I saw this Tweet from Tom Peters the other day and the first line struck me immediately. Being helpful is something I think about often and in fact train people to consider often in their work in supporting families through something called the Touchpoints approach.
Touchpoints
Dr. T. Berry Brazelton is a pediatrician and the Founder [...]

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We let our ten year old stay up too late last night.  I think it was 12:30 when he and his mom and I finally went to bed.  I am sure there will be consequences.  In fact, this morning he woke up and one of the first things he said was, “that movie was intense”.
Yesterday [...]

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I’ve been reading Chris Brogan and Seth and Jon and Darren and Marc for awhile now.  Each site is wonderful and unique and keeps me coming back for different reasons.
Recently I have been following Jon’s posts about deliberate practice.  It’s one of his three words along with focus and something else and yes, he knows [...]

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I was sitting in my office the other day and through my window saw a gentleman walking around outside our building.  He was in his late fifties and due to the fact that part of the building we are in is empty, he was wandering from door to locked door looking for an entrance.
I saw [...]

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A few things to note:
I read non-fiction.  My last book was Thomas Merton’s autobiography and before that a book about Thomas Merton.  I haven’t read a work of fiction since just after college.  I don’t know why, it’s just been my preference.
So, having graduated in the early ’90s, one can guess that a few works [...]

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Before I get to work on some of the 8 things that Jon offers, I wanted to sit with him for a moment around my table, pour him a cup of coffee and listen to him.
So Jon, my dear friend, here’s a cup of hot coffee for you, black, waiting on a table in Maine.  [...]

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Punk #3 is 4 years old today.  She was so excited that she couldn’t fall asleep in bed last night.  Punk #3 brings energy and joy and laughter and lots and lots of talking to our family.  She loves to chat at the end of the day and will lay in bed and tell me [...]

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In our world of constant movement, constant change, continuously doing more and more….you simply never know what effect you will have just by being who you are supposed to be, what you are supposed to be, where you are supposed to be.

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The other day Chris Brogan wrote this short and simple post about being helpful. That’s it. That was his advice. Thanks Chris.
So great, ‘be helpful’. The question for me though is “What does helpful look like?”. I wonder about it being an attitude, an approach to working with and supporting [...]

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