Preface: One of the ‘elders’ in our Ho‘ohana Community is an ‘Ike loa learning habit, a month-end practice we named Rapid Fire Learning (RFL). It starts as a private journaling practice, handwritten for self-reflection and much shorter than what follows: I’ve opted to post an excerpt of my own RFL this month here on the […]
Archives for February 2019
Look up, Never down
Preface: This was a talk story which previously appeared in one of our community newsletters, (June, 2018) and I wanted to revisit it through the Alonui lens, our theme for 2019. Affective Presence Can you make others feel good simply by merit of your presence? You know you can—we have all had the experience of […]
Mana‘o pu‘u wai: What the Heart Wants
Preface: This is an excerpt from today’s newsletter for Valentine’s Day. Let’s Talk Story—subscribe! Aloha mai kākou, and Happy Valentines Day! Let’s talk story about the heart in this month’s immersion, our Mahalo “Way of Living.” “And love is also watching, waving, wondering if love remembers you, and knowing in a happy instant, that love […]
7 Business Themes for 2019
We hope for courage in leadership, and we continue to seek nobility in management. 10 years ago, I wrote an article for the Honolulu Advertiser (now the Honolulu Star Advertiser) titled, The Top 7 Business Themes on my 2009 Wish List. It’s 2019; have we made progress? Would those 7 business themes be different for […]