Category Archives: 11: Growth

Guns, Germs, and Stealing Truth (4: An American Stronghold)

Posted on June 11, 2022 by Jim Edmonds

“Wise men speak because they have something to say; fools because they have to say something” – attributed to Plato (~350 BC; yes, this behavior was recognized that long ago) This blog series began with the events at Sandy Hook … Continue reading →

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A Tale of Two Psyches: Putin (Russia) & Zelensky (Ukraine)

Posted on March 6, 2022 by Jim Edmonds

“The world is not the same today as it was last week” – The Atlantic “Ambition is a lust that is never quenched but grows more inflamed and madder by enjoyment” – Thomas Otway This is necessarily a long post, … Continue reading →

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Story (On Scripts, Life, and Politics)

Posted on February 23, 2022 by Jim Edmonds

“Story telling is the creative demonstration of truth.  A story is the living proof of an idea, the conversion of idea to action” – Robert McKee Story (Robert McKee, meuthuen paperback, 2014; hardcover, HarperCollins, 1998) (here) is described on its … Continue reading →

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The Route of Our Discontent – III

Posted on January 12, 2022 by Jim Edmonds

“Between stimulus and response there is a space. In that space is our power to choose a response. In our response lies our growth and our freedom” – Victor Frankl “In our poor or lack of response lies our stagnation … Continue reading →

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The Route of our Discontent

Posted on November 19, 2019 by Jim Edmonds

“There is a considerable overlap between the intelligence of the smartest bears and the dumbest tourists” – US National Park scientist, when asked why it was so extremely difficult to design bear-proof rubbish bins. The Question In the last post … Continue reading →

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The Affliction of Emotions

Posted on October 15, 2019 by Jim Edmonds

We have no problem in recognizing, or staking claim to the fact that we are highly evolved thinking beings (our conscious cognitive state) who also possess a strong free will (our conscious volitional state), both of which take significant time … Continue reading →

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The Jump From Benign Conspiracy Theories to Fake News to Hate Vitriol

Posted on August 30, 2019 by Jim Edmonds

On most occasions we would find something minorly amusing when the media presents us with a wacky conspiracy theory.  The Earth Is Flat 1 comes to mind, as possibly does The Moon Landing Was Faked.2  However, some conspiracy theories loom much larger … Continue reading →

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On Developing Leadership Attributes

Posted on January 26, 2019 by Jim Edmonds

There are times when I come across something that neatly distills and packages a number of thoughts that concern the development of leaders.  Not just the “How do I develop leadership skills in my organization?” question, but the not-so-subtle question … Continue reading →

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My, That’s Interesting!

Posted on October 20, 2018 by Jim Edmonds

“Be willing to step outside your comfort zone once in a while; take the risks in life that seem worth taking.  The ride might not be as predictable if you’d just planted your feet and stayed put, but it will … Continue reading →

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Life in the Time of Postmodernism

Posted on September 26, 2018 by Jim Edmonds

“(It) may be the most loathed concept ever to have emerged from academia” – Aaron Hanlon A right nice recommendation, one might say.  Even the title of this recent article from Quartz, “Everyone hates postmodernism – but that doesn’t make … Continue reading →

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