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Thank you for tuning in to Episode 298 of the Down Cellar Studio Podcast. Full show notes with photos can be found on my website. This week's segments included:   On the Needles, Hook or Bobbins From the Armchair Crafty Adventures Knitting in Passing In my Travels KAL News Events On a Happy Note Quote of the Week   Thank you to this episode's sponsors: Stitched by Jessalu. Find Stitched by Jessalu at the Central New York Fiber Festival June 7 & 8 10:00am – 4:00pm at the Herkimer County Fairgrounds in Frankfort, NY. Go find Jess and her beautiful bags there!   On the Needles, Hook or Bobbins   Granny square top Yarn: MC- Cloudbourn Fibers Wool Fingering Twist in Natural (1 skeins), Advent Mini Skeins from Legacy Fiber Artz (Steel Toes Base) & Fibernymph Dye Works (Bounce Base)- both from 2024. Hook: D (3.25 mm) Pattern: none Ravelry Project Page 3 round granny squares: Round 1= more tonal color, Round 2= speckled, Round 3= natural Yarn organization: I put 2 sets of colors in each mostly clear zippered pouch from my Yarnable Subscription kits. It keeps the yarn from the mini skeins from getting tangled. Memorial Day weekend I spent Saturday and Sunday mornings quietly working away at the dining room table on this project. Check out this Instagram reel which highlights the project so far. 13 squares around and 4 rows high for the body. I added SC to trim around all of the edges. Around the bottom, I added a round of SC and a round of HDC. I am playing around with idea of bobbles or puff stitch but want to try on before I decide.   Same as It Ever Was Hat Pattern: Same as It Ever Was by Sarah Jordan ($6 knitting pattern available on Ravelry) Yarn: Hypnotic Yarn Plush Sock (Yarnable Box January 2025) in the Intergalactic colorway Needles: US 2 (2.75 mm) Ravelry Project Page About the yarn: aqua, gray and purple. After switching to the new Knit Picks US 2 needle with a 47 inch cord, I flew through most of this hat!     Let's Get Basted Socks Yarn: Hypnotic Yarn Plush Sock in the Let's Get Basted Colorway (Yarnable November 2024 colorway) Pattern: OMG Heel Socks by Megan Williams ($5 knitting pattern available on Ravelry) Needles: US 1.5 (2.5 mm) Ravelry Project Page About the colorway- cream with gray, purple, tan/brown and small blips or orange. Spiral pooling. Progress: both socks are nearly ready for the toes.   Adrift on an Inland Sea Socks Yarn: Woolens & Nosh SW Targhee Sock in the Adrift on an Inland Sea Socks colorway Pattern: OMG Heel Socks by Megan Williams ($5 knitting pattern available on Ravelry) Needles: US 1.5 (2.5 mm) Ravelry Project Page Progress: first sock finished. Second sock- a few inches into the leg (after the cuff)   Boss A$$ B|tc# Socks Yarn: Woolens & Nosh Superwash Targhee Fingering in the Boss A$$ B|tc# Colorway (purposely not spelled out here, though it is on the label) Pattern: OMG Heel Socks by Megan Williams ($5 knitting pattern available on Ravelry) Needles: US 1.5 (2.5 mm) Ravelry Project Page 90g of yarn to start About the Yarn: Self striping with yellow, tan, peach, pink, light aqua, teal & navy Progress:  long leg and heel done on sock #1.   Ebb & Flow Socks Yarn: Woolens & Nosh SW Targhee Sock in the Ebb & Flow colorway Pattern: OMG Heel Socks by Megan Williams ($5 knitting pattern available on Ravelry) Needles: US 1.5 (2.5 mm) Ravelry Project Page Progress: nearly finished second sock. Ready for toe   David... Fold in the cheese socks #2 Yarn: Legacy Fiber Artz in the David...Fold in the cheese!!!! colorway (with cream/gray mini skein) Pattern: OMG Heel Socks by Megan Williams ($5 knitting pattern available on Ravelry) Needles: US 1.5 (2.5 mm) Ravelry Project Page About the yarn- cream, pink and blue to match rose apron David wears in this episode of Schitt's Creek. Progress: started toe of first sock   Felici Granny Stripe Blanket Yarn: Knit Picks Felici in Colorways: Punky, Whatits Galore (50g), Space Disco, Carrot Cake, Base Jump, Game Over, Secret Garden, Fiesta Pattern: Granny Stripe by Attic 24 Hook: I (5.5 mm) Ravelry Project Page 7 colorways with 100g, 1 with 50g. I have another 50g skein I could add in (more of a pain because you have to wind off half). I am matching up stripes so they end at same time or as close as possible. Changing colors typically after 4 rows-  unless its a colorway that goes back and forth with the same colors- like carrot cake. Foundation half-double crochet 101. 1 row of dc (probably could have skipped). Size: 36" wide. Was 16 inches. Now 28   Four Leaf Clover Granny Square Blanket   Pattern: Four Leaf Clover Granny Square by by Apinya Roszko Hook: H (5.0 mm) Yarn: Knit Picks Brava 500 in colorway Mint & Loops and Threads Impeccable in Colorway 01808 Originally tried center in Brava colorway- Hunter. TOO DARK. Clever simple clover pattern in just 2 rounds. Center square (in darker green)- 4g. Three rounds on outside of clover (in mint)- 12g Size:  6 inch square. Planning 5x7 blanket (30x42”) before border. Modification- the pattern calls for attaching new yarn (at the end of the square) to make the stem for the clover. I just chain to get to the center, make the stem and cut the yarn. I find it easy to crochet the granny square around it in Mint. No issues and one less end to weave in. I am joining squares as I go. I used this YouTube tutorial to remind me how to do this. Progress: more than a dozen shamrocks made. I've crocheted and seamed 7 full squares.   From the Armchair   Podcast- Cramped Created & hosted by Kate Helen Downey. 9 episodes. I've listened to 4 or 5 so far. I heard Kate talking about this project on the Culture Study Podcast: Everything We Don't Talk About When We Talk About Periods. If nothing tune in for the theme song! Its incredible.   