Enduring symbols of your journey (video blog)
What does your decor say about you? On assignment in Macau, the St. Paul ruins of Mater Dei remind us of what we leave behind.
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To stay put or move on? It depends who you are.
Are you an Explorer or a Settler? As I neared the conclusion of an exciting Expedition for which the Exploration Group had been...
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ExCitement...The energy for whats to come
We see it in their eyes. Excitement is a phrase for something that is real when The Exploration Group starts a new expedition. The...
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Hope and the moment before
I sit in anticipation. It is the moment before. I have been here many times, and I can’t wait. What is the moment before? It is a moment...
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Hearing without Pondering isn’t Listening
Listening is a critical skill for an Explorer. It’s so important, our ExPLORE methodology includes it as an integral process phase called...
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Mutineers in your organization (video blog)
As leaders, how we handle disruption and discord can become the measure of our success.
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Lightening the Load
In January each year, I clean the slate for a new beginning. It involves getting a new calendar, setting goals for the year and thinking...
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Clean Slate
While doing some routine computer updates to kick off my year, I managed to wipe out my entire calendar. Not only did I release my...
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Be thankful for the doldrums
Is it possible for explorers to get stuck in the doldrums? You bet, especially when life’s waters are calm. Yet the doldrums give us us a...
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Letter to a beginning explorer
I recently received an email from someone asking for advice. It’s someone who is beginning to discover the explorer in themselves....
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Central Park, seeing the future (video blog)
Landscape architect, visionary and explorer Frederick Law Olmsted could see the future because he was the one preserving it and creating it.
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Exploration, stewardship and the Upper Peninsula (video blog)
Leave no stone unturned. But be sure to put it back where you found it.
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Settlers, Explorers and Brokers
I used to think that Explorers were the only important (and ultimately essential) roles which moved civilizations forward. But have you...
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Thin ice, complacency and curiosity
If you've ever intentionally walked onto thin ice, I can guarantee you weren't struggling with complacency in that moment. When you were...
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The alley less traveled (video blog)
In Hong Kong without GPS. Unplanned wandering is the key to successful expeditions.
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Location, Location, Exploration (video blog)
You've heard the phrase, "Location, location, location." It's important where you choose to formulate your dreams, cast a vision or make...
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When dreams happen…now what?
I was confronted with that question a month ago after I met Cindy Chang Mahlberg of Denver at an Entrepreneurs Conference in New York...
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Pilgrimage
The idea of True North has become a popular metaphor. It's an easy concept that helps explorers understand the direction they're going,...
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No map
The Exploration Group was on an expedition for which there was no map. While this scenario is not uncommon, the client's question is...
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Expedition Detroit (video blog)
As an explorer, I've been experimenting. I hope to do more of these. Can you imagine if Lewis and Clark had video blogged?
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