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Brave Nation

Wednesday Aug 27 2008

   By Jim Selman | Bio
There is an amazing website called The Brave Nation that is showcasing people who’ve made a difference. Many of these examples of human vision, commitment and perseverance are boomers who challenged ‘the system’ in the '60s and '70s and are now sharing their experience with the current generation of ‘change agents’. It is inspiring to remember and reconnect with the idealism of our youth and perplexing to wonder what happened to so many of us who have drifted into complacency about (or in some cases complicity with) current events.[Read More]

Written by admin at Wisdom in Action

Tagged with: brave_nation commitment declaration future vision

Life and Work

Thursday Jul 17 2008

  By Rick Fullerton | Bio
Last week I began a new job. In itself, this is not remarkable; people change jobs as a regular occurrence, whether as a result of individual initiative or organizational circumstance. For me, this latest career move serves as a stimulus to reflect on my commitments and priorities and how these evolve over time.[Read More]

Written by admin at Retirement

Tagged with: career challenge commitment employment job learning service

Fireworks 5000 for the Future

Monday Jul 07 2008

   By Lauren Selman | Bio
10-9-8-7-6-5-4-3-2-1, GO!!! At midnight, on July 3rd, over nine hundred runners started off on a midnight fourth of July run in Seattle. Among the runners were my uncle and I. As I stood in the crowd waiting to start, I saw runners of all ages. From nine-year-olds to 85-year-olds, all of us were crazy enough to be standing in Seattle at midnight in short shorts and tank tops. It go me thinking. Here we were, all humans of different ages, gathering around to run.

Now, this is nowhere near my first of this kind of run and the more I thought about it, the more I realized that very often multiple generations come together at sporting events.[Read More]

Written by admin at Fearless Aging

Tagged with: ages commitment community generations inspiration integrity sports

I am not a thing

Wednesday Jul 02 2008

   By Jim Selman | Bio
I just saw the movie WALL-E about a lonely robot on planet earth 700 years after a Wal-Mart-like enterprise wins the game of mega mergers and is the only corporation left, effectively running the world. The people had to leave because they couldn’t keep up with the trash. WALL-E (Waste Allocation Load Lifter – Earth Class) spends its days (we soon begin to think of it as a ‘he’ thanks to some brilliant scripting and Pixar magic) creating skyscraper-scale mountains of trash. It is a great film and brilliantly delivers ‘social responsibility’ messages while telling a beautiful love story that meshes with some profoundly human moments when people wake up to the possibility of having a choice combined with responsibility for cleaning up the mess we made in the 20th and 21st centuries.[Read More]

Written by admin at Fearless Aging

Tagged with: aging commitment possibility relationship unreasonable worldview

Before You Go

Friday Jun 13 2008

Dear Dad,

I wanted to share this song, “Before You Go”, with you today. It says what I have never been able to communicate fully…THANK YOU for my life and all that I cherish, value and hold dear. As you and many of your generation know all too well, many of my generation and those younger than us don't necessarily understand or agree with your views. But I wanted you to know we all acknowledge and appreciate the gifts you have given us.[Read More]

Written by admin at Wisdom in Action

Tagged with: commitment courage father generation integrity liberty

Renewing Relationships

Friday May 30 2008

   By Rick Fullerton | Bio
Earlier this month, I was away from home for over a week on business. In itself, this is not a big deal. Lots of people travel more frequently and farther than I do. Yet for me, this trip was filled with unexpected feelings of gratitude and wonder. At the outset, it was to be a routine work trip to two cities to conduct seminars at the completion of the MBA course I teach. What set this apart was the opportunity to be in Calgary, the home of Canada’s energy sector and fastest-growing city in the country.[Read More]

Written by admin at Fearless Aging

Tagged with: commitment presence present relationship

Listening and Learning

Thursday May 22 2008

Life happens while we are having conversations with ourselves and other people. Not learning from others may have a lot to do with not truly ‘listening’ to what others say. Listening is the context that makes life intelligible, allows anything to have meaning, and forms the basis for all communication (both written and spoken). It is a whole lot more than just ‘hearing’ the words that are spoken. I’m always listening, always bringing a prior interpretation or understanding of my world to every situation I encounter or can imagine encountering. This is the most basic aspect of being a human being I know.[Read More]

Written by admin at Learning

Tagged with: being commitment ego learning listening possibility resistance wisdom

Obama

Wednesday May 14 2008

I am more than happy to see Obama back on his game and in what looks like the homestretch in what has been a grueling horserace—for the candidates and the public. I am committed to Obama because I believe, along with a lot of other people, that he is sincere in his commitment to unite the nation and that he has demonstrated his capacity to stand for something beyond politics-as-usual. I have said on more than one occasion how sad it's been to watch the fracture of our nation and our communities in the wake of the "neo-conservative" tide and President Bush's consistent and constant disregard for any policy or initiative other than what benefits corporate business interests. Now we have a candidate who speaks with eloquence and passion FOR something more than power and money.[Read More]

Written by admin at Leadership

Tagged with: commitment democrats leader obama possibility responsibility wisdom

Fast Train

Tuesday Apr 22 2008

It seems appropriate on this Earth Day that I am scooting along the French countryside at about 180 mph on one of Eurostar’s fast trains on my way to Amsterdam. I decided that the chance to spend a few hours away from hotels and airports might be a refreshing change. I was right. The scenery is lovely and the ride comfortable. If governments and organizations could move this fast, there is no telling what could be accomplished. I have been working a lot this trip with the question of how to get more velocity into my client’s decision-making processes.[Read More]

Written by admin at Leadership

Tagged with: agreement alignment commitment control leadership

Unreasonableness

Thursday Mar 20 2008

I spent a good chunk of my life learning to be reasonable. In business, the mantra for any proposal was always: “Is it practical?” It seemed to me that reasonableness (and its sister practicality) were virtues. People who were unreasonable or impractical seemed to be exceptions—they came across as flaky, dangerous, occasionally lucky, unpredictable, disconnected, loose canons and, above all, they weren't team players. When I turned 50, I came upon a quotation by George Bernard Shaw that hit me between the eyes and totally changed my approach to life and, in particular, my future.[Read More]

Written by admin at Fearless Aging

Tagged with: action commitment retirement unreasonableness

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