Book: All the Beauty in the World: The Metropolitan Museum of Art and Me by Patrick Bringley.  Amazon Affiliate Link.   Musical:  The Light in the Piazza at The Huntington Theater in Boston Want to see it? Use promo code TELLAFRIEND25 for 25% off tickets toThe Light in the Piazza.   Note: Some links are listed as Amazon Affiliate Links. If you click those, please know that I am an Amazon Associate and I earn money from qualifying purchases   Crafty Adventures Tune in to hear about the graduation photo book I made for Eme.   Knitting in Passing A nice gentleman said my crochet was beautiful and that he crochets. I showed him my tank top which was nearly done at the time. We went to a grad party for my SIL and a friend of hers remembered me from Zach's birthday. She wants to crochet. We reconnected with some of Dan's cousins at a wake this week. His cousin Melissa and I often talk books, so that was fun but she also said she'd like to learn to knit and/or crochet.   In My Travels Eme's graduation! Mount Monument hike. The Foundry: we saw Cantrip SALA boutique at the Foundry We checked out 2 breweries- Big Elm Taproom & Antimony   KAL News   Splash Pad Party Registration is open View Stats and/or Verify Registration here. Check out our Sponsor List Splash Pad Official Rules Enter your FOs using the Summer Celebration Form. Then come over to this Ravelry Thread to share pics and let us ooh and ahh with you! Submit something incorrectly? Need help? Fill out this Support Form & we'll be in touch.   Splash Pad RAVELRY Links Start Here Thread Pro Shop Exclusive Items Thread Coupon Codes Thread Questions Thread   Updates for this Episode: Splash Pad Kick Off- June 1st. Click here for the schedule elisewentwest created a Google Sheets tracker for your Splash Pad Projects for those who like to plan/track outside of our official Summer Celebration Form (though don't forget to do that if you want to get your entries for prizes) Click “File” » “Make a Copy”from there, you can name your own version of the tracker and have an editable version to track your projects! The submission form is linked in the top row. In the Points column, you can select more than one option to help you track how many points/entries you earned for a project. Pattern Bundle Collection of sponsor patterns for you to browse. Thanks, SewRunKnit!   Events Stash Dash hosted by the Knit Girllls- May 29th-August 30th Summer Bingo with the Craft Cook Read Repeat Podcast . Get your Bingo Card on Instagram.   On a Happy Note Seeing Kimberly Akimbo with Megg. I never buy merch, but I bought a mug and I love it! Mammogram- all clear! Reminder: go get yours if you're due. After Eme's graduation, we all finished packing up their townhouse, then met up a brewery and walked next door for a delicious dinner outdoors at a Mexican restaurant- Agave. Antiquing with Dan on Sunday before we went to Cantrip show. I went to play cards with Dan's friends. Dan and I celebrated 21 years together! We went to see Will before Senior Prom. While waiting for him, it was so fun to see all of the outfits! My plants! Seeing real growth, transplanting and seeing things continue to thrive. Celebrating Jenna's Masters Degree My Dad, my cousins and I went to see my youngest cousin Bella in a high school production of Little Women (the musical). She played Amy (1 of the 4 sisters) and she did a phenomenal job. Dad and I got dinner before hand and caught up. Great night! Low key Memorial Day weekend! Lots of lazy morning making time to work on my crochet top. Working with Dan, Jeff, Riley and Dad to open the pool! First cookout on the back deck. Lovely warm-weather walk to Lolita for dinner before seeing The Light in the Piazza. Will's high school graduation   Quote of the Week We are not permitted to choose the frame of our destiny. But what we put into it is ours. -DAG HAMMARSKJOLD   ------   Thank you for tuning in!   Contact Information: Check out the Down Cellar Studio Patreon! 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  Jim suggests people read the books:Betting On The Africans by Philip E. Muehlenbeck. JFK: Ordeal in Africa by Richard D. Mahoney, The Heart of Darkness by Joseph Conrad. King Leopold's Ghost by Adam Hochschild, Who Killed Hammerskjold? by Susan Williams. CAPA conference in Dallas approaching fast! September 27th is the 60th anniversary of the release of the Warren Commission. NBC & CBS ran special programming the day the Warren Commission released CBS coached the witnesses before being recorded. 26 volumes of hearing transcripts & depositions released two months later. When JFK was assassinated, 75% of the public believed the government, this decreased steadily. Many people don't know how much Kennedy supported & cared about the independence of Africa. JFK was the first President to campaign on the behalf of Africa, making his famous speech in 1957. JFK chairman of the subcommittee for the African Foreign Relations committee. In just 50 years of Belgium control, 50% of the African population was eliminated. England, Germany, Belgium, Italy, Spain, France & Portugal all had controlling interests by 1900's. Berlin Conference held by Prince Bismark in 1884 significant in organized takeover. Congo was the 2nd largest country in Africa, & the 11th largest country in the world. International Congo Society formed by Leopold II, in his quest to obtain natural resources of Congo. Congo controlled by Leopold II from 1885-1908 & then annexed by Belgium as a formal colony. Leopold II encouraged US to back up annexation of Congo. Ho Chi