To AFFECT someone is to INFLUENCE someone in such a way as to produce a change in ACTION, THOUGHT, or BEHAVIOR an overall TRANSFORMATION. When Chadwick Boseman was a student in college he had an opportunity to go to a special acting class in Oxford. He didn’t have the money, […]
The MOCKINGBIRD is best known for mimicking the songs of other birds and sounds of insects. Many people vacillate as they chase the latest trend. Some wait until the crowd makes up their minds for them. As long as you can sing their song you will not be lonely, you […]
The perfume legend Edmond Roudnitska was a great defender of the artistic nature of fragrance creation. He always argued that the industry was too concerned with profit at the expense of beauty. He said; “Anyone can make a nice smell, the trick is to create a fragrance that has SOUL.” […]
There are three recurring themes for LEADERSHIP. First, the individual should have CURIOSITY OF MIND. They tend to question everything. They are CURIOUS about how things work and CURIOUS about people. Second, the individual loves a CHALLENGE. Discomfort is their comfort zone. Third, is how the individual manages their own […]
If you would be AN EXCEPTIONAL PERSON, be mindful that it is not an ATTAINMENT but a MAINTAINMENT. Just as one does not remain a living being by taking a breath, only through continued breathing does one live. The EXCEPTIONAL PERSON continues as such by continued DELIBERATE THOUGHT OF THEIR […]
With all the technology upon us, we are caught in this vision of perfection. We have forgotten that FAILURE is an ingredient of learning. People today are so fearful of FAILING that they will avoid taking risks. And risks are where we get the opportunity to be innovative. Steve Jobs […]
Top achievers utilize the process of DELIBERATE PRACTICE to help them focus on their technique. One gives their FULL ATTENTION rather than just their time. It is necessary to have instant feedback from a mentor. When one incorporates the constant feedback into the training it becomes ingrained into habit, then […]
The Webster Dictionary definition for TEAMWORK is; ACTING TOGETHER for a common cause; coordinated effort as A GROUP. Native American, Joseph Marshall III, has this definition for TEAMWORK, ”A bow without the arrow is of no use, likewise for the arrow. If a bow is seen alone, one wonders […]
Our fixation with DATA often make stunning deficiencies and risks. We have lost touch with HUMANITY. If we lose our perspective on human behavior our insights or INTUITION have no power. We have become too digitized, depending on algorithms. We must return to a process that feels “old-fashioned.” It is […]
We have been taught to be influential, and also to be strong and powerful like the tall oak in the forest. We have to assert ourselves convincingly and even bend other people to our will. But Lao Tzu, of the TAO, shows us that the sapling, not the oak, prevails […]
A Perfume Whisperer 