For and by gifted, talented and creative adults.
Posted in Creative, Gifted adults, Personal development, Theory on Sep 2nd, 2009
A true story. Sam and Dave (that’s the only untruth because they’re not their real names) went to the same English private school. They had very similar, very high IQs. They were both recognized by their teachers as having outstanding potential. Sam went on to Cambridge University, became President of the Union, a Conservative MP […]
Posted in Dynamic Living, Gifted adults, Personal development, Social ease, Theory on Aug 29th, 2009
This is my second post to announce the addition of article ‘reprints’ from Dynamic Living. This time there are only three, but all three are pretty meaty. That means that once again these are much longer than typical posts and cover these topics: Prorexia: a cure for a jaded appetite for life. How to maintain […]
Posted in Dynamic Living, Essential information, Theory on Aug 26th, 2009
“Know then thyself, presume not God to scan The proper study of mankind is man.” Those words by Alexander Pope were published in 1734. They are part of a poem whose psychological and philosophical content anticipates contemporary ideas of human nature so comprehensively that in some ways it seems extraordinary that we haven’t made greater […]
Posted in Dynamic Living, Essential information, Gifted adults, Personal development, Social ease, Theory on Aug 23rd, 2009
This is a short post to announce the addition of the first article ‘reprints’ from Dynamic Living. I’ve included a full index but I’ve only had time to add links to the first six articles. These articles tend to be much longer than typical posts and cover these topics: What is Dynamic Living? Issues for […]
Posted in Dynamic Living, Gifted adults, Personal development, Social ease, Theory on Aug 19th, 2009
The presenter on corporate social responsibility was a quiet young woman. Her presentation was excellent: informative, business-specific and carefully considered. The audience of senior managers was at first skeptical and then drawn into her conclusions. She had won them over. Until . . . The first question from the floor was very positive: “How do […]
Posted in Dynamic Living, Social ease, Theory on Aug 16th, 2009
I was working as an independent marketing consultant. I’d completed a highly original and very valuable study for a major international corporation. They were delighted and launched a North American subsidiary on the back of it. I thought I could apply the same study model to other prospective clients. I took a carefully prepared copy, […]
Posted in Dynamic Living, Theory on Aug 12th, 2009
“It may be that when we no longer know what to do we have come to our real work, and that when we no longer know which way to go we have come to our real journey. The mind that is not baffled is not employed. The impeded stream is the one that sings.” Wendell […]
Posted in Dynamic Living, Essential information, Personal development, Theory on Jul 30th, 2009
[This post was once published in the now-superseded ezine ‘Dynamic Living’ under the title: ‘Learning to live with ‘Stupidity’] We’ve all said it, often with additional expletives: “How could they be so stupid?!” “They” are often in authority – the government, the boss, the school board – but they can also be peers or subordinates. […]
Posted in Personal development, Theory on Jul 29th, 2009
Mary hates herself because she’s short and rounded; Robert despises his narrow chest and receding chin; Yvonne detests her curls; Colin abhors being bald. We all know these people and sympathize with them because they are ourselves. We wouldn’t spurn Mary, Yvonne, Robert or Colin for their physical characteristics and – unless we’re having a […]