The Paradox of our Time (not by George Carlin or the Dalai Lama)
Posted by Lee-Anne Ragan | Filed under Communication
The following is by George Carlin, Jeff Dickson, the Dalai Lama, anonymous Dr. Bob Moorehead, former pastor of Seattle’s Overlake Christian Church. What follows below has been attributed to most everyone but him. Read more about the credit issue at Snopes. It’s an interesting perspective don’t you think? …. The paradox of our time in […]
Tags: dalai lama, george carlin, paradox, snopes
Lists of note- bring ’em on say the Carrot Life Lenses™
Posted by Lee-Anne Ragan | Filed under Communication
Making lists (a.k.a. bringing systems & order to a chaotic world) is a sublime activity for a Carrot Life Lens™. Check out ‘Lists of note’ a website that does nothing but list lists. To the lists of Albert Einstein (whoah! his list is some piece of work- would not have wanted to be his ex-wife) […]
Tags: albert einstein, lists, nora ephron, order
3 Beyoncé Songs That Sound Totally Different When Spoken
Posted by Lee-Anne Ragan | Filed under Communication, Creativity & innovation
This is delicious & delightful. I first say it on Upworthy. Beyonce has declared herself a feminist, which some people totally love and some people don’t understand — often because they can’t see past the fact that she totally owns her sexuality on stage. So let’s take away the fantastic glittery skin-tight costumes, sexy body, […]
Tags: creativity, Nina Millin, upworthy
4 Step to Critical Thinking via Edudemic
Posted by Lee-Anne Ragan | Filed under Communication
Life Lenses™ is all about peeling back the layers of perspective. Changing the view. Shifting the sands so new, previously unseen, patterns emerge. To do that requires critical thinking. Here’s some great tips on how to think critically thanks to Edudemic. See the original post here. Quoted directly from that post are 4 steps to […]
Tags: critical thinking, edudemic
It’s not about the nail (it’s about the process)
Posted by Lee-Anne Ragan | Filed under Communication, Conflict resolution, Humor & comedy
You simply won’t be able to watch this without laughing. Truly. This short video is not only laugh-out-loud funny, it’s a poignant reminder of the difference between Journey Life Lenses™ & Destination Life Lenses™. Journey Life Lenses™ are all about the process, how things unfold, the journey (e.g. let me talk & don’t try to […]
Tags: communication, Conflict resolution, humour
A social media training treasure hunt
Posted by Lee-Anne Ragan | Filed under Communication
I’m teaching a course called ‘Social Media Introduction- the good, the bad, the beautiful’ starting this week, to UN staff here in Nairobi and I thought I’d let you in on some of the treasures to be found when you incorporate Social Media into your training and development work. Feel free to join us on […]
Tags: social media, workplace learning
An archeologist is someone whose career lies in ruins
Posted by Lee-Anne Ragan | Filed under Communication
An archeologist is someone whose career lies in ruins ~ anonymous Love this twist on perspective. It’s clever. It’s humourous. It points out, quite simply, how perspective can dramatically change the picture. ~~TGIF- each Friday I rejig & re-post a blog entry from my www.life-lenses.com blog, which is about enhancing our perspective & worldview.~~
Tags: career, change, perspsective
Prudish. Flirty. Whore. Proper. Cheeky. Slut. – displayed in a stark photo
Posted by Lee-Anne Ragan | Filed under Communication, Diversity & culture
‘Prudish. Flirty. Whore. Proper. Cheeky. Slut. These are just a few of the words that could be used to describe a woman’s sexual behavior based on her appearance alone, and 18-year-old college freshman Rosea Lake chose to display them starkly — on a young woman’s legs in a photo that has since gone viral.’ The […]
Tags: gender, huffington post, perspective, rosea lake
How to tail a rhino (or the view from a rhino’s butt)
Posted by Lee-Anne Ragan | Filed under Communication, Creativity & innovation
‘The secret to sneaking up on a 3,000-pound black rhino, should you ever need to know, is to walk in its footsteps. Literally. Rhinos, it tuns out, have incredible sharp hearing – and the best way to avoid any crackling or crunching during your approach is to step inside our hefty target’s tracks, where the […]
Tags: communication, perspective, rhino
The importance of backing up or how not to avoid tears of a 4 year old while not pissing of Uncle Dave
Posted by Lee-Anne Ragan | Filed under Communication, Humor & comedy, Training & development
This poor little 4 year old learns about deleting beloved photo of Uncle Dave (see video clip below). I’m about to start teaching a new Social Media course for UNON here in Nairobi. I’m soooo looking forward to sharing new tips, tools & techniques for using Social Media to learn, research, ‘listen,’ get organized, […]
Tags: delicious, mozy, social media, unon