Since the cognitive revolution 70,000 years ago, we have been changing our behavior and social patterns faster than our DNA is able to change. The cognitive revolution, according to Yuval Noah Harari, enabled humankind to imagine realities other than the perceived reality of the ground we walk on, the sky we look up to, or… Read More
Without Integrity, we look like Fools.
Integrity is the basis of our existence. It builds our character and enables us to lead ourselves towards our purposes. Read More
Your Self Contract
A self contract is an agreement between your present and future self about what’s most important to you. It may be written or simply internalized. It draws together the critical aspects of yourself and applies it to what you want out of life. It requires a vision of yourself in the future and an understanding… Read More
Designing Future Happiness
I came across a quote on Tumblr that was interesting. “Happiness is not something you postpone for the future; It is something you design for the present.” I asked myself, “have I designed my present happiness” and “am I designing my future happiness?” Looking back, I intended to be where I’m at, not specifically mind… Read More
Knowing Our Intentions
As Yoda said, “Difficult to see. Always in motion is the future.” Our intention sets us on an ever-changing path. The future is in constant flux adapting to the decisions, choices, and activities of all elements in the system. When we use our imagination to set up a vision for ourselves on time horizons well… Read More
Thinking about our Roots
Root Cause is a way of thinking that allows us to continually improve complex systems with both manageable and emergent properties. It implies an ordered sequence of events. However, having worked many root cause analyses as a quality engineer, within complex and even simple systems the causal chain is not linear, direct and easy to… Read More
Business of You 