Sir Tom Stoppard, the early plays. 5. Albert’s Bridge Sir Tom Stoppard’s play Albert’s Bridge (Radio, 1967), develops similar themes to those of his earlier plays, concentrating specifically on the opposition between chaos and order. Like John Brown of A Separate Peace (1960), Albert cannot stand the chaos of everyday life, and seeks an escape […]
The 3 Essentials of Writing – Reading, Researching and Writing
In the world of writing, there are three types of writers. First, there are people who like to write, but do not possess the gift. Extra effort is put into writing their stories, but they get it done. The second type are the people who possess the ability to write, but do not hone their […]
Inside Sales and Service: Your Frontline to Gaining Competitive Advantage
The Evolving Role of Inside Sales and Customer Service Personnel What role does Inside Sales/Customer Service (IS/CS) play in today’s sales process? How does the company leverage the existing relationships between IS/CS and the customer? The answer to this question plays a key role for upper quartile performers. Upper quartile performers understand the important role […]
The Biology of Belief by Bruce H Lipton, Ph D
Books about how new findings of science support “New Age” beliefs have been common since at least since The Tao of Physics: An Exploration of the Parallels between Modern Physics and Eastern Mysticism by Fritjof Capra was first published many years ago. The most popular example is the movie “What the Bleep Do We Know?” […]
Basketball – How Your Conscious and Subconscious Mind Can Improve Your Free Throw Shooting Skills
Basketball freethrow shooting: The importance of the “conscious” and “subconscious” mind in improving free throw shooting: Once Upon a time there were three brothers who all lived in the same complex. Their names were ‘Conscious’, Subconscious’ and ‘Unconscious’. These guys play ‘mind games’. Obviously there must be some interaction between the nerves and corresponding systems […]
The 3 Idiots of the Education System
“I am beginning to suspect all elaborate and special systems of education. They seem to me to be built up on the supposition that every child is a kind of idiot who must be taught to think”. ~ Anne Sullivan. I was conducting a Discover Your True Calling workshop at IIM, Indore last week. I […]
Men Are From Mars, Women Are From Venus: What Makes the Genders So Different
What Makes the Genders so Different Studies have demonstrated that men and women process thought and communicate differently, supporting the age-old ‘Men are from Mars and Women are from Venus’ saying. In contrast to their male counterparts, women are professionals at multi-tasking. They can jot down notes on what groceries to buy for dinner, plan […]
Melvin Tolson – Harlem Renaissance Writer Who Reaches Out to Liberia
Melvin Beaunorus Tolson is an African-American Modernist poet, educator, columnist, and playwright whose work concentrated on the experience of African- Americans and includes several poetic histories. He lived during the Harlem Renaissance and, although he was not a participant, his work reflects its influences. Tolson’s year at Columbia University from 1931 to 1932 on a […]
Kiran Bedi – A True Inspiration
‘I have a clear vision; if I take up an assignment, I’ll do full justice to it; otherwise I’ll walk away’- Kiran Bedi. Kiran Bedi (born on 9 June 1949)) is a retired Indian Police Service Officer, social activist, former tennis player, politician and the first woman to enter the Indian Police Service (IPS). After […]
Advance Directive Warning
Approx. 1:30 Saturday morning, Dec. 18, 2010 “I think I need help!” Mom is standing outside my bedroom door, gasping for breath and writhing in pain. She says she waited an hour before waking me up. (Backstory: When I arrived last night, Mom told me that she sometimes feels “uncomfortable” at night. Knowing that she’d […]