Category Archives: Questions
Mirror, Mirror
When was the last time you saw something in yourself that needed to change? To live life in a way that is self-implicating is a difficult task. It requires listening. Listening to your community, your relationships, your family, the books
Mirror, Mirror
When was the last time you saw something in yourself that needed to change? To live life in a way that is self-implicating is a difficult task. It requires listening. Listening to your community, your relationships, your family, the books
How Do You See the World?
American Beauty, The Wrestler, 127 Hours, Black Swan, Slumdog Millionaire, Precious, and The King’s Speech. Over the last several years, these are some of the films that have either premiered or won awards at the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF). These
How Do You See the World?
American Beauty, The Wrestler, 127 Hours, Black Swan, Slumdog Millionaire, Precious, and The King’s Speech. Over the last several years, these are some of the films that have either premiered or won awards at the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF). These
Light + Dark
What is light’s relationship to darkness? A persistent ponder of mine, one that confronts me quite often from all sorts of different angles: “The darkness is not the absence of light, but the terror that comes from the blinding light.” -
Light + Dark
What is light’s relationship to darkness? A persistent ponder of mine, one that confronts me quite often from all sorts of different angles: “The darkness is not the absence of light, but the terror that comes from the blinding light.” -
Do you get it yet?
The answer, I think, should always be no. Like a good poem, or a meaningful song, you don’t ‘get’ it in the first experience. What about the 20th reading? Or the hundredth time you’ve heard it? How long until you get it;
Do you get it yet?
The answer, I think, should always be no. Like a good poem, or a meaningful song, you don’t ‘get’ it in the first experience. What about the 20th reading? Or the hundredth time you’ve heard it? How long until you get it;
Who?
Who are you doing this for? I’m imagining your “this” probably doesn’t involve building a tree house “for your son.” But take a moment to think about what you’re doing; what you’re making; what you’re building. Who is it really for?
Who?
Who are you doing this for? I’m imagining your “this” probably doesn’t involve building a tree house “for your son.” But take a moment to think about what you’re doing; what you’re making; what you’re building. Who is it really for?
3 Questions
Three questions that have the power to move you: 1. Who do you want to be? 2. What do you want to do? 3. What do you want to make? It’s never too late to answer (or re-answer) any of
3 Questions
Three questions that have the power to move you: 1. Who do you want to be? 2. What do you want to do? 3. What do you want to make? It’s never too late to answer (or re-answer) any of
The Wrong Questions
“So much of life, really, comes down to asking the wrong questions.” This is as true as it is in business as in life as in art as in relationships. I’ve spent so much time and energy and creativity asking
The Wrong Questions
“So much of life, really, comes down to asking the wrong questions.” This is as true as it is in business as in life as in art as in relationships. I’ve spent so much time and energy and creativity asking
Where are you?
I got this picture from a YL camp speaker a few years ago. He suggested Leaders use it to start cabin time conversations. He promised we’d be surprised by how well it initiated deeper conversation with high schoolers. I was
Where are you?
I got this picture from a YL camp speaker a few years ago. He suggested Leaders use it to start cabin time conversations. He promised we’d be surprised by how well it initiated deeper conversation with high schoolers. I was
The Color Blue.
I am addicted to the TV show Mad Men. I’ve been watching an episode in bed on my iPad every night before I fall asleep. Last night (season 3, episode 10), the following conversation between Don (the main character; he’s
The Color Blue.
I am addicted to the TV show Mad Men. I’ve been watching an episode in bed on my iPad every night before I fall asleep. Last night (season 3, episode 10), the following conversation between Don (the main character; he’s
Following the Leader, the Leader, the Leader
When did being a “follower” become unpopular? When did we start using it as a way to dismiss someone’s cool-factor? When did we become so obsessed with leadership that we forgot a key component to leading is the following? Yes,
Following the Leader, the Leader, the Leader
When did being a “follower” become unpopular? When did we start using it as a way to dismiss someone’s cool-factor? When did we become so obsessed with leadership that we forgot a key component to leading is the following? Yes,