Minh appealed to Harry Truman to stop France from returning to Vietnam. Roosevelt wanted to end the Imperialism. US backed CIA installed DIEM government & Operation Vulture. Richard Nixon idolized John Foster Dulles. In 1954 JFK first heard about Operation Vulture & was vehemently opposed. SEATO - South East Treaty Organization created by Dulles to utilize in takeover of Vietnam. Diplomats started to go around Dulles & Eisenhower, seeking out JFK to help with Africa. When JFK was touring in 1959, he brought up the issues in Africa often, over 400 times. Eisenhower felt the Africans were unsophisticated & lacked intelligence to run their countries. After Kennedy was elected, he tried to buy independence for the Congo. Dag Hammarskjold sent in UN troops to help protect Lumumba but to no avail. After Lumumba was assassinated, Hammarskjold was assassinated & then JFK. When Belgium pulled out of Congo, their intention was a swift withdrawal to incite extreme chaos. Unknown to Lumumba, the Belgium government had transferred Congo gold reserve to Brussels. Oliver Stone originally wanted Brando for the part of Mr. X in his JFK movie, not Donald Sutherland. Both Garrison & Zach Sklar told Oliver Stone to get in contact with Fletcher Prouty. Donald Sutherland the original producer of Executive Action, securing funding for the film. Sutherland came all the way from Canada to do the narration for Oliver Stone's JFK film. Late November of 1964, the 1st combat troops sent to Vietnam Kennedy told the British that he would not be backing the Imperial Policy anymore. The CIA sent two assassins to murder Lumumba. They kept the murder of Lumumba secret from JFK. Why? Famous photo of JFK taken on February 13, 1961 as JFK informed about Lumumba's murder. When JFK was assassinated, his Congo policy was buried with him.  

This week we're traveling back to 1960s Congo with The Siege of Jadotville! Join us as we learn about General Tshombe, Dag Hammarsjkold, UN forces in Jadotville, uranium mining, and more! Sources: Frank Swain, "The forgotten mine that built the atomic bomb," BBC (2020). https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20200803-the-forgotten-mine-that-built-the-atomic-bomb  Moore, W. Robert. "White Magic in the Belgian Congo: Tribesmen Mine Uranium, Run Machines, Study Modern Medicine as Booming Trade Opens Up the Vast Colony's Resources." National Geographic Magazine, March 1952, [321]+. National Geographic Virtual Library (accessed August 1, 2024). Susan Williams, "How a rich uranium mine thrust the Congo into the centre of the Cold War," The Conversation (2016). https://theconversation.com/how-a-rich-uranium-mine-thrust-the-congo-into-the-centre-of-the-cold-war-64761  Tom Zoellner, "A (Radioactive) Cut in the Earth That Will Not Stay Closed," Scientific American (2009). https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/a-radioactive-cut-that-will-not-stay-closed/  "Dag Hammarskjold," United Nations, available at https://www.un.org/depts/dhl/dag/time1961.htm Emma Graham-Harrison et al, "RAF Veteran 'Admitted 1961 Killing of Secretary-General," The Guardian, available at https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/jan/12/raf-veteran-admitted-killing-un-secretary-general-dag-hammarskjold-in-1961 "Interview with Secretary General," British Pathe, available at https://youtu.be/5mdY-RE3ZEg?si=7R8VBeQ-KdyYe3XH Mads Brugger, "Cold Case Hammarskjold," Magnolia Pictures, 2019 "Monday 18 September 1961," Aviation Safety Network, available at https://asn.flightsafety.org/asndb/333493 Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Siege_of_Jadotville_(film) Rotten Tomatoes: https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/the_siege_of_jadotville Lar Joye, "What's on Film: The Siege of Jadotville," History Ireland 25, no.1 (2017): 50-51.  John Terence O'Neill, "The Irish Company at Jadotville, Congo, 1961: Soldiers or Symbols?," International Peacekeeping 9, no. 4 (Winter 2002): 127-144. Narayan Swamy, "Gallant Irish Unit Surrenders," The Times of India, Bombay, September 19, 1961.  Frank McNally, "Five Irish soldiers took their own lives after Jadotville siege," The Irish Times (May 15, 2019). https://www.irishtimes.com/news/social-affairs/five-irish-soldiers-took-their-own-lives-after-jadotville-siege-1.3893633   Security Council official records, 16th year : 973rd meeting, 13 November 1961, New York; United Nations Digital Library, https://digitallibrary.un.org/record/631329?ln=en&v=pdf  Report to the Secretary-General from his Special Representative in the Congo regarding Mr. Patrice Lumumba; https://digitallibrary.un.org/record/630673?ln=en&v=pdf  Evening star. (Washington, D.C.), 26 Sept. 1961. Chronicling America: Historic American Newspapers. Lib. of Congress. https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn83045462/1961-09-26/ed-1/seq-3/  https://peacekeeping.un.org/en/mission/past/onucF.html Isaac Chotiner, "The Real Story Behind Patrice Lumumba's Assassination," The New Yorker, October 30, 2023. https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2023/11/06/the-lumumba-plot-the-secret-history-of-the-cia-and-a-cold-war-assassination-stuart-a-reid-book-review   Jiwon Amy Yoo, "Moise Kapenda Tshombe," Blackpast.org, available at https://www.blackpast.org/global-african-history/tshombe-moise-kapenda-1919-1969/

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JFK is assassinated as his convoy drives through Dallas, bringing the US and the rest of the world to a stunned standstill. Egypt's Anwar Sadat is assassinated while inspecting a parade. But Congo's Patrice Lumumba is made to disappear in the most barbaric manner.

