Category Archives: Your Occurring World

The Practice of Story
The naming of this category was inspired by “The Three Laws of Performance” by Dave Logan and Steve Zaffron. The articles you find here all relate to the fundamental nature of how you create the reality of your existence; your “occurring world,” and until you get that your reality is different from Reality or the Truth you will suffer needlessly and be unable to distinguish the source of your breakdowns. The reward for taking on a practice of story is having people love to be around you, work with and for you, accept your feedback without resentment, and accept your interpretations and decisions.

The Man Your Man Could Smell Like

If you can spice-up Old Spice what else  can you "spice-up"? Saw an article yesterday about an ad that made an impression on me when I saw it a few months ago.   In the commercial a buffed man wearing only a towel is standing in a bathroom looking straight at the camera and says, "Ladies, look ...

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Two Principles for Getting More out of Life

Everybody loves simplification so here are two simple principles you can use in the practice of your life; two principles you must own to get more from life—and by “own” I mean not just understand and explain, but know and act from (without thinking) like an extension of your own mind and body. These principles ...

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How is purpose related to performance?

What explains the energy and enthusiasm that is either present or absent when people take action? I’m sure you’ve noticed it. Some teams or individuals bring determination, creativity, responsibility and joy to their work and others bring resistance, avoidance, resignation, disdain and fear. The first group take ...

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“Look at him, he’s laughing at you!”

Many years ago my girlfriend and I were walking through an open field at the Toronto zoo.  It was late afternoon on a perfect day; blue sky, warm weather, sounds of birds and people in the distance.  We had already been there for a few hours, and we were having a great time. As we ...

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Farewell to a Master – Choco 1967 to 2009

I would have preferred my first post of the new year to have been forward looking, but I’m compelled to have it be about my friend Choco who passed away on Dec 31, 2009 at the vital age of 42. The exact timing of his leaving us on that day is not clear to me and ...

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Re-learning to type – the DVORAK Typing System

Let’s see ... what could I do to make it even more difficult to get things done.  Oh, I know.  I could work with one hand tied behind my back, or I could switch over to the Dvorak system.   In case you ...

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When You Can’t Trust a Trapeze Artist

A few weeks ago, I was at a birthday party and I introduced myself to some friends of the birthday girl. They didn't look alike at all and I was genuinely surprised when they insisted they were siblings. They all had really great energy and I engaged in a very lively and I thought genuine ...

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