perspective in a brief video.
On April 22, 2007, Earth Day, Michael Pollan once again shared his thoughts on food in America. In his article titled, "You Are What You Grow," Pollan examines why highly-processed foods cost less than fresh foods. Pollan states:
"Compared with a bunch of carrots, a package of Twinkies, to take one iconic processed foodlike substance as an example, is a highly complicated, high-tech piece of manufacture, involving no fewer than 39 ingredients, many themselves elaborately manufactured, as well as the packaging and a hefty marketing budget. So how can the supermarket possibly sell a pair of these synthetic cream-filled pseudocakes for less than a bunch of roots?"
A different article on the 22nd highlighted the use of eco-friendly cleaning products by NY Socialites. The article, titled "Eco-Socialites Make Cleaning Green a Priority," highlighted how eco-friendly products are slowly becoming trendy:
"Trend sensitives as finely attuned to a cause as they are to the charms of Hermes paddock boots, Ms. Barnett's guests seemed to share her conviction that in this day of fervent eco-consciousness, one can never be too green."
For more information on healthy eating habits, check out the Life Trek Wellness Provision series beginning with Provision #471: Nutrition 401.
Sunday, April 22, 2007
Remembering to Laugh
To accentuate today's Provision, we have included a link to the audio file of the speech Nikki Giovanni gave during the Virginia Tech convocation on Tuesday, April 17th. Listen along as Giovanni encourages the Virginia Tech community to remain united as one and to have the courage to laugh again.
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