How do parents obtain relevant information about how to meet their children’s developmental needs and stay the course within an industry-generated culture that uses mass media and screen technologies to amplify misleading, even dangerous information, that leads them astray so quickly and so completely? OK, that’s a really long question. … Read More
Be a Front-Stage Positive Digital Parent
Dan Sullivan, CEO of Strategic Coach, uses the concepts of “front-stage” and “back-stage” to explain the need for boundaries between customer service (front-stage) and staff concerns (back-stage). Like a theatrical production, the back-stage activities are often, messy, chaotic, and seemingly endless. The performance, however, goes on seamlessly—(hopefully)—most of the time. … Read More
If You Know What, You’ll Figure Out How
A friend of mine once owned a beautiful statute of an elegant woman, serene and confident, expecting great things to come. She called this woman, “Clarity”. My friend died several years ago. But it seems like twenty minutes ago she introduced me to Clarity, telling me enthusiastically just how important … Read More
What Do You Love Enough to Create?
I love this question: “What do you love enough to create?” Robert Fritz, pioneer in understanding the creative process, posed it at a workshop I recently attended. He was discussing the natural inclination of the creator to focus on her creation—not self—during any creative process. Fritz emphasizes this focus in … Read More