Brian Allain

From “Let Your Life Speak: Listening for the Voice of Vocation” by Parker J. Palmer A second shadow inside many of us is the belief that the universe is a battleground, hostile to human interests. Notice how often we use images of warfare as we go about our work, especially in organizations. We talk about […]

From “Trust the Whisper: How Answering Quiet Callings Inspires Extraordinary Stories of Ordinary Grace“ by Kathy Izard One thing I have learned over and over again is that it can take a lot of time to see whispers come to fruition and see how the God Dots connect. 

From “What Makes You Come Alive: A Spiritual Walk with Howard Thurman” by Lerita Coleman Brown If a person knows what word he can use to address you so as to draw you off balance, he can always keep you at his mercy. The basis of inner togetherness, one’s sense of inner authority, must never

From “Discernment: Reading the Signs of Daily Life” by Henri Nouwen with Michael J. Christensen and Rebecca J. Laird What is God calling me to do? Where is God calling me to go? Where do I belong? These persistent questions have circled back to the center of my prayers many times during my life. From

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From “Mindset: The New Psychology of Success” by Carol S. Dweck, PhD Mindsets frame the running account that’s taking place in people’s heads. They guide the whole interpretation process. The fixed mindset creates an internal monologue that is focused on judging: “This means I’m a loser.” “This means I’m a better person than they are.”

From “Where Good Ideas Come From: The Natural History of Innovation” by Steven Johnson All of us live inside our own private versions of the adjacent possible. In our work lives, in our creative pursuits, in the organizations that employ us, in the communities we inhabit – in all these different environments, we are surrounded

From “Listening to Your Life: Daily Meditations with Frederick Buechner” by Frederick Buechner Pushing down hard with his fists on the table-top, he heaved himself up to where he was standing. For the first time we saw he wanted one leg. It was gone from the knee joint down. He was hopping sideways to reach

From “The Discipline of Inspiration: The Mysterious Encounter with God at the Heart of Creativity” by Carey Wallace Even when we don’t have much talent or technique, inspiration, on its own, can provoke strange and beautiful pieces.  But inspiration doesn’t just speak in narrow categories of art. It speaks to all os us, in all

From “The Speed of Trust: The One Thing That Changes Everything” by Stephen M. R. Covey Consider another example, The Sarbanes-Oxley Act was passed in the U.S. in response to the Enron, WorldCom, and other corporate scandals. While it appears that Sarbanes-Oxley may be having a positive effect in improving or at least sustaining trust