We’ve all been caught saying “humans are so predictable” at some point in our lives. Why is that? When we say it, do we mean what we say? Assuming we do, we may be able to peel beneath the layers and observe just how patterned humans really are. This insight can help us when we […]
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#RPCL Log Date July 27, 2017 #BeingHuman #InvestInEverydayPeople
There is this whole other world, brought to us by the select few of movers and shakers who can navigate a high stakes game of investment funding. As someone who has had some exposure to this world, I can tell you it’s quite intimidating. First off, there is this culturally relaxed disposition of an elite class […]
#RPCL Log Date July 25, 2017 #BeingHuman #LetYourConscienceWin
The year is 1935 in Munich, Germany. Many common folk are grappling with the stronghold of a totalitarian regime that pretends it’s not. They are in a collective crisis of conscience. Do they fervently buy in to the notion that they are THE entitled class and race, wherein fealty is rewarded with the comfort of a stable job? Or do they protect […]
#RPCL Log Date July 22, 2017 #BeingHuman #OverCompensation #FreedomWithinConstraint
We like to celebrate and reward visionary leaders, like Steve Jobs. He certainly created revolutionary technology which I’m using to type this post. Yes I’m a fan of Apple. And yet, any CEO making 271 times more than the average employee is simply wrong. Top CEOs Make More in Two Days Than An Average Employee Does in […]
#RPCL Log Date July 13, 2017 #BeingHuman #AreYouInControl #ControlFreak #EmotionalDrivers
I was listening to a program on Ted Radio Hour with Guy Raz about parasites. The author and speaker Ed Yong shares his research and theory on how much influence parasites truly have over other life forms, including potentially humans. Apparently 1 in 3 people have Toxoplasmosis in their brains, and this parasite can redirect rats […]
#RPCL Log Date July 12, 2017 #BeingHuman #BeARenegade #BeSuperHuman #WonderWoman
I love movies like The Avengers or Wonder Woman, where superheroes have incredibly tragic, human moments before they are confronted with what to do with their lives. There is a line from Wonder Woman which the character Steve says (played by Chris Pine in the movie). “MY FATHER TOLD ME ONCE, ‘IF YOU SEE SOMETHING WRONG HAPPENING […]
#RPCL Log Date July 11, 2017 #BeingHuman #ExistentialCrisis #ChangeYourConquest #EmotionalFulfillment
We were having dinner with friends when I was describing a recent story from a therapist about his clients who are stuck 40-something male (company name here) employees seeking counseling. (You can probably insert software or other companies too, but in his case it was all one software company). They can’t quit. The money is too good. […]
#RPCL Log Date July 10, 2017 #BeingHuman #KnowWhatYouDon’tKnow
I was discussing my irritation with a friend about this excuse bandied about in companies. “I don’t know what I don’t know”. Drives me bonkers. Probably because at some point children, you need to just know that you don’t know EVERYTHING. Seriously. And then when you later say, “oops. I didn’t know what I didn’t know” […]
#RPCL Log Date July 9, 2017 #BeingHuman #SlowDown #OneDayAtATime #EveryDayIsAWindingRoad
Language can be so meaningful, or so cliché. I love pop culture for both reasons – you can get deeper meaning in the clichés! So why not heed the one-day-at-a-time TV title or everyday-is-a-winding-road song title? If life were meant to be a quick and straight line, then it wouldn’t be a rich and meaningful […]
#RPCL Log Date July 8, 2017 #BeingHuman #ChooseANewAdventure
Life is full of choices. I know, I know. This is a fairly privileged point of view. And yet even the most privileged can make bad choices. So what do we do with our freedom, to the extent that we have some freedom to move about without a tether? And what do we do when […]
