Slow... or Just Observant?
12 May 2015
By Kevin Meyer The recent earthquake in Nepal has led me to reflect a bit on the importance of observation. Just over a year ago my wife and I were…
Find the Other Stories
29 April 2015
By Kevin Meyer I recently came across the following TED Talk by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie where she talks about the "danger of a single story.&qu…
Ecuador Revisited: Exploring Quito and Colonial Cuenca
26 March 2015
Our March 2015 return to Ecuador focused on the country's cultural and architectural treasures, combining urban exploration in Quito with a memora…
The Engaging Value of Risk
22 February 2015
By Kevin Meyer Humans tend to abhor chaos, and love to invoke rules to supposedly create order. We like rules because they make us feel protected, al…
The Mindful Ohno
13 January 2015
Mindfulness has become all the rage in personal and professional leadership these days, which is good and bad. Understood and done right, it is a very…
Panama Christmas: Engineering Marvels and Holiday Giving
26 December 2014
Our December 2014 Christmas holiday in Panama combined exploration of one of the world's greatest engineering achievements with meaningful communi…
Reflecting on the Intentional Routine
13 December 2014
My post a couple weeks ago on Gratitude, for Gratitude, generated a large number of responses. Interestingly, most were private, commenting on both t…
Gratitude, for Gratitude
27 November 2014
This Thanksgiving I am thankful for learning the power of being thankful. More than ever I am convinced it is the most powerful personal and professi…