Six Hat Thinking

It was the simplest of exercises. You take a piece of paper and fold it a few times and voila, you get a paper hat. I practiced multiple times before introducing it in one of my classes, where I just couldn’t make it work. Eventually I figured out...

The Power of Humor

Years ago, I was visiting my son and his girl friend in San Diego. As I was preparing to return to New York City, they took me to one of my favorite spots by the ocean. I held my arms out, turned my face up to the sun and said something to the effect of how much I...

If My Cat Can Do It, Anyone Can

I was thinking about holding grudges the other day when I watched one of my puppies put the entire head of my cat in his mouth. They were both playing but I yelled, fearful his over-zealous personality might end in disaster. The cat wasn’t very happy about it either....

Stepping into Others’ Shoes

Here I am stepping into some pretty big shoes/clogs at a tourist site in the Netherlands. And this picture seemed to fit what I’m talking about here, stepping into the shoes–and perspective–of someone else. I recall once asking everyone in a class I was...

Measuring the Positive!

My daughter, grandson and I just returned from a trip to Europe, and while there we stayed in a wonderful hotel in Brussels. What I found (and find) interesting, is how hotels asked us what we were unhappy about, what could they have improved upon. Well immediately...