The UN CHARTER: A Question of Faith “The substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen.” SAN FRANCISCO -- Our third and final episode of the podcast series “Act of Creation” is ready for your ears. It's a fitting end to a great journey. Episode 1 looks at the years leading up to the famous San Francisco Conference of 1945, when the Charter was signed and the United Nations was born; the episode then moves up to the Conference's opening day on April 24. Episode 2 dives into the Conference itself, showing the intense diplomatic maneuvering as well as the ambitious intentions that were needed to turn the Charter into a reality. Now, in Episode 3, we start on the day the Charter was signed and celebrated, June 26, 1945, and then take listeners decade by decade into the Charter's future. In this episode, Stephen Schlesinger, the American historian and author of the book “Act of Creation: The Founding of the United Nations,” does a stellar job of telling that story, spinning through the decades. We see more examples of international drama and exceptional leadership as well as their opposite. You'll hear the ideas and voices of such figures as Eleanor Roosevelt, Kofi Annan, Harry Truman and Dag Hammarskjold. They weave and bob in the large, deep mental space created by Schlesinger's brilliant point of view, both wickedly intelligent and often surprisingly poignant. Perhaps most movingly for me, and at first unexpected, is hearing the aural unfolding of humanity's profoundest values. The story of the founding of the UN, besides being riveting, entertaining and filled with vivid personalities, parades these values at the only moment in time –arguably-- where the entire world was paying attention: the end of World War II. These values and ideals may seem naïve to some listeners now, but when you hear them echoing loudly from the past, the words by St. Paul in our title may seem stubbornly wise and solidly reasonable. “Faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen.” Our hope is that this final episode provides resonance to these words and demonstrates the persistent power of ideals not yet realized: a clarion call for all of us to get to work. Many thanks to Schlesinger for sharing these tales with such good will and tremendous smarts, and to Dulcie Leimbach, a founder, with Barbara Crossette, of PassBlue and the executive producer of this series, for her insights, encouragement and patience! Two truth warriors fighting the fight every day, it's been my honor and great pleasure to have been able to work alongside them for these last couple years. Thanks to all for listening. We look forward to your feedback: info@passblue.com. DAN BECKER, producer and composer

It's been a while but I'm back Better than ever... Dag Hammarskjold says, "The longest journey is the journey inward." And that's the journey I've been on...join me on this journey!  

Thank you for tuning in to Episode 254 of the Down Cellar Studio Podcast. Full show notes with photos can be found on my website. Click here.    This week's segments included:   Off the Needles On the Needles, Hook or Bobbins From the Armchair Crafty Adventures Some Years Later In my Travels KAL News Events Contest, News & Notes On a Happy Note Quote of the Week   Thanks to Riley, our special guest co-host this week!   Off the Needles   Winter Mint Socks Pattern: OMG Heel Socks by Megan Williams ($5 knitting pattern available on Ravelry ) Yarn: Hypnotic Yarn Plush Sock in the Winter Mint Colorway (Yarnable December 2022) You can see more of the December 2022 Winter Mint themed packaged in my Vlogmas 2022: Day 2 video Needles: US 1.5 (2.5 mm) Ravelry Project Page About the colorway: mint green with specks of gray and blue   Riley recently finished a knitted tote from the Rheinpack Tote pattern available on Ravelry.     On the Needles, Hook or Bobbins   Mini Skein Hexagon Blanket Pattern: Basic Crochet Hexagon Pattern & Tips from Make Do and Crew Website & YouTube Tutorial Hook: F (3.75 mm) Yarn: Mini skeins from 2022 agirlandherwool Advent Calendar, 24 Days of Cheer Swap minis + other scraps/swap yarn Ravelry Project Page I've been closing the end of each hexagon with this join- link to Instagram post 4 rounds per hexagon. 3.75 inches each. Likely need over 300 Twin sized blanket is 60x80 inches. 