Dale Biron

Traveling At The Speed Of Your Dreams

Dale Biron — Fri, 17 Feb 2012 03:05:35 +0000

For just a brief moment I want to ask that you simply stop. This morning perhaps before your work, or later. This evening. Wherever you are, put down what you are doing. And put down the way you are doing it. Put away what you are worrying about. And especially try your best to jettison the uneasiness of not moving so fast. OK, good. Now it is time to talk about your dreams. Sometimes the point is not reaching them, but reaching for them. Please enjoy this poem by William Stafford called “Living On the Plains.”

Be Inspired! Shakespeare Meets Neuroscience

Dale Biron — Fri, 10 Feb 2012 04:34:22 +0000

Let’s talk about inspiration. Let’s talk about the strategy of inspiration. I mean the specific, practical roadmap the neuroscientists have discovered and given us. Oh and let’s also hear what the master, Shakespeare has to say about the subject . . .

The Stone Cold Paradox Of These Tough Times

Dale Biron — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 03:27:51 +0000

For most of us these times represent some pretty tall challenges. Have you noticed? Economically? For sure! Politically? Yes, that too. But there is a strange and paradoxical thing about tough times. They cause both pain and innovation. Discomfort and creativity. Challenge and new resolve. So knowing this, would we wish such tough times on our selves? Of course not! But if here, let us use these difficult times as grist for our mills.

Be decisive! Act quickly! Right? Not always . . .

Dale Biron — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 04:19:00 +0000

A serious and burning question in our personal or work life demands an answer. I mean acting quickly and decisively is good . . . right? But what happens if we choose too soon? What if the question is really a paradox dressed up like a regular problem? A conundrum that is both mysterious and opaque? Wonder if not answering the question is actually your wisest move? Wonder if holding it, despite the discomfort is the only real choice you have? Listen to what the great poet Rilke had to say about all this. Enjoy . . .

How To Build Your Innovation Muscle . . .

Dale Biron — Fri, 20 Jan 2012 06:50:22 +0000

At the heart of innovation is surprise. At the heart of surprise is paradox. At the heart of paradox is poetry. Great poetry is an astonishing tool, which can be effectively used to understand and practice innovation and creativity. I mean the actual muscle itself. Great poems help us join what cannot be joined. In this way of connecting opposites, they actually mend broken paradoxes where we have tried to apply old clichéd and simplistic yes/no solutions. See what you think of these lines by the great poet, Robert Frost. And get ready for a good workout.

Can We Talk? Right Brain To Right Brain . . .

Dale Biron — Fri, 13 Jan 2012 03:56:24 +0000

What’s wrong? Where’s the glitch? What’s the problem? Those questions are coming from our left-brain directed selves helping us survive by seeing precisely, logically and quantitatively what is not right in the world. Its a good thing too. Its all about survival. But it can also be a bad thing. Too much focus can be blinding. In fact, sometimes we need to see the big picture to stay out of trouble and even thrive. Sometimes we need to see “wholes” not just “holes”! Take a look at this week’s video. And if you want, have your right brain make a comment below.

Magic Is A Kind Of Alarm Clock

Dale Biron — Fri, 06 Jan 2012 05:38:11 +0000

What part of your life, personal or work do you really notice and in turn cherish? That part is magic. How many people in your life really care about you, and you in turn them? That’s magic too. In fact, if we turn our heads just the right way, we can begin to see more and more magic. And then that magic actually begins to see us. And that transforms the magic itself, making it simple, wild and exciting. Turning it into the Mother of all wake-up calls. And that is precisely what I believe this poem called “Magic” by Jenifer Nostrand is all about. So what’s your scoop on magic? Please pass it along to all the rest of us . . .

What Can Anyone Give You Greater Than “NOW”?

Dale Biron — Fri, 30 Dec 2011 23:38:40 +0000

What can I say about this poem by William Stafford that it cannot say better for itself? Not a thing! So please, just enjoy. I will say this . . . as I prepare to post the final entry for 2011. Ten Thousand Thanks! Thanks to all who have watched and listened over these last two years. Thanks to those who have attended my classes and speeches this last year. And thanks for all your kind words of feedback and encouragement. Those words have touched my heart as deeply as the poems. Finally I want to thank my dear friend, Richard Berkvam who has been the incredibly talented videographer, director and producer behind these Friday Posts of A Few Wild Stanzas.

Brother David’s Secret For Happiness (Oh Yes!)

Dale Biron — Thu, 22 Dec 2011 23:39:34 +0000

For our work lives or home lives, doesn’t matter . . . Could there be a better time to divulge the secret sauce for happiness? Now that we are edging up to the end of the year. Now that we can take the full measure of one trip round the sun and prepare for another. Now that we know the main ingredient is right at our fingertips. Now that we know the magic of gratitude. Oh yes!

Working With The Paradox Of Loss

Dale Biron — Fri, 16 Dec 2011 02:35:40 +0000

Loss comes, of course both in our business and personal lives. As hard as it is to imagine when we are in the middle of such loss, pushing it away only makes the discomfort last longer. It actually makes the pain more intense. Here are some powerful words from the great poet Antonio Machado. Machado’s wife died at a very young age. It has been suggested that his lifelong anguish over this loss created a kind of sacred spiritual yearning in the poet. What’s your take?