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On Being Disconnected

June 18th, 2009
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Are you happy? Does your work make you happy, and does it pay you enough?

In his video below, Douglas Rushkoff suggests that the answer might be no, and that the reasons have been systemically building for a long, long time. Moreover, he suggests that we’re at a point in time that is an opportunity to reframe our culture from serving “the man” to bettering ourselves.

Here’s a link to his book, Life Inc.: How the World Became a Corporation and How to Take It Back.

Coaching moment: These are times when events and situations are much bigger than us. Rushkoff is talking about everything that lead to the current economy, from the time of the Renaissance to now–including the nature of our capitalistic society and underpinnings of our democracy. That’s rather overwhelming, and impermanent–things will change.

Lucky for us, it’s not going to change overnight or by any one person. However, the change can begin with us. The changes will start in many forms: conversations with friends and family members, new approaches to work, new kinds of work, new kinds of money, tools, ways we work together, ways we prioritize the things in our lives, our dreams, and more.

If a new kind of society is based on what’s good for the society and its people, and not on what’s good for companies and the economy, what kind of changes would you expect to see? (For example, I think we’d have no plastics.) If you could do something good for the world today, what would it be?

Take a day and go for a walk, preferably somewhere in nature: along a beach, in the woods, through a nearby park. Not only will the walk be good for you, it will give you time away from things to think. If life could be changed, what would change in yours? Let’s say you quit your job (money matters aside). What would you do with your life?

As I mentioned above, fundamental, society-wide re-prioritization won’t happen over night. We will still need to work to support ourselves for a while. Even while we work, we dream, plan, initiate changes in our personal lives. It helps us to be resilient and to find ways to re-frame our situation. We are on the path of change.

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Change is Coming

January 5th, 2009
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A couple of years ago, the original “Did You Know” video (this is the updated version) got me thinking about some of the changes that are coming to my world.

The magnitude of change that we’re likely to see in the next decade is enormous.

Coaching moment: Most of us have a hard time seeing the future. For all the changes in technology, nobody has invented a magic crystal ball yet. Our public media looks backward at what happened in the world. History has taught many of us, and we are rightly skeptical, about pundits that claim to know and see the future (and will share it with you–for a price.) What facts back their claims? Do you believe those facts? Are there any contradicting facts?

Despite the lack of a crystal ball, we will be affected by things happening in the future.

In times of change and uncertainty, I believe that it’s wise to do some planning. On the minimal side, sit down for a few minutes and think about your priorities. What is the most important thing in your life? Second most? Third? Talk with your family about their priorities. (You might be surprised to discover they don’t match your list exactly.) Next: what plans can you make to ensure the safety and security of your top priorities? What threats should you watch for?

Want to know more about possible changes on the horizon? Here’s a link to one man’s perspective: Chris Martenson’s Crash Course. He illustrates how changes may be pretty radical!

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