Finding the "Better Way"

johnmdemarco posted on January 27, 2010 04:02

"There's a better way to do it; find it." - Thomas Edison. This quote was immersed in the middle of a workshop module I recently facilitated, encoura...

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Beyond “Discovering” Your Strengths: Articulate Them!

johnmdemarco posted on January 23, 2010 04:42

I’ve been a huge fan and practitioner of key self-awareness assessment tools such as StrengthsFinder; DiSC; and Myers-Briggs. I think that each tool g...

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Daniel Day Lewis and Authentic Vocation

johnmdemarco posted on December 18, 2009 07:37

Last night I heard an NPR interview with the versatile British actor Daniel Day Lewis, best known for roles in films such as My Left Foot and Las...

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Strength Leads to Strength

johnmdemarco posted on November 15, 2009 18:33

I'm convinced that the greatest fruit of finding success in doing something you love is the chance of doing more of it. Sometimes the fruit of succes...

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Knowing Thyself

host posted on October 06, 2009 00:38

This past week I took the Keirsey Temperament Sorter II (www.keirsey.com), which is an evolved and more behavioral application of the classic MB...

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Coming of Age, Part Five: Internal Wars and the New Self

johnmdemarco posted on September 04, 2009 19:20

During my tenth grade year I began to sense, for the first time, a fear of not realizing my creative potential, fulfilling my deeper identity as a wri...

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Coming of Age, Part Four: An Artistic Life

johnmdemarco posted on August 25, 2009 19:23

Songs from my youth and college years in particular bring memories, pleasant and painful, back to life with present-moment emotions. This has contribu...

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Knowing Your Heart's Desire: Better Than Obtaining It?

johnmdemarco posted on July 18, 2009 19:43

Today I read a striking paragraph near the end of a little novel I just finished, Love Walked In by Marisa de los Santos:"...I'd figured out that a re...

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