(The Discovery Journey is dedicated to the young people of the world. To read previous episodes in The Discovery Journey of K visit here) It was still dark, an hour before sunrise when K got up to do her morning journaling and reflection. She liked to go out into her garden at that time of day as it gave her a sense of peace and...
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(Excerpts from writing on June 20th, triggered by the Economist Magazine: Biology Big Bang, June 14th) In 1953 the double helix molecule of the DNA was identified. The secret to life was believed to have been found. It is difficult to overestimate how far reaching and enveloping this belief became in the following decades. It was a paradigm that captured our imagination. We learned to...
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I conducted an Emerald Keys Class with a managers group in Guadalajara, Mexico. We played with the ninth Emerald Key: Focus on Solutions, Not on Problems. Half way through the class everyone was doing the Mind Consult exercise in groups of threes. Each person put an issue on the table for the team to generate solutions. One participant put forward the following issue for the...
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(The Discovery Journey Category is dedicated to the young people of the world) K and D had been friends for a number of years. Their friendship had grown from their shared experiences. They tended to see the world from a similar viewpoint. At some point K decided to focus on her personal growth. She became involved in a development journey and began to practice introspection...
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The movie Iris about the life of Iris Murdoch, played by Judi Dench and Kate Winslet, portrays the extraordinary journey of Iris from a vivacious young woman to a highly admired author and her descent into the darkness of Alzheimer’s disease. Here are some words spoken by Iris in the movie: “Every human soul has seen, perhaps even before their birth, pure forms such as...
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(This was written during the August Market reaction when we were preparing the blog). What has caused the stock market to suddenly pull back in the August of 07? What are the possible scenarios involved? What will history say about this: Credit meltdown? Vanishing liquidity in the markets? “Predatory lenders” selling mortgages to collect commissions and pass on the loans knowing full well they will...
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My wife, Sara shared with me the following story she heard from H, a friend who returned from India where she visited a village she had first stayed in 30 years ago: “I went to India to see how things had changed in the village I visited in the 70s. Back then I went with a volunteer organization to help an undeveloped village. Our mission...
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This Key points to a blind spot that can dramatically hurt a manager’s chances to succeed. There is a pivotal decision you have to make to realize your potential for greatness. Consider Jerry’s decision in the story below. Jerry is the leader of a large organization and has 36 years of experience in his field. He has seen just about everything and he truly knows...
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Let me share with you our newsletter The Key. In this Key we focus on the Leader’s Blind Spot and what you can do about it. This awareness helps you and the people around you proceed more safely, collaborate better, grow and succeed. Sincerely, © Aviv Shahar
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