For someone in your life, you are indispensable. If you doubt it, just pick up the phone. ___ One telephone pole. Is one telephone pole really neccessary? Who cares about one lousy telephone pole. I can just whip out my cell phone and instantly make connections across the world. Who needs landlines to connect the dots? … More 16 Men and a Telephone Pole
I was hacked in the fall of 2014. My first clue was my Task Manager was on overdrive. Stressed and sleepless, eventually panic overtook my healthy habits and replaced them with old comfort-junkie habits. ____ Last week The Good Men Project’s Facebook Page was hacked. The hack lasted only a matter of hours before the Editorial team recovered the content and the … More I was Hacked and I Lived to Tell About it!
Change is fun sometimes and at other times it is a pain. My wife tells me that the only time I like change is when I initiate it. That’s not true. I like it when we change the channel and when we change the menu for dinner. I am mature enough that I don’t have … More What the Wizard of Oz can Teach us about Change
Idle hands are the Devil’s playground. When I am on a teleconference, my hands are idle because my mouth is doing the work. I guess that teleconferences are Devil time. I’m not sure what my Pastor would say about that, or my Mother. A few weeks ago, I participated in a teleconference. I the opportunity to … More Happiness: Profound lessons from a Paperclip
Humor is like Social Prozac They didn’t get the joke. Instead of laughter, all that I got was a gasp followed by silence. JJ Abrams would like this: for a moment, time travel with me back to January, 2007. (It’s cold, remember we are in Canada). Our business unit gathered for a team meeting of Addiction staff (for … More A Serious Guide to Humor at Work
“Nobody’s Special!” “Nobody’s Special!” The Bully poured these words over a Grade 2 student at my daughter’s school. Verbal lava. Tears marched down her cheeks and into her soul. My daughter could see the little girl crying, but older students are not allowed to go into that part of the playground. I am proud to say that my … More The Artist and The Bully
I like to read in the bathroom. You know, bathroom poetry. I realized that it stinks (the poetry). People are a hurry when they scratch it on the walls. I wonder if Moses felt the same way? Last night, I ventured to the MillWoods Writers Collective. They are a group of writers, poets, singers and … More Business Poetry: Work is a four letter word
I once took the wrong job and it changed my life. Actually it was the right job but in the wrong city, but that is almost the same thing. Ten years ago I was looking to move my family from Vancouver, British Columbia (BC) to Calgary, Alberta so that we could be closer to grandparents, … More The Accidental Leader: Enjoy your accidents because they can change your life
Leaders, we know that talking about your own mental health can be awkward. It was decided a while ago to use code words to help leaders talk about their mental health without really mentioning the words. The Leader’s Guide for Talking About their Mental Health without Ever Having to Use the Words Mental Health. Wherever possible, we … More Mental Health and Leadership: The Leader’s Guide to Talking About Their Personal Voldemort
“When times are good and the ship of state only needs to sail straight, mentally healthy people function well as political leaders. But in times of crisis and tumult, those who are mentally abnormal, even ill, become the greatest leaders. We might call this the Inverse Law of Sanity.” Nassir Ghaemi, PhD I am working … More The Leader’s Mental Health: The Degree from the University of Suffering They Will Never Tell You About
Getting High on Recovery 