Tag Archives: creativity

Steve Jobs: 8 Practical Insights

by phyllis, October 10, 2011

Steve Jobs, the technology innovator who created the Mac, iPod iPhone and iPad, died of pancreatic cancer on October 5, 2011. He was born in 1955 to unwed graduate students – they later married and had a daughter, novelist Mona Simpson, whom Steve met as an adult. He grew up an only child and, at an early age, his adoptive parents taught him to read and nurtured his keen interest in electronics. He dropped out of Reed College after his first semester because he didn’t know what he wanted to … Continue reading →

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Resiliency Among the Israelis

by rosemary, July 25, 2011

You’ve probably noticed that we often blog about building resiliency and moving forward after experiencing difficult challenges. I’m just back from Israel, a country filled with some of the most resilient people in the world. Native Israelis are called Sabras – after the cactus – tough and prickly on the outside but soft and juicy on the inside. I’ve been wondering how the Israeli’s remain creative, optimistic, and involved in the midst of the stresses they face every day. We found that the country is filled with people working energetically … Continue reading →

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by rosemary, January 4, 2008

As you pay attention to nurturing you, notice how you feel stronger and better about yourself. This inevitably will lead to your feeling more self confident and deserving. That doesn’t mean there won’t be difficult times ahead – those are the moments when you need to pull from external and internal resources: 1. Reach out to your friends for social support. When you are at a low point is the time to receive rather than give. You have been there for close friends when they needed you in the past; … Continue reading →

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