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Political Bites: What Local Charity or Non Profit Deserves More Community Recognition?
What local charity or non-profit deserves more community recognition? Why?
The first one that comes to mind has been in Chandler since 1966, but you have probably never heard of them. In addition to the 50,000 individuals Chandler Christian Community Center [...]
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10 Steps for Planning a Great Event
The most difficult part about planning an event is knowing where to start. At Gangplank, we plan a lot of events. We have created a simple process that allows us to jump right into planning.
We assemble those involved in the [...]
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Restore the Balance of Humanity. Create.
We consume too much. We have lost our ability to do things in moderation. We continue to enslave ourselves in the name of consuming more stuff. It has to stop.
This isn’t a matter of over consumption of natural resources. It [...]
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Political Bites: Important in 2011 and Important in 2012
What was most important in 2011? What should be most important in 2012?
I believe that the realization that we are in the midst of a global reset that has the common man at odds with the corporation set the stage [...]
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Deutsch’s Twelve Commandments of Conflict Resolution
If you want to make a difference you better be willing to embrace conflict. In fact, you better be creating and demanding it. How you deal with conflict is where the magic happens.
Here are some key points from Morton Deutsch’s [...]
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Political Bites : Making Miracles Happen. Transforming Scrooges!
If you could make a holiday miracle happen, what would it be?
People would be given the gift of seeing the impact of their over consumption, apathy and impatience. Perhaps they would get a visit from the Ghosts of Christmas past, [...]
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A Facilitator’s Best Weapon. Emotional Intelligence.
As a facilitator one of your jobs is to keep things on track. There is a finite amount of time to get the desired objective/output. Sometimes it is important to remember that interactions that seem like they are going no [...]
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Unlock Your Inner Creator. Make Something Today.
We are wired to create. It is in our DNA. We have it systematically beaten out of us on a regular basis. We are told we aren’t good enough to try things. We lose our curiousity and our ability experiment [...]
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Sunday Book Review : American on Purpose by Craig Ferguson
American on Purpose by Craig Ferguson
My rating: 4 of 5 stars
I liked on Craig Ferguson’s Late Late Show and Drew Carey, so hearing his story was a real treat. He is just as funny as an author as he is [...]
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Political Bites: Next Destination for Phoenix-Mesa Gateway Airport
What’s the next destination Phoenix-Mesa Gateway Airport should serve?
I would welcome cheap flights to Los Angeles and San Diego. Las Vegas is now available starting in February thanks to Spirit Airlines! The announcement that Spirit Airlines has arrived opened a [...]
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