http://www.ilearn2.com/blog The official blog of L(earn)2 Thu, 20 May 2010 19:18:46 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en I turned the door knob of my front door as slowly as if I was entering a haunted house.  Holding my breath, shoulders tense I took tentative steps toward…the kitchen. And there they were. Six beautiful new handles on my new kitchen drawers. Gleaming, silver, beautiful architectural drawer handles.  Now ... http://www.ilearn2.com/blog/posts-by-michele/kitchen-renovation/   Some of us start out with a story. And we believe that this one story defines us and we hold tightly to that story and live that story our whole lives.  Some of us start out with a story and then realize that as we grow we can add many chapters to ... http://www.ilearn2.com/blog/posts-by-michele/the-book-of-our-lives/ The L(earn)2 team was sitting around the community lunch table the other day commenting on the creativeness of David’s latest curry dish and  hashing out all of the big world issues that we know we could solve if someone would just ask us. This is something we do daily, get ... http://www.ilearn2.com/blog/posts-by-michele/heading-to-whats-possible-town/ I lost a friend today.  I haven't seen Laurie in a few years actually except for a brief coffee shop encounter a few months ago. And this morning I heard that she had passed away after a courageous fight against cancer. What a tremendous loss. Now you may never have ... http://www.ilearn2.com/blog/uncategorized/legacy/ MEETING Magazine, July/August 2009, Vol. 3 AFTER ACCEPTING THE President's Award this year, I addressed our chapter. Although I didn't expect to receive the award and so had nothing prepared, I discovered I had a lot to say. You Affect All of Us My commitment to our industry, like many of you, ... http://www.ilearn2.com/blog/posts-by-doug/building-human-connections-yes-we-can/ I am pleased to say that YTD revenues are 17% ahead of last year! Yes - that is right 17%.  If I may, not bad performance during THE WORST ECONOMIC CRISIS EVER!! Oh wait. I don't believe that last line. I remember very early on saying to my business partner ... http://www.ilearn2.com/blog/posts-by-michele/i-am-pleased-to-say-that-ytd-revenues-are-17-ahead-of-last-year-yes-that-is-right-17-if-i-may-not-bad-performance-during-the-worst-economic-crisis-ever-oh-wait-i-dont-believe-that-last-line/ This year, for me has been an exploration of my consciousness and how to get participants and citizens to become more conscious. Michele's "economic consciousness" transformed the way we think about the news, what is possible and how to work. Consciousness is pretty heady stuff and yet, it is the ... http://www.ilearn2.com/blog/posts-by-doug/choice-pointsconsciousness/ I am pleased to say that YTD revenues are 17% ahead of last year! Yes - that is right 17%.  If I may, not bad performance during THE WORST ECONOMIC CRISIS EVER!! Oh wait. I don't believe that last line. I remember very early on saying to my business partner ... http://www.ilearn2.com/blog/posts-by-michele/choice-point-moments/ This morning I had another request for our services.  The person loves the work we do, feels that our company makes a real difference and that we offer unique capabilities.  Sounds wonderful doesn't it?  Unfortunately, the request also came with an all too common commentary on the current economy. In ... http://www.ilearn2.com/blog/posts-by-michele/michele-post-2/ Living and Learning "I just need to focus." How many times have we heard that, or said that ourselves as we tackle a project, a document, a presentation? When something occurs as difficult or time consuming our response is often, "FOCUS!" As this methodology is time-tested and popular I cannot disagree ... http://www.ilearn2.com/blog/newsletter/the-learning-link/