by Art Dykstra | Oct 1, 2023 | Art Dykstra, Blog, Curious Leader, Leadership
LEARN A LITTLE: So What Is Discipline? Recently, I was talking to a friend whose son had just dropped out of college. As he described the circumstances, he remarked, “It all comes down to discipline, personal discipline, and as for me, I am convinced that he has...
by Art Dykstra | Sep 1, 2023 | Art Dykstra, Blog, Curious Leader, Leadership
LEARN A LITTLE: People Leak and People Stray If this is the first time you have come across the behavioral principle that people leak and people stray, be assured it is not about bladder control, absorbent undergarments or backyard fences. I first discussed this...
by Art Dykstra | Aug 1, 2023 | Art Dykstra, Blog, Curious Leader, Leadership
LEARN A LITTLE: Valuing the Past It’s very easy to be caught up in the present. There’s lots to do–errands to run, work projects or assignments to be completed, emails to respond to and numerous household chores to be wrapped up. In response to...
by Art Dykstra | Jul 1, 2023 | Art Dykstra, Blog, Curious Leader, Leadership
LEARN A LITTLE: Defining One’s Best Possible Life So often we hear people talking about living “the good life.” In fact, Plato may have started it all in his dialogues addressing wisdom, knowledge and virtue. The typical person interviewed by a reporter on the street...
by Art Dykstra | Jun 13, 2023 | Art Dykstra, Blog, Curious Leader, Leadership
LEARN A LITTLE: Welcome to Our OOL It’s interesting the way our minds work and the things that catch our attention. The reasons are many, among them different sights, sounds or smells, and each of us is unique in how we react to or experience them. Sirens, for...
by Art Dykstra | May 1, 2023 | Art Dykstra, Blog, Curious Leader, Leadership
LEARN A LITTLE: Unexpected Moments of Joy Recently my wife and I were in New Orleans to attend the national conference for the Developmental Disability Nurses’ Association. While I am not a nurse, I was a speaker, and the engagement had offered us the opportunity to...
