I can think of no better introduction to the next lines of Rudyard Kipling’s poem, ‘If‘, than those of author, public speaker and advisor to world leaders, Anthony Robbins. Mr. Robbins’ counsel, “Goals are a means to an end, not the ultimate purpose of our lives,” soundly echos what I believe Rudyard Kipling (RK) meant when he [...]
One of life’s most character revealing gaps, that brief moment between provocation and reaction, is solemnly illustrated by Viktor Emil Frankl M.D., Ph.D. Dr. Frankl was a psychiatrist, a Holocaust survivor, and author of the book ‘Man’s Search for Meaning.’ In September of 1942, Dr. Frankl, his wife, and parents were imprisoned in the Theresienstadt [...]
You are bigger than life’s ifs.
When turning the poem If into a word cloud, I was pleased to see that the word You is just as big as the word If.
I created the word cloud using Wordle. I first processed the poem with a script I wrote. Then I fed the output into Wordle’s Advanced [...]
While researching part 2 of The Power of If, I came across this brilliant animation of Rudyard Kipling’s, ‘If’. Enjoy:
(Source: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wpcNFll5yOM creator: hyperbolelad@hotmail.com)
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Once during a brainstorming session, Dan Uslan, a good friend and former colleague asked our team, “What are your superpowers?” His question served as a great ice breaker and a most effective jumpstart to our meeting. I don’t remember what my answer was, but I know how I would like be able to respond in [...]
