Tag: #NaBloPoMo2013

What Is Wealth?

Wealth is subjective. Each of us defines wealth in our own way. For many, wealth is about financial independence. For others, wealth is about status symbols: Owning or possessing material goods that are desirable according to the norms of a particular social group. Wealth can also be measured in personal relationships. Most people, regardless of …

What Is Health?

Health is one the three pillars of a life well-lived. Health is more than the absence of serious disease. Health goes beyond the physical capacity to perform certain activities. Although physical capacity is an important signifier of health, it is not enough We are healthy when we are performing at our optimal physical, mental and …

Do You See The Unexpected?

Today’s post was going to be about health. But I’m postponing that for a day to share a story I heard this afternoon. It started like this: “What important historical event happened on this day 150 years ago?” I was in a meeting with about 40 college professors. No one could answer correctly. A: The …

Curiosity. It all started with earthworms. ‘Erms, I called them. Or maybe it was a bunny rabbit. My mother insists that I cannot remember the rabbit. She says I was much too young, not even a year old. I can see the rabbit, in my mind’s eye. Who knows if this a real memory or …

When I signed up for Chris Brogan’s Brave New Year course one year ago my primary intent was to learn something about how online courses work. I had an idea for a course and I figured I’d better take a few courses first, to experience the different ways an online course could be structured. Chris’s …