Who Says Raising Boys is Easier?
L.Z. Granderson takes on an outdated sexist myth. by Ravenspen “It’s easier to raise boys,” I was told. And for a while I actually believed them. Then I started paying attention.” L.Z. Granderson Granderson begins by pointing out just how skewed our perspectives about and projections on males really are. Almost predictably, the High School dropout rate for boys is higher than girls. Females outgraduate males in...
Reality presented as Story
by Ravenspen The human mind, is, above all else, a storytelling mechanism. Because of this, many people retreat into story when the world of objective facts overwhelms them. They want to perceive reality in a way that makes sense to them. Rather than insisting on dividing story from fact, one novel concept is to use story to present facts, providing real information in a comforting context. This approach has been used by Dr. Zachary...
There Are Victims in the Penn State Tragedy, Not "Accusers"
At least one positive development has emerged from the Penn State sexual abuse scandal.
On International Men’s Day – Remember Joe Hill
by Bazzie Cullen Next Saturday Nov 19th is International Men’s Day and is also the ninety sixth anniversary of the execution of songwriter and labour activist, Joe Hill. On Saturday next, recall his life and death and the words for which he is most remembered: “Don’t mourn for me – ORGANISE” View a short account of Joe Hill on following link and circulate to friends and colleagues. Celebrate International...
EVOLVING SYSTEMS: What role do you occupy?
by Jonathan Gilburg – reprinted with permission from Gilburg Leadership Incorporated So my dad, Alan Gilburg, went down to “Occupy Wall Street” last week to “Support those kids.” As he has often done in my life, he got me thinking about what was happening with this Movement. I believe we are witnessing an important shift between an older, dying system and a new, yet to be fully defined system. What brings...
Steve Jobs and the seven rules of success
Forwarded by BC Freeman 1. Do what you love. Jobs once said, “People with passion can change the world for the better.” Asked about the advice he would offer would-be entrepreneurs, he said, “I’d get a job as a busboy or something until I figured out what I was really passionate about.” That’s how much it meant to him. Passion is everything. 2. Put a dent in the universe. Jobs believed in the power...
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