—-but not until Tuesday due to the events of the weekend. The fundamental cause of the trouble in the modern world is that in the modern world, the stupid are cocksure while the intelligent are full of doubt. (Bertrand Russell) Education is that process by which we move from cocksure certainty to thoughtful uncertainty. (Unknown)
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Can you believe that this is real?
This was sent to me this evening by a client who prides himself (quite rightly) on the language of his practice literature, the sincerity of his approach and the quality of the experience when a patient visits him. The featured person in the link is in a nearby town and my client wonders why heContinue reading “Can you believe that this is real?”
Time for a change?
From the excellent John Naughton’s blog, as a fellow proud Irish citizen these are my sentiments entirely.
Just say “thank you” & “please” and mean it.
From the wonderful TED series here’s Laura Trice on ‘magic words’. The power of saying thank-you.
Dance like there’s no one watching
From youtube this is clever and if you’re anywhere near my vintage you’ll find it impossible to keep still. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_jAT0o2dY6M
The Monday Morning Quote #8
“I want to be thoroughly used up when I die, for the harder I work the more I live. I rejoice in life for its own sake. Life is no “brief candle” for me. It is a sort of splendid torch which I have got hold of for the moment, and I want to makeContinue reading “The Monday Morning Quote #8”
Free Financial Planning Guides
Ray Prince & Graeme Urwin are Financial Planners at Rutherford Wilkinson based in Newcastle. I have mentioned these guys before and have no financial involvement with them. They have recently made a lot of their guides available to download. In the near future all knowledge will be available on the web, what will differentiate peopleContinue reading “Free Financial Planning Guides”
The Monday Morning Quote #5
“The man who will use his skill and constructive imagination to see how much he can give for a dollar, instead of how little he can give for a dollar, is bound to succeed.” – Henry Ford
The Weekend Read: 3. Blink: The Power of Thinking Without Thinking
This is an easy, enjoyable and intriguing read. It has great relevance to every day life for anyone who deals with people which I suppose is all of us in clinical practice. This is Larry Brown’s review from Amazon: In Blink Malcolm Gladwell, explores the extraordinarily perceptive and deceptive power of the sub-conscious mind. Gladwell’s majorContinue reading “The Weekend Read: 3. Blink: The Power of Thinking Without Thinking”
The Monday Morning Quote #4
Two quotes from winners of the Nobel prize for Literature. “Ever tried. Ever failed. No matter. Try Again. Fail again. Fail better.” (Samuel Beckett) “Success is the ability to go from one failure to another with no loss of enthusiasm..” (Sir Winston Churchill)
The Incisal Edge 