Instant gratification: Fighting the immediacy of now
We have an unprecedented ability to satisfy our need for instant gratification. We are building a wave of technological advances which have a sole purpose of feeding the… Read more
A way to map a path to your goals, using Kurt Lewin’s field theory
If you want to truly understand something, try to change it. – Kurt Lewin Taking Lewin’s quote further, you understand something more when your change… Read more
If you want to change, then change your rules: On first and second order change
“Rummy?” she tentatively declared, with a slight smile and questioning lilt to her voice. We had been married for a few months, and acquainted for… Read more
Our defence mechanism pharmacy
It’s the turn of a year again – a time many people use to make resolutions, promise to stop doing some things and commit to… Read more
How are our thoughts serving us? An explanation from the Life Styles Inventory
She lets loose a barely audible mutter under her breath. “What did you say?” he asks with a notable tone of anger, daring her to respond…. Read more
Life as learning: Do it like Donkey Kong
My affection for video games started early in life. Video game arcades of the early 80s were my sanctuary; a dark, bleeping, blinking holy den… Read more
Three lessons from Gandhi’s experiments in truth
Is life a series of successes and failures, or an experiment? I invite you to reflect on your life over the past five years. Consider… Read more
How do you measure your self-esteem?
I am becoming increasingly aware of a tendency in society (or perhaps myself?) to associate self-worth with our performance or position. This can result in… Read more
Icebergs and goal setting behaviour: Does achievement define your self-worth?
How do we change our behaviour? How do we stop doing one thing and start doing another? More importantly, how do we change when we… Read more
Change your frame of reference with the Appreciative Inquiry 5D process
There are in general two perspectives to most things in life. Take, for instance, writing a blog post about the Appreciative Inquiry change process. One… Read more
Changing the approach to change: Lessons from the eight principles of appreciative inquiry
No problem can be solved from the same level of consciousness that created it. – Albert Einstein Sometimes people have really bad days. I caught the… Read more
Mindfulness defined: A resolution to consider
Mindfulness is a matter of being fully present in the moment. As we plan goals for the upcoming year, I invite you to join me in… Read more
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Frank sanders
Hi Chad Enjoyed your reflections on instant gratification…
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