17x22 hexis- 374. Learned double magic circle from this YouTube video. The trick is to know how to pull both loops to tighten the loop. Bought 2 grab bags of minis from Legacy Fiber Artz and some yarn from Knit Picks with a gift card I got for my birthday. Minis from CT Sheep & Wool and Maryland S&W Thanks Nicole (ndoyle) for the care package for Riley that included a Crumbl cookie cutter and minis for Riley to make more hexis out of. You can check out our Crumbl taste test in this video.   Purple Spring Spin Fiber: Fluffypuf #130 Hand Dyed Roving Batt Purple/Pink. 1.4 ounces. 50% BFL, 40% merino, 10% Tussah Silk. Twist direction: singles = Z plied = S This means when I'm spinning, my wheel is spinning clockwise and when plying my wheel is moving counter-clockwise. Ravelry Project Page About the Fluffypuf braid: contains purple (various shades), yellow, orange, gray, blue, pink I purchased 4 oz of 100% Rambouillet from Kingdom Fleece & Fiberworks at CT Sheep & Wool. I split it in two. 2 oz already spun. I will plan to do a 3 ply   Shock Star Hat Yarn: Spun Right Round Squish DK in the Shock Star colorway Needles: US 5 (3.75 mm) & US 7 (4.5 mm) Pattern: none Ravelry Project Page About the yarn: cream base with small bits of neons + black. 92 sts. 2x2 rib with the US 5 needles. Switched to US 7 needles after the brim. Planning on a slouchy hat   Silver Spoon Socks Yarn: A Whimsical Wood Yarn Company Pixie Toes Socks in the Silver Spoon Up My A$$ colorway Needles: US 1.5 (2.5 mm) Pattern: OMG Heel Socks by Megan Williams ($5 knitting pattern available on Ravelry ) Ravelry Project Page About the yarn: peaches and pinks with gray/taupe. At my gauge it is striping (~2 rounds per color). I purchased this yarn at Yarncentric event in Maryland. Progress: Almost done with the first leg.   Scrappy Helical Socks Yarn: various fingering scraps Needles: US 1.5 (2.5 mm) Pattern: OMG Heel Socks by Megan Williams ($5 knitting pattern available on Ravelry ) Ravelry Project Page I tried to weave in ends as I went and I wasn't loving the look of it. My friend Nicki suggested Cate's Clasp Weft Join after starting new yarn. I thought of it but talked myself out of it, thinking it wouldn't work well. It totally does! Let me know if you'd like to see a tutorial on it. Progress: just finished heel on second sock   Ninja Turtle Socks Pattern: OMG Heel Socks by Megan Williams ($5 knitting pattern available on Ravelry ) Yarn: Qing Fibre Dashing Fingering Yarn in the Ninja Turtle Colorway Needles: US 1.5 (2.5 mm) Ravelry Project Page Laura chose this yarn when we were shopping at Loop London in the Fall of 2022. About the yarn: it is the brightest, most neon yellow/green Progress: Turned second heel   Riley is knitting on her Riley Rose Cowl (pattern by me, named for her) out of Goosey Fibers Yarn. You can get this pattern on Ravelry & LoveCrafts. She is also practicing working flat in double crochet using Knit Picks Brava yarn.   From the Armchair   Life in Five Senses by Gretchen Rubin. Bookshop Affiliate Link. Amazon Affiliate Link. Wrong Place Wrong Time by Gillian McAllister. Bookshop Affiliate Link. Amazon Affiliate Link. This Is How It Always Is by Laurie Frankel. Bookshop Affiliate Link. Amazon Affiliate Link.   Riley is re-reading The Summer I turned Pretty by Jenny Han. Bookshop Affiliate Link. Amazon Affiliate Link.   Note: Some links are listed as Amazon Affiliate Links. If you click those, please know that I am an Amazon Associate and I earn money from qualifying purchases.   Crafty adventures This weekend, I had my first go at needle felting. It was a lot of fun!   Some Years Later Me Made May has me wearing my handknits and posting on Instagram. Day 1: Yorkshire Meadow Shawl- details on my website. Day 2: Grace & Frankie Shawl-  Day 3: Tan House Brook Shawl Day 4: World of Difference Shawl Day 5: Boxing Day Bonus (me) + Jean Marie Shawl (Mom) Day 6: Mas Vida Shawl (Coming soon) Day 7: Deschain Tee by Leila Raven Day 8: Soldotna Crop by Caitlin Hunter Day 10: Riley Rose Shawl Day 13: Amma Top  by Maria Valles (me) + Cozy Classic Raglan by Jessie Maed Designs (Riley)   In My Travels Riley & I attended Connecticut Sheep & Wool. Check out our vlog video on the Down Cellar Studio YouTube Channel. Mom & I spent Thursday through Monday in Maryland, attending Yarncentrick on Friday & Maryland Sheep & Wool on Saturday. Stay tuned for a 2 part vlog series on my YouTube Channel   KAL News   Splash Pad Party Registration opened May 1st. Sign up using this Google Form. To confirm you're signed up, check the Stats/Registration Spreadsheet here. The 8th Annual Splash Pad Party opens on Friday May 26th and runs through July 31st. Virtual Events to open the Splash Pad will be Friday 5/26 & Saturday 5/27. Check out this link for details. All times are in Eastern Time. Check out the Sponsor list here.     