My Being Needs a New Iteration

Life is in a constant state of change whether we like it or not. Who I was last year – even last month is not who I need to be tomorrow. This is true of everyone who is committed to their own personal growth & development. If you are running a business or...

The Illusion of Happiness

We, (me included) chase with great and even desperate passion – more and more and more – stuff. A bigger pay check, a nicer house, a cooler car, new clothes……. Now – we sort of know better, we know that we can’t have both a sane and sustainable world with all that...

The Misuse and Abuse of the Word Sustainable

Where ever you go – what ever you do – people have begun to misuse the word sustainable! That’s both good and bad news, it’s great that it’s in everyone’s mind, but unfortunately – most people have so little idea of what the word actually means – that they can be of...

Watching Wal-Mart

Last Thursday Andy Grossman Executive Director of Wal-Mart Watch (URL) headed up from Washing DC – center of what some people think of as the political universe – to our headquarters in Burlington, VT – what we like to think of as the center of another universe...

Endless Possibility

I believe in endless possibility. That tomorrow doesn’t have to be the same as today. On a good day we use less that 5% of our potential, on a bad day we’re likely to use none at all. I believe nothing is impossible – unless we are thoughtless and lazy. I also believe...