Last week I held my first yearly seminar on goal setting. Over 40 participants worked collectively and in small groups to start on the process of selecting their goals for 2021. You can view the video HERE. I will be following this up with another workshop on Friday, Feb 5 at 8:30 am. Even if you could not attend the first session, you are welcome at the second event. Throughout my lifetime, I have found goal setting to be one of …
Are you a goal setter? I am, and would like to share with you my process for setting goals and then achieving them. I first learned this process in 1969 when I was a teacher in Harlem in the New York City school system. One of my fellow teachers, Al Fann, was creating a theater company for young African-American students from Harlem. He asked me to join his company as a business development and publicity agent. He had learned his method …
Today, after one of the most distressing weeks of the century, I present links to three programs. I hope through listening to and attending the upcoming programs you can find a ray of hope amidst the chaos. This week, more than ever, we need to find faith in ourselves and our country. Here are the programs: 1. From a WEMU segment, Dr. Rob’s shares ways to cope with these increasingly difficult times. Here are a few of the tips. * Stay connected …
Don’t get stuck on the dark side of human intolerance By Rob and Mike Anleitner co-author to “Tech Leadership 4.0” In my book “Awakening from the Deep Sleep”, I list 25 examples of ways we can find ourselves slumbering in the “deep sleep” of life. These largely are examples of what happens when traditional behaviors hold us back. The main message is that anyone can be hemmed in by the expectations of others or of society as a whole. …
“Awakening from the Deep Sleep” by Robert Pasick, Chinese Edition Making Relationships Right With the end of this most difficult year approaching, it is a good time for us to evaluate our key relationships. At the time of Covid, we are more aware than ever of who matters in our lives and to consider how we are treating those who are dear to us. To make our relationships right, we need to recognize and acknowledge the conflicts and cut offs we have with …
I had the pleasure to interview seven Ann Arbor authors about their latest books. Each one of them, in their own way, emphasized the lesson that we must learn to be collaborative, cooperative, and resilient. Without the ability to communicate, empathize and negotiate with others, we cannot function in our complex, interconnected world. Irene Butter has shared with us in her deeply moving book, “Shores Beyond Shores”, how her family was not only able to survive in concentration camps …