Ed Mills from Evolving times started a meme that asks, what would you do with an extra 36 hours each week? Pricilla Palmer from Personal Development tagged me on this and I’ve given it a lot of thought. Especially in the wake of all the writing I’ve done recently on conquering sensory overload in a 24/7 world.
For me, it’s less about a list than a way of being. I would take 24-hours of it and use it for complete silence. No news, no music, no cell phone, no Black Berry. It’s from that space of peace that I truly believe we can all attain limitless knowledge and peace. But it’s not something that comes overnight. We need lots of 24-hour periods to cultivate that stillness and creatively percolate. And the intention set during such a period is a crucial part of the process.
When you’re that still for a long period of time it feels as if there is no time. It’s stretched to another level of consciousness and becomes limitless. Have you ever noticed that time seems to fly when you’re at an exciting movie, taking a long day at the beach, or spending time with good friends?
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As the day was winding down at one of my freelance gigs, we spent a short break checking out the latest copy-rant on YouTube pleading with America to cut President Bush a break. It was just a few moments which provided a quick laugh – and then it was back to business. But apparently those…
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I’ve always been a strong advocate of exalting the value of human capital in the workplace. But to what extent can human beings flourish as “souls” at work, and not just another cog in the corporate wheel? The International Center for Spirit at Work Awards brings that debate to the forefront every year by honoring…
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Business, workplace culture and work life integration are the topics of choice as I look back on 20 years of reporting as a broadcast journalist. But it wasn’t always like that. Beginning in local news didn’t afford me the opportunity to structure or choose what I covered. Worklife issues and personal transformation were nearly always…
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Instead of trying cases, Lawyers Alice Crowe and her twin sister Alicia are holding court in farmer’s markets across the northeast. Just over a year ago they chose to follow their passion- bottling their grandmother’s hot sauce. As intellectual-property lawyers, their career lead them into the lives of thousands of people who wanted to realize…
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AHHHH – another up-day on Wall Street after a disastrous sell off yesterday fueled by sub-prime concerns. Positive earnings reports from on-line retailer Amazon.com and Dow component Boeing softened the blow of some less than appetizing housing data. We’ve seen housing data dribble out on the up and down side for a few months but…
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Summer sun and fanfare do make appearances on occasion for the lot of us still trying to navigate our WorkLife scenario. Not all of us will get to the beach, but downtime is crucial for what is typically the slowest business time of the year – unless you are moonlighting as a lifeguard. So don’t…
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In the ancient agricultural harvesting practice known as winnowing, the wind was harnessed to blow away the chaff, thus leaving the grain behind for use. It made me think, how is it we distinguish the valuable from the valueless in a workday filled with multitasking? To me, it feels that in being precise in our…
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Part I. Practical Options Bucking sky-high gas prices, data from the Census bureau reveals that 9 out of 10 Americans still love to drive to work alone. The information comes from a 2005 report, the American Community Survey. Gas prices are still up sharply from 2005, although they have eased a tad in recent weeks….
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