by Art Dykstra | Sep 1, 2024 | Art Dykstra, Blog, Curious Leader, Leadership
LEARN A LITTLE: Telephone Posts and Priorities A few weeks ago, I was traveling to a meeting a few hours away. As I transitioned to the rural countryside, I noticed all of the newly erected telephone poles lining the highway. At 55 miles an hour, each pole appeared...
by Art Dykstra | Aug 1, 2024 | Art Dykstra, Blog, Curious Leader, Leadership
LEARN A LITTLE: Knowing Yourself Isn’t Enough In this month’s blog, I am sharing some thoughts and insights I have been putting together regarding the concept of the self. I actually like the original Old English definition of self: “One’s own person,” that is, our...
by Art Dykstra | Jul 1, 2024 | Art Dykstra, Blog, Curious Leader, Leadership
LEARN A LITTLE: The Encouragement of High Order Grumbling For some people, discouragement seems to be a way of life. Is it perhaps in their genes or their wiring? I’m not sure. What is apparent is that negative thoughts and worries are the dominant feature of...
by Art Dykstra | Jun 1, 2024 | Art Dykstra, Blog, Curious Leader, Leadership
LEARN A LITTLE: Some Thoughts About Worrying All of us worry from time to time. I can’t imagine a parent, student, or employee who hasn’t experienced some uneasy thoughts or feelings about the future. It is also clear that some people worry more than others, and that...
by Art Dykstra | May 1, 2024 | Art Dykstra, Blog, Curious Leader, Leadership
LEARN A LITTLE: Some Thoughts About Hope It’s interesting to note how our minds can do amazing things without our intending them to do so. Let me give you an example. Recently I was talking with a friend, who is a psychologist, and he was commenting on the proximal...
by Art Dykstra | Mar 29, 2024 | Art Dykstra, Blog, Curious Leader, Leadership
LEARN A LITTLE: Five Dimensions of Leadership There are hundreds of definitions of leadership – what most have in common is the dynamic of influence between leaders and their followers as they work toward a common goal, accomplished in a positive manner. Many...
