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Steve Kean, new GHP CEO, touts the Upskill initiative in Houston
The new CEO of the Greater Houston Partnership is going to focus on their Upskill initiative… He was formerly CEO of Kinder Morgan. Houston Chronicle: New Greater Houston Partnership head focused on opportunity, unity, 2023-Dec-4 by Erica Grieder Q. In your career in the private sector, you’ve traveled the nation and the world. Have you…
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The Strangest Person in the World
Buzzfeed: This Quote Has Been Attributed To Frida Kahlo For Years, But It's Actually From A Canadian Teenager, 2021-Nov-3 by Ade Onibada I used to think I was the strangest person in the world but then I thought there are so many people in the world, there must be someone just like me who feels…
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Being mesmerized at the Houston Quilt Festival
At the recent Houston International Quilt Festival, I was mesmerized by this huge (22 ft) quilt by Australian Helen Godden. Read her story at https://helengodden.com/gallery-2/my-australia-the-huge-quilt/ or Facebook. I took iPhone photos of certain details that enchanted me. I hope you enjoy them, too!
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Get unstuck with 3 questions
While I understand on a general basis how I can get stuck, it's really helpful to have a procedure for getting UNstuck. Here's a good one. DeProcrastination.co: 3 questions to get unstuck and start making progress by Vita Benes and K. M. Michna the 3 questions that will help you get unstuck and start making…
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New Way to Analyze our Emotions
While I am sensitive to the way my emotions are affected by health and circumstances, this new approach gives me even more influences to consider and control. When my feelings are pushing me around, I can do a little audit: Am I assuming the past will repeat itself? Am I reacting based on being physically…
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Barbie = Celebration of Play
I'm so glad that Ian Leslie made part of this Substack post open! I've read so many posts which wrestle with WHAT DOES IT MEAN…? It means we can laugh at ourselves and the way we see the world. We can PLAY. The Ruffian: Barbearheimer [excerpt], 2023-Aug-26 by Ian Leslie … Barbie is best enjoyed…
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10 Signs of Intelligence (sent by Rolf)
I only scored 4.3 because I find it hard not to show off when I think I know the answer. Illustration: From SaleenArt… A protective Nazar plate: these eyes protect you from being influenced by others. Think for yourself! Score yourself from 0 (low) to 5 (high). 10 signs that you're way…
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Nurturing Our Ideas
To become a good source of ideas, you have to do more than write them down. Greg Satell has done a good job of describing the support system necessary to bring ideas to life. Digital Tonto: 4 Things I've Learned about Ideas, 2023-Jun-18 by Greg Satell …creating, parsing and evaluating ideas is a skill that…
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An Octopus View: the Fluidity of Time
What I found most valuable in this evocative article is the idea that our perspective of the past should not become fixed. Our memories are malleable, and we should be ready to reinterpret and reuse the past to better understand the present and imagine the future. Aeon: Octopus Time, 2023-Apr-20 by David Borkenhagen Its web…
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Thinking about communicating ideas
Greg Satell's 5 Rules paraphrased to my words: Clarity first: avoid technical and unusual words (Hemingway it.) Streamline the message as much as possible, removing anything of doubtful value. Be mindful of the reader's 'cognitive budget.' Would it be worth mine? It shouldn't sound like writing, but like talking with a friend. NO styling. (Except…
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