Interrelativity

Category: Inspiration

  • Mutual Inspiration and the Wealth of Networks

    I have been very slowly reading and digesting The Wealth of Networks: How Social Production Transforms Markets and Freedom, by Yochai Benkler. It is truly a labor of love. The more I read, the more I am convinced that this is book is / will be a significant part of the canon for the paradigm…

  • The 8 Blogging Habits of Highly Effective People

    I see a number of connections between the benefits of blogging catalogued by Robert Scoble and Shel Israel in Naked Conversations: How Blogs are Changing the Way Businesses Talk with Customers, and the 8 habits of effectiveness and greatness outlined by Stephen Covey in his two most famous books, The 7 Habits of Highly Effective…

  • Your Heart’s Blog: The Practice of Unfolding

    I was recently listening to Your Heart’s Prayer: Following the Thread of Desire into a Deeper Life, a recording of an inspiring talk given by Oriah Mountain Dreamer shortly after she wrote The Dance, the sequel to The Invitation.  In another instance of the priming effects of having recently finished Naked Conversations: How Blogs are…

  • Love is the Killer App, Blogs are the Killer Platform

    Tim Sanders, author of the book Love is the Killer App: How to Win Business and Influence Friends, has a new blog, Sanders Says.  I was reminded of Tim’s lovecat way (or what I call bizlove) several times while reading the book I just finished (and blogged about), Naked Conversations: How Blogs are Changing the…

  • An Unfolding Series of Pit and Peak Experiences

    Dan Oestreich‘s invocation of labyrinths and U’s in a recent post on his Unfolding Leadership blog really got my juices flowing.  I started posting a comment, but it got so long I decided to take it back here, include some of the most inspiring pieces (er, which is most of his post, actually), and riff…

  • The Dance of Leadership

    A healthy community is like a dance, with different dancers stepping forward to take the lead at different times, and others following those leads.  Even followers are leaders, as we lead ourselves along paths or sequences illuminated by those who we consciously or unconsciously agree to allow lead us.  A leader creates a safe space…

  • The Karma of Kindness: Unattributable and Inexplicable Generosity vs. Reciprocity

    A recent Seattle Times article reported how Warm Acts of Kindness Catch On, highlighting a number of instances where unknown people treated others to coffee, dinner or cold bottles of water on the beach.  Everyone involved in these acts feels good: the givers, the receivers and the people in between (e.g., baristas, restaurateurs and even…

  • Passion and Purpose in Living, Loving, Learning and Leaving a Legacy

    A news item appearing in my Google Desktop Sidebar this morning about the death of Enron founder Ken Lay immediately reminded me of Stephen Covey‘s book, First Things First: To Live, to Love, to Learn, to Leave a Legacy.  I don’t know much about how well Lay lived, loved or learned, but I have a…

  • A Lion in the House, Tears in my Eyes: On Cancer, Courage, Honesty and Generosity

    Leukemia. Children. Families. Doctors. Nurses. I just watched the second half of A Lion in the House. I don’t think I have ever had tears in my eyes for as long a stretch as during the last two hours. I feel sadness, gratitude and awe at the inspiring stories that unfolded in this episode of…

  • Unfolding Radiance

    Dan Oestreich is one of my favorite bloggers. One of the insights that has unfolded for me, through regularly reading Dan’s blog, Unfolding Leadership, is that everyone is a leader: like it or not, I am always "leading by example", intentionally and unintentionally.  His latest post, On the Capability to Lead, weaves together many rich,…