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MAKING TIME TO SHARE TIME

Making time for this, for that, but we still run out of time. On the run? From a Beaverton Farmers Market morning to a Waterfront Blues Festival evening, all the different faces turned into a blur. Some faces, not all.

BLUE PORTLAND IN STAGES

Blue Portland is like a blues band. You don’t start at the main stage in the Waterfront Blues Festival. You don’t always have a limousine ready to jump into after playing your set. That’s Portland carrying its guitar in a gunnysack, headed on down to the railroad tracks.

HOW TO BLUES FEST ON JULY 4TH

The Blues Fest, or Waterfront Blues Festival, can be tricky. From once showing up with two cans of food for admission to now, it’s been a long strange trip. Back then you’d go in, drink beer, walk around, get something to eat, drink beer, and leave. Today it’s reservations and lobster rolls before going in. […]

PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT PLAN REMINDERS

Who needs a Personal Development Plan? A PDP? More like who doesn’t. From cradle to grave we’re either doing personal development, or planning personal development. It’s good to have a plan to work. But if your goal, your plan, is to become a world class jackass, keep working.

OBEDIENCE TRAINING FOR COMPLIANCE

For most of us obedience training started early. Early Baby Boomers learned from the boss, their old man, who learned it from his old man, then the Army. But that lineup leaves out the goal of obedience: Learning how to treat people correctly, beginning with your momma. Why momma?

SOLVING PROBLEMS THAT AREN’T YOURS

Solving problems makes you one thing: A Problem Solver. You’ve had trouble searching for your purpose? Not anymore with the right solutions.

THE GENERALIST REVENGE

The generalist revenge starts with dumping the cookie cutter. Not everyone is the same, not matter how convenient that might be. Take changing of the guard in England. They all look alike, but that’s it. Under those red coats, they are all different.

EMPOWERING PEOPLE DONE RIGHT

Empowering people sounds easy, like plug and play. But people who feel empowered know how easy. It’s a combination of nature, nurture, environment, and education to get it right. Then there’s the people being empowered. Do you remember when you first felt it?

COMPLAIN, COMPLAIN, COMPLAIN

If a writer isn’t complaining, what are the other options? After a quick look since I came up with nothing, it’s praise. Praising. But we’re not used to praising. That needs to change.

OLD FOLKS TALKING IT OUT ON TELEVISION

Why would old folks not rest on their laurels? Either they’re not tired, or they have no laurels. Last night’s Presidential Debate showed more than just the candidates. It also showed the problem with the format.