For and by gifted, talented and creative adults.
Posted in Dynamic Living, Gifted adults, Personal development, Social ease, Theory on Aug 19th, 2009
The presenter on corporate social responsibility was a quiet young woman. Her presentation was excellent: informative, business-specific and carefully considered. The audience of senior managers was at first skeptical and then drawn into her conclusions. She had won them over. Until . . . The first question from the floor was very positive: “How do […]
Posted in Dynamic Living, Essential information, Personal development, Theory on Jul 30th, 2009
[This post was once published in the now-superseded ezine ‘Dynamic Living’ under the title: ‘Learning to live with ‘Stupidity’] We’ve all said it, often with additional expletives: “How could they be so stupid?!” “They” are often in authority – the government, the boss, the school board – but they can also be peers or subordinates. […]
Posted in Personal development, Theory on Jul 29th, 2009
Mary hates herself because she’s short and rounded; Robert despises his narrow chest and receding chin; Yvonne detests her curls; Colin abhors being bald. We all know these people and sympathize with them because they are ourselves. We wouldn’t spurn Mary, Yvonne, Robert or Colin for their physical characteristics and – unless we’re having a […]
Posted in Personal development on Jul 27th, 2009
We are each unique – physically, psychologically and intellectually – and therefore individually perfect. Our perfection as gifted, creative and talented adults is often a poor mix with the perfection of the other individuals in our world. We are seen as weird or worse by our families, our workmates and our acquaintances. All of us […]