Monthly Archives: June 2006

How to Change Hearts, Minds & Behaviours

Posted on June 11, 2006 by Dave Pollard

My Purpose is Provoking Change. So I’m very interested in the change process. I’ve observed how easy it is to persuade people about something if they have no preconceived views on it, and how hard it becomes once they’ve ‘made … Continue reading →

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Links for the Week – June 10, 2006

Posted on June 10, 2006 by Dave Pollard

flow painters in post-civilization world preparing ritual space, from afterculture.org Environment: Green Discussion: Karavans Forums offer some interesting and informed debates on green matters from Peak Oil to Korten’s new book The Great Turning which I reviewed yesterday. The forums … Continue reading →

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The Great Turning

Posted on June 9, 2006 by Dave Pollard

The How to Save the World ‘What You Can Do’ list David Korten’s book When Corporations Rule the World is on my How to Save the World reading list. I summarized it this way: The need to get corporations out … Continue reading →

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Re-Learning to Listen

Posted on June 8, 2006 by Dave Pollard

Pohangina Pete’s neighbourhood cat Charlie, who’s an excellent listener I try to listen to the still, small voice within but I canít hear it above the din [ —  Little Audreyís Story by Eliza Ward] Listening is a skill, like … Continue reading →

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it’s never a good time

Posted on June 7, 2006 by Dave Pollard

today, when i filled the bird feedersi sat down right beside them, just to seewhat the birds and squirrels would do, and to write this. for a few moments, the trees were full of life and chatter:“food’s here, but the … Continue reading →

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The Canadian Terrorist Incident

Posted on June 6, 2006 by Dave Pollard

Cartoon from the Calvin & Hobbes TreasuryThe arrest this week of a bunch of mostly-young Islamic Canadians in Toronto, along with a mosque caretaker who was the nominal leader of the group, has grabbed a lot of international press, and … Continue reading →

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Romances: More Than Meets the Eye

Posted on June 5, 2006 by Dave Pollard

“Every woman has the exact love life she wants,” says Nick, the brooding male escort in the film (and the Elizabeth Young book) The Wedding Date. This quote seems to get as much treatment by the movie critics as the … Continue reading →

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Tapping Collective Genius: Finding Meaningful Work You Can Love

Posted on June 4, 2006 by Dave Pollard

As Dick Richards explains in his book Is Your Genius at Work, your Genius is where your Gift (what you’re uniquely good at) intersects your Passion (what you love doing) — areas 2 & 3 in the chart above. Lately … Continue reading →

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Links for the Week – June 3/06

Posted on June 3, 2006 by Dave Pollard

A substantial international flavour to the links this week: Politics and EconomicsBattle Fatigue Incidents Worsen Situation in Iraq and Afghanistan: With a serious shortfall of recruits and troops forced to re-up against their will, and to work even when they’ve … Continue reading →

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The Impotence of (Most) Information

Posted on June 2, 2006 by Dave Pollard

After doing some yard work this morning, I spent some time observing the birds and mammals in and around our little piece of wetland. Mostly the usual suspects, though a white-tailed deer showed up to feed on the mix of … Continue reading →

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