Events   Massachusetts Sheep & Wool: May 27 & 28th at the Cummington Fairgrounds Maine Fiber Frolic: June 3-4th at the Windsor Fairgrounds Vermont Sheep & Wool: Sept 30 & Oct 1 at the Tunbridge Fairgrounds Check out some West Coast (US) Events on the Seattle Knitters Guild site (thanks Kristen- kips206)   Contest, News & Notes   My new shawl pattern, the Mas Vida Shawl is coming soon!!   Mas Vida is a simple sideways shawl that is written for 2 skeins of fingering weight yarn but can be knit up in any yarn you choose. There isn't a single purl in the project, and the eyelets are easy to work. Many of you will only need to reference the pattern occasionally once you understand the basic increases and increase repeats. I designed this to take along on a European vacation. I wanted something with a bit of interest, but that wouldn't be too large, wouldn't require too much brain space and that wouldn't work up too quickly (as smaller travel projects tend to do). - Note - This pattern has already been Tech Edited & Test Knit, so it should be smooth sailing!   On a Happy Note I went to see Irish comedian Tommy Tiernan with Megg, Tom & Matt. Seeing my 11 year old niece perform in Matilda. Zach's 1st birthday dinner. Riley got 2 awards in her last dance competition of the season!   Quote of the Week Do not look back. And do not dream about the future, either...Your duty, your reward—your destiny—are here and now.   –DAG HAMMARSKJOLD   ------ Thank you for tuning in!   Contact Information: Check out the Down Cellar Studio Patreon! 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Most folks these days have never heard of Dag Hammarskjöld, but in his time he was a global mover and shaker. As the son of the Swedish Prime Minister, he grew up in halls of power, teaching at a prestigious university, running a bank and, eventually, heading the newly-formed United Nations. Yet his stellar career was cut short by a tragic plane crash while on a secret mission to stop a war. And, more than 60 years later, Ben, Matt and Noel are increasingly certain he was murdered. Was this death an unfortunate plane crash -- or a genuine assassination? Tune in to learn more.They don't want you to read our book.: https://static.macmillan.com/static/fib/stuff-you-should-read/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

  Aaron talks to the tireless and iconoclastic historian of post-colonial Indonesia, Greg Poulgrain. In this final part, they discuss how JFK, Dag Hammarskjold, and Sukarno were unable to stop Allen Dulles' murderous grand strategy to turn Indonesia into world history's most valuable neocolony—under imperial US auspices. Greg Poulgrain teaches history at the University of the Sunshine Coast in Queensland, Australia. He is the author of The Genesis of Konfrontasi: Malaysia, Brunei and Indonesia, 1945-65, The Incubus of Intervention: Conflicting Indonesia Strategies of John F. Kennedy and Allen Dulles, as well as the more recent JFK vs. Allen Dulles: Battleground Indonesia. Special thanks to Dana Chavarria for the sound engineering! Music: "Old Man" by Mock Orange Aaron talks to the tireless and iconoclastic historian of post-colonial Indonesia, Greg Poulgrain. In this final part, they discuss how JFK, Dag Hammarskjold, and Sukarno were unable to stop Allen Dulles' murderous grand strategy to turn Indonesia into world history's most valuable neocolony—under imperial US auspices. Greg Poulgrain teaches history at the University of the Sunshine Coast in Queensland, Australia. He is the author of The Genesis of Konfrontasi: Malaysia, Brunei and Indonesia, 1945-65, The Incubus of Intervention: Conflicting Indonesia Strategies of John F. Kennedy and Allen Dulles, as well as the more recent JFK vs. Allen Dulles: Battleground Indonesia. Special thanks to Dana Chavarria for the sound engineering! Music: "Old Man" by Mock Orange

Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 615, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet. Round 1. Category: Olympic Events 1: Downhill and slalom. Skiing. 2: 100-meter butterfly and 100-meter freestyle. Swimming. 3: 10,000 meters and javelin. Track and field. 4: Individual epee and individual foil. Fencing. 5: Trap and skeet. Shooting. Round 2. Category: Radio Stars 1: This conservative icon describes himself as having "talent on loan from God". Rush Limbaugh. 2: He took over from Red Barber and has been the voice of the Dodgers for almost 50 years. Vin Scully. 3: Kyle Cantrell, operations manager at Nashville's WSM-AM, is the Saturday night announcer for this show. Grand Ole Opry. 4: Heard here, he's been the voice of the U.S. heartland for decades("Now you know the rest of the story"). Paul Harvey. 5: This shock jock rival of Howard Stern is heard "in the Morning" on about 100 stations. Don Imus. Round 3. Category: The Bahamas 1: On July 10, 1973, Prince Charles represented Queen Elizabeth at ceremonies celebrating this. the independence of the Bahamas. 2: With international banking #2, this is the leading industry of the Bahamas. tourism. 3: Although considered part of the region, the Bahamas are not located in this sea. the Caribbean. 4: Of Bimini, New Providence, or Grand Bahama, the island on which you would visit the capital, Nassau. New Providence. 5: To prevent the Germans from kidnapping this ex-king, Churchill sent him to govern the Bahamas. the Duke of Windsor (Edward VIII). Round 4. Category: Nobel Peace Prize Winners 1: 1979: A nun like none other. Mother Teresa. 2: 1990:A Communist party head. Mikhail Gorbachev. 3: 1964: An American clergyman. Martin Luther King, Jr.. 4: 1978: An Israeli and an Egyptian. Menachem Begin and Anwar Sadat. 5: 1961:A U.N. Secretary-General. Dag Hammarskjold. Round 5. Category: Green "T" 1: You wouldn't want to meet this scary, royal, supposedly green creature in a dark alley. a Tyrannosaurus rex. 2: Artificial green grass used on a playing field. turf. 3: It's the art of trimming your green bushes and hedges into geometric shapes and animals. topiary. 4: The main ingredient in salsa verde, this small green vegetable, is native to Mexico. the tomatillo. 5: This republic of West Africa with a 4-letter name has 3 green stripes on its flag representing its natural resources. Togo. Thanks for listening! Come back tomorrow for more exciting trivia! Special thanks to https://blog.feedspot.com/trivia_podcasts/

Our guest this week is Mike Graglia of Palo Alto, CA. Mike and his wife, Ashley, are parents to two boys John (3) and Tony (8) who was diagnosed with SynGap 1, a rare genetic disorder. We'll learn about Mike's eclectic career including being a Peace Corps volunteer in Namibia, as well as working at: the World Bank, Boston Consulting Group, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, Hewlett Packard Enterprise, New America, and Emerson Collective before jumping in full-time at the SynGAP Research Fund in a quest to find treatments and a cure for those who diagnosed with SynGap1. It's a fascinating story and one we'll hear this week on the Special Fathers Network Dad to Dad Podcast. Website – https://www.syngapresearchfund.org SynGAP 10 Podcast - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/syngap10-weekly-10-minute-updates-on-syngap1-video/id1560389818 Email – mike@syngapresearchfund.com LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/graglia/ Evans/Graglia YouTube Video – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lLO2hsAi4-M&t=37s Markings, by Dag Hammarskjold - https://www.amazon.com/Markings-Dag-Hammarskjold/dp/0307277429/ref=sr_1_1?crid=29SWGH2XQVPUY&dchild=1&keywords=markings+dag+hammarskjold&qid=1634252838&sr=8-1Special Fathers Network - SFN is a dad to dad mentoring program for fathers raising children with special needs. Many of the 500+ SFN Mentor Fathers, who are raising kids with special needs, have said: "I wish there was something like this when we first received our child's diagnosis. I felt so isolated. There was no one within my family, at work, at church or within my friend group who understood or could relate to what I was going through."SFN Mentor Fathers share their experiences with younger dads closer to the beginning of their journey raising a child with the same or similar special needs. The SFN Mentor Fathers do NOT offer legal or medical advice, that is what lawyers and doctors do. They simply share their experiences and how they have made the most of challenging situations. Special Fathers Network: https://21stcenturydads.org/about-the-special-fathers-network/Check out the 21CD YouTube Channel with dozens of videos on topics relevant to dads raising children with special needs - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCzDFCvQimWNEb158ll6Q4cA Please support the SFN. Click here to donate: https://21stcenturydads.org/donate/

