Today we are all pioneers.
Recently wandering through a bookstore, I was casing the aisles for something to read, when a familiar word jumped out at me from 15 ft away. Without hesitation, I made a beeline to its call, snapped up the publication. Gliding my hand over its gloss I felt my adrenaline surging. It read, The Harvard Business Review OnPoint Spring 2012, with one powerful word emblazoned across the front: Reinvention. This was big. Inside, I found articles written over the past two decades on the subject of Reinvention. Stories ranged from corporate turnarounds, as exampled by the interview with Starbuck’s CEO Howard Shultz, to the power of one individual to pinpoint the challenges and necessity of a…
Emerging is a counter-intuitive process
At times I prepare myself for work by doing what is counter-intuitive. Instead of moving along through the Positioning process, I step away from its structure and disarm myself. This is not easy to do. It is a method I have learned of intentionally clearing my mind, so it is bare. In some way it’s like my mind’s bungee jump. Letting go of drive and control to this degree requires an unyielding faith and trust in my own internal capacity to effect positive change. Through experience and successful outcomes I have learned that other mechanisms within me such as instincts, creativity and intuition take over where control had been. I learned this over many years…
How we do life
Flying to visit my in-laws, I am reminded how much we take for granted. Like my husband’s mom, now 88, and a part of his life for so long it is easier to imagine she will always be here than face the fact that time is marching on. Of course logically, we know what is true, but emotionally our psyches have decided we can only handle what is. We can’t test the feelings out. We have no mechanism that allows us to experience such a loss outside of the experience, itself. There doesn’t seem to be a way to prepare for it. Maybe worry is the best we can do. Yet, worrying seems so futile….
Gone with the Wind
It was easy to see the little red spider mites were lighter than a hair as they scattered along the porch railing. The slightest breeze would have rocked their world and sent them sailing. Each tiny bodies appeared to be no match for even a whispering summer gust. I pondered their future disorientation and likely demise, sharing compassion and even a pouting lip. Then I dig deeper. What do I know of these things? The wind may be their salvation. Just what they are counting on to send them on their small life adventures. So who am I to project my human experience onto these tiny creatures? Why be worried or concerned that they are…
The Phone Booth
I sat in a huge office overlooking Harvard Square and listened while the Psychologist explained my results. After 2 full days of curious questions, funny inkblots, tenuous reading, awkward writing, and the math I had dismissed completely, the prognosis was in. He prefaced the findings with lots of administrative jumble, droning on with uninspired garble. He finally captured my attention with something relevant. “Your (bla bla bla) test indicates you are most like; a music teacher, a musician and an artist”. This was pleasing news and I smiled. The test was accurate on that account. I was artistic and feeling momentarily flattered that my true calling was stated in the results before him. Enjoying the…
Where to Start
Sliding the glass door open, my dog charges out across the yard into the darkness. I pause, enveloped by the morning’s pre-dawn chill. Facing up at a sky gently lit by the moon, soft clouds parade together over the neighborhood. In the stillness I am infused with wonder and ready to celebrate the mystery of the forthcoming day.
Are We “There” Yet?
Yes, we are now. After working on this website for years, many friends and associates have been asking me why a marketing specialist could take so long to put up a damn website! What’s the problem? With a long history in marketing communications, I certainly could have put up a well-designed web site that presented Irene Buchine, the great marketer. In that vein, I could have offered a portfolio full of the work I’ve done for many well-known corporate clients and hopeful start-ups. I could have highlighted more recent projects including websites and marketing strategies for small businesses. But that alone would not have been “it.” There has been something deeper happening here that I…
Today we are all pioneers.
Recently wandering through a bookstore, I was casing the aisles for something to read, when a familiar word jumped out at me from 15 ft away. Without hesitation, I made a beeline to its call, snapped up the publication. Gliding my hand over its gloss I felt my adrenaline surging. It read, The Harvard Business Review OnPoint Spring 2012, with one powerful word emblazoned across the front: Reinvention. This was big. Inside, I found articles written over the past two decades on the subject of Reinvention. Stories ranged from corporate turnarounds, as exampled by the interview with Starbuck’s CEO Howard Shultz, to the power of one individual to pinpoint the challenges and necessity of a…
Emerging is a counter-intuitive process
At times I prepare myself for work by doing what is counter-intuitive. Instead of moving along through the Positioning process, I step away from its structure and disarm myself. This is not easy to do. It is a method I have learned of intentionally clearing my mind, so it is bare. In some way it’s like my mind’s bungee jump. Letting go of drive and control to this degree requires an unyielding faith and trust in my own internal capacity to effect positive change. Through experience and successful outcomes I have learned that other mechanisms within me such as instincts, creativity and intuition take over where control had been. I learned this over many years…
How we do life
Flying to visit my in-laws, I am reminded how much we take for granted. Like my husband’s mom, now 88, and a part of his life for so long it is easier to imagine she will always be here than face the fact that time is marching on. Of course logically, we know what is true, but emotionally our psyches have decided we can only handle what is. We can’t test the feelings out. We have no mechanism that allows us to experience such a loss outside of the experience, itself. There doesn’t seem to be a way to prepare for it. Maybe worry is the best we can do. Yet, worrying seems so futile….
Gone with the Wind
It was easy to see the little red spider mites were lighter than a hair as they scattered along the porch railing. The slightest breeze would have rocked their world and sent them sailing. Each tiny bodies appeared to be no match for even a whispering summer gust. I pondered their future disorientation and likely demise, sharing compassion and even a pouting lip. Then I dig deeper. What do I know of these things? The wind may be their salvation. Just what they are counting on to send them on their small life adventures. So who am I to project my human experience onto these tiny creatures? Why be worried or concerned that they are…
The Phone Booth
I sat in a huge office overlooking Harvard Square and listened while the Psychologist explained my results. After 2 full days of curious questions, funny inkblots, tenuous reading, awkward writing, and the math I had dismissed completely, the prognosis was in. He prefaced the findings with lots of administrative jumble, droning on with uninspired garble. He finally captured my attention with something relevant. “Your (bla bla bla) test indicates you are most like; a music teacher, a musician and an artist”. This was pleasing news and I smiled. The test was accurate on that account. I was artistic and feeling momentarily flattered that my true calling was stated in the results before him. Enjoying the…
Where to Start
Sliding the glass door open, my dog charges out across the yard into the darkness. I pause, enveloped by the morning’s pre-dawn chill. Facing up at a sky gently lit by the moon, soft clouds parade together over the neighborhood. In the stillness I am infused with wonder and ready to celebrate the mystery of the forthcoming day.