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Monthly Archives: May 2011
Remembrance: The History of Memorial Day
The below is from Remembrance: A Tribute to America’s Veterans, a book a I co-wrote with my father Robert A. Fletcher. “Walk softly about this place. They have gone into the tent for the night, their heads on pillows of dust, their arms stacked, their march ended, their battle fought. Sleep on, great boat, till [...]
Posted in Purpose Tagged Arlington, De Witt Talmadge, Decoration Day, History of Memorial Day, Memorial Day, Oliver Wendell Homes Jr, Remembrance, Remembrance: A Tribute to America's Veterans, Robert A. Fletcher Comments closed
When you don’t have time for it is when you need it the most
After getting back from a run on a treadmill at the fitness center in the hotel, it felt like anxiety and despair were miles away. Thirty minutes before it felt like those were the only two rooms I had access to in the house today. Tired, up early, in the middle of a busy season, [...]
LeBron swims and does yoga – what works for you?
Miami Heat forward LeBron James, one of the best basketball players on the planet, spent the summer of 2010 training for a run at the title in the 2010-2011 season. That’s not news – every professional basketball player hopefully did the same. It’s how he trained that interests me. Here’s from an interview in the [...]
Skaters in Washington National Airport – A Stolen Moment
On my way to security – heading home! – in Washington National Airport, this artwork paused me, brought a smile to my face, a feeling of longing to be on the ice with them and a thankfulness for created beauty in the world. I don’t even know if it was an ad (United maybe?) but [...]
Posted in Happiness, Passion, Persistence, Play, Positive Psychology, Purpose, Put It Together Tagged corporate team building, corporate team building activities, Happiness, Play, Quixote Consulting, Rob Fletcher, skaters, Stolen Moment, Stolen Moments, Team Building, team building activities, Washington National Airport Comments closed
Stolen Moment: Yellow Irises and Cypress Trees on Theodore Roosevelt Island
Here’s the first in a series of invitations to play and savor the world has presented to me. I call these invitations that I accept ‘stolen moments’. You can read more about stolen moments below. Meanwhile, here’s one from Theodore Roosevelt Island along the Potomac River. It was an early flight. I was up at [...]
Posted in Happiness, Passion, Persistence, Play, Positive Psychology, Purpose, Put It Together Tagged bald cypress trees, corporate team building, corporate team building activities, Happiness, Passion, Persistence, Play, Positive Psychology, Purpose, Putting It All Together, Quixote Consulting, Rob Fletcher, Stolen Moment, Stolen Moments, Team Building, team building activities, Theodore Roosevelt Island, yellow iris Comments closed
American Corporate Idol Music Team Building Fun
The Game Who has the X-Factor on your team? Corporate America’s got talent and here’s your chance to show yours! Teams rewrite the lyrics to famous songs and perform them in an unforgettable team building activity inspired by the hit TV show American Idol - American Corporate Idol Music Team Building Fun! American Corporate Idol Music [...]
Four Steps to Sing Your Own Special Song
American Corporate Idol Music Team Building Fun encourages teams to rewrite the lyrics to famous songs and perform them in an unforgettable team building activity inspired by the hit TV show American Idol. Here’s your chance! “You’ve got to make your own kind of music, sing your own special song.” Mama Cass 1. Select a [...]
Posted in Music, Team Building Tagged American Idol, American Idol music team building, American Idol team building, karaoke team building, make your own kind of music, Mama Cass, music team building, music team building activity, music team building exercise, music team building fun, Quixote Consulting, Rob Fletcher, sing your own special song Comments closed
The 300th post! Taking the time to celebrate and have fun
Happy Anniversary At Your Best! This is the 300th blog post. And in the spirit of the last few posts on pausing to celebrate and have fun, I’m doing just that. I wrote this post early and when I get it and read it, just like you are now, I’m committing to pause what I [...]
We can do it! Climate change from the perspective of WW II