Monthly Archives: August 2008

Monday of Possibility

What will be possible for you this week? As I dive into the final edits of The Pollyanna Principles, the peer review team and the volunteer proofreaders keep coming back to that one word – possibility. “The book is a celebration of what is possible!” they tell me. “As you finish polishing the writing, make… Continue Reading

True Community Engagement

I saw this ad for a Community Engagement Officer in Norwich, England, and I almost jumped up and did a happy dance. First, from the perspective of writing an enticing job advertisement, this is an ad that made me want to fly across the ocean and apply for the position. No government mumbo-jumbo. A truly… Continue Reading

This Week’s Goal: No Regrets

Among a group of my friends, KIB is our email shorthand for Kick-in-the-Butt. And when I saw this from my favorite cartoon, XKCD, I knew this was just the KIB I would need for the week. We rarely regret what we DO, near as much as we regret what we wish we had done. And… Continue Reading