Perspectives
Living on the Real World
Bullying? Not an effective habit for turbulent (or any other) times.
Tell me something I don’t know, Bill. Most of us consider this is something we’ve always known – innately, or...
Living on the Real World
Effective habits for turbulent times #7. Sharpen the saw.
“Give me six hours to chop down a tree and I will spend the first four sharpening the axe.” –...
Living on the Real World
Effective habits for turbulent times #6. Synergize.
E pluribus unum (out of many, one) For years, the unofficial motto of the United States[1]. …Our differences are our...
Living on the Real World
Effective habits for turbulent times #5. Seek first to understand, then to be understood.
If I were to summarize in one sentence the single most important principle I have learned in the field of...
Living on the Real World
Effective habits for turbulent times. #4. Think win-win.
“No man is an island…, entire of itself; …any man’s death diminishes me, because I am involved in mankind, and...
Living on the Real World
Effective habits for turbulent times. #3. Put first things first.
Let’s review. Are you living on the real world? Do you want to make that life – your life –...
Living on the Real World
Effective habits for turbulent times. #2. Begin with the end in mind.
(Continuing the seven-part LOTRW mini-series) “What do you want to be when you grow up?” (we all remember this question...
Living on the Real World
Effective habits for turbulent times. #1. Be proactive.
“Be the change you want to see in the world.” – Mahatma Gandhi[1] In the face of today’s national turmoil...
Living on the Real World
Additional perspective on oral history in the geosciences.
“The unexamined life is not worth living.” – Socrates “Seek first to understand, then to be understood.” – Stephen Covey...
Living on the Real World
Who Tells your story? Reflections on oral history in the geosciences. Part 2.
Let me tell you what I wish I’d knownWhen I was young and dreamed of gloryYou have no controlWho lives,...
