The ecology of change agency

I define positive change agents as people who are committed to: making the world a better place than they found it (or improving the conditions in which others live) and making themselves better people. Both are necessary. Neither is sufficient by itself. (Personal development without care and compassion is only inwardly focused: a form of […]

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I’m already dead

I’ve had a powerful meditation lately that I’ve been trying out. I imagine that the Universe has millions of years before me and millions of years after me, and that life is short. Not too hard for me to do. And I sink into the finality of my death. In these moments my death is […]

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The Key to Getting Your Needs Met

The following post is an excerpt from the PDF portion of my downloadable home study course, Blackbelt Communication Skills Deep Basics: A Step-By-Step Home Study Course Nonviolent Communication (NVC). The course also includes 5 CDs’ worth of audio recorded during live teleseminars. (And a sweet bonus.) More information on the course, including glowing testimonials, is […]

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What the Earth really needs

Yes – the Earth needs us to drive less. The Earth needs less deforestation, species extinction, soil erosion… the list goes on. But what the Earth really needs is for us humans to get on the same page about who we are, what is the good life, and how we move forward into our shared […]

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The Change Agent Mandate

I work with “positive change agents” which I define as people committed to making the world a better place AND making themselves better people. We call ourselves many names: cultural creatives, social entrepreneurs, change makers, sustainability activists, and evolutionaries, among others. Making change in the world is not enough. I’ve seen the incredible shortfalls that […]

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