Kuelekea siku ya kimataifa ya walinda amani ambayo itaadhimishwa Jumapili hii tarehe 29 Mei, Umoja wa Mataifa umetoa medali kuwatambua na kuwaenzi walinda amani majasiri. Miongoni mwa medali zilizotolewa ni ya Dag Hammarskjoldna kati ya waliotunukiwa ni askari wawili wa Tanzania waliouawa mwaka 2021 wakiwa katika majukumu ya ulinzi wa amani nchini Jamhuri ya kidemokrasia ya Congo, DRC.

We are not permitted to choose the frame of our destiny. But what we put into it is ours. Written by Dag Hammarskjold --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

你是不是常常觉得自己的人生繁杂又无力，看别人的人生却是风生水起？你是不是有时候觉得生活一团糟，但看周围的人，却是在生活里游刃有余、轻松自如？如果答案是肯定的，那你需要掌握高效工作和生活的原则。美国生物学家戴维·斯塔·乔丹曾说：高效能的生活是有基本原则的。只有当人们学会并遵循这些原则，把它们融入到自己的品格中去，才能享受真正的成功与恒久的幸福。没有正确的生活，就没有真正卓越的人生。英国作家塞缪尔·约翰逊曾说：满意源自内心，那些对人性一无所知的人，总是妄图通过改变外在而不是内在性情来追求幸福，结果必是徒劳无功，而本来想摆脱的痛苦却会与日俱增。原则决定思维，思维决定习惯，习惯决定品德，品德决定命运。知道自己应该具备哪些习惯并且能负起责任，对于高效生活至关重要。毕竟掌握人生高效能的习惯，以正确原则为生活中心，可以为工作和生活奠定坚实的基础。 习惯一　积极主动——个人愿景的原则1.积极主动与消极被动有天壤之别，尤其再加上聪明才智，差别就更大了。如果你甘于被动，就会受制于人，面临截然不同的发展与机遇。 2.积极的人使用积极的语言：“我能”、“我要”、“我宁愿”等等。消极的人使用消极的语言：“但愿”、“我办不到”、“我不得不”、“要是”。3.我们都经历过艰难的时刻，如果你还没经历过挫折，相信我，有朝一日会的。放下往事、吸取教训并继续向前，就是展现积极主动最好的方式之一。4.有人误以为“积极主动”就是胆大妄为、滋事挑衅或目中无人，其实不然，积极处世者只是更为机敏，更重视价值观，能够切乎实际，并掌握问题的症结所在。5.如果通往成功的梯子一直搭错墙，那每一次行动无疑加快了失败的步伐。我们也许会很忙，也会很有效率，但是唯有心中牢记以终为始，才会成为高效能人士。6.采取主动不等于胆大妄为、惹是生非或滋事挑衅，而是要让人们充分认识到自己有责任创造条件。7.做出承诺与信守诺言正是培养高效能习惯的根本力量。8.最令人鼓舞的事实，莫过于人类确实能主动努力以提升生命价值。9.两种能够直接掌控人生的途径：一是做出承诺，并信守诺言；二是确立目标，并付诸实践。即便只是承诺一件小事，只要有勇气迈出第一步，也有助于培育内心的诚信，这表示我们有足够的自制能力、勇气和实力承担更多的责任。一次次做出承诺，一次次信守诺言，终有一天我们会克服情绪的掣肘，获得人生的尊严。10.对于别人的缺点，不要一味指责。别人是否履行职责并不重要，重要的是自己的态度。如果你一直认为问题“存在于外部”，那么请马上打住，因为这种想法本身就是问题。11.对待错误的积极态度应是马上承认，改正并从中吸取教训，这样才能真正反败为胜。正如俗语所说，“失败是成功之母。”12.人不能只是在“生存”，而不是“生活”，被动消极的状态会让人们意识不到内心深藏和有待开发的独特潜质。 习惯二　以终为始——自我领导的原则1.和内在力量相比，身外之物显得微不足道。世事难料，没人可以预见未来，一切都要靠自己的判断，而内心的罗盘则能够使你判断正确。2.明确真正的目标很重要，然后才好勇往直前，坚持到底，践行使命。3.当我们了解生命中最重要的事情时，生活将会不同。头脑中要时刻牢记：每天希望自己成为什么样的人，当务之急是什么。4.以终为始最有效的方法，就是撰写一份个人使命宣言，即人生哲学或基本信念。宣言主要说明自己想成为怎样的人（品德），成就什么样的事业（贡献和成就）及为此奠基的价值观和原则。5.“以终为始”的一个原则基础是“任何事都是两次创造而成”。我们做任何事都是先在头脑中构思，即智力上的或第一次的创造（Mental/First Creation），然后付诸实践，即体力上的或第二次的创造（Physical/Second Creation）。6.以终为始”往往是企业成功的关键，许多企业都败在第一次创造上——事先缺乏明确目标，以致资金不足、规划不周或对市场的解读有误。要想成功，必须先明确目标，根据目标来确定企业的产品或服务，然后整合资金、研发、生产、营销、人事、厂房、设备等各方面的资源，朝既定目标奋力前行。7.建立清晰明确的生活中心，由此才能产生高度的安全感、人生方向、智慧和力量，使人生更积极、更和谐。8.“每个人在成长过程中都承袭了许多来自他人的“人生剧本”，因此更确切一点说，我们是改写，而不是编写人生剧本，即对已有思维的转换。当我们认识到人生剧本的低劣以及思维方式的低效，就会积极地加以改写。9.人类的自我意识天赋是积极处世的基础，另两项天赋，想象力和良知，则使我们能在生活中发扬积极精神，施行自我领导。10.一个人的思维方式能决定他的态度和行为，就好像“透镜”能影响一个人对世界的观察一样。生活中心不同，产生的观念也就各异。11.为人父母者也难免会走入一定的管理误区，只想到规矩、效率与控制，忽略了目的、方向与亲情。 习惯三　要事第一 ——自我管理的原则1.重要之事决不可受芝麻绿豆小事牵绊。格雷说：“成功者能为失败者所不能为，纵使并非心甘情愿，但为了理想与目标，仍可以凭毅力克服心理障碍。”2.有效的管理指的就是要事第一，先做最重要的事情。3.如何分辨轻重缓急与培养组织能力，是时间管理的精髓。4.一旦确定了人生方向，你就应该对自己进行有效的管理，让生活与设想一致。5.独立意志指的是做出决定和主动选择，并根据这些决定和选择采取具体行动的能力。有了独立意志，我们就可以主动作为，而不是被动听命，而且在发挥其他三大天赋拟定出计划之后，就能够积极实施这些计划。6.领导者首先要决定的，就是哪些事情是重要的；而作为管理者，就是要将这些重要的事务优先安排。从这个意义上说，自我管理的实质就是自律和条理，是对计划的实施。7.如果你能够成为高效率的自我管理者，那么你的自律就是由内而外形成的，是独立意志的具体表现，你所信奉与追随的就是内在的价值观及在此基础上形成的人生要旨。有了独立意志和诚信人格，你就可以控制自己的感情、冲动以及情绪，服从这些价值观的约束。8.重要性与目标有关，凡有价值、有利于实现个人目标的就是要事。一般人往往对燃眉之急立即反应，对当务之急却不尽然，所以更需要自制力与主动精神，急所当急。9.按照彼得·德鲁克（Peter Drucker）的观点，高效能人士的脑子里装的不是问题，而是机会。他们不会在各种各样的问题上浪费时间和精力，他们的思维方式是预防型的，总是能够做到防患于未然。当然，他们也有真正意义上的危机和紧急事件需要马上处理，但是这类事件的数量相对来说很少。他们能够平衡产出和产能的关系，将时间和精力集中在重要但是并不紧急的事务上，即第二象限事务，完成这些活动能够提高个人的处事能力。10.勇于说“不”，若要专注于要务，就得排除次要事务的牵绊，此时需要有说“不”的勇气。人各有志，各有优先要务。必要时，应该不卑不亢地拒绝别人。11.在紧急与重要之间，知道取舍。时刻牢记你要拒绝，有时可能是拒绝生活中紧急的事情，甚至是很重要的事。但是即使它们还不错，却会阻碍你把其他事情做到最好。12.我们一天中可能会同意或拒绝很多次。因此以原则为中心和关注个人使命宣言，我们就有足够的智慧做出判断。13.有效管理是把握重点的管理，由领导决定什么是重点后，再靠自制力来掌握重点，时刻把它们放在第一位，以免被感觉、情绪或冲动所左右。 习惯四　双赢思维——人际领导的原则1.双赢者把生活看作一个合作的舞台，而不是一个角斗场。一般人看事情多非此即彼，非强即弱，非胜即败。其实世界之大，人人都有足够的立足空间，他人之得不必视为自己之失。2.如果赢要以过多的时间和精力为代价，以至于得不偿失，那么还是“退一步海阔天空”的好。3.最好的选择必须依情况而定，关键是认清形势，不要教条地把某一种模式应用于每一种情况。4.多数情况都只是相互依赖的大环境的一部分，于是只有双赢模式才是唯一可行的。长远来看，不是双赢，就一定是两败俱伤，所以我们才说，只有双赢才是在相互依赖的环境中唯一可行的交往模式。5.如果实在无法达成共识，实现双赢，就不如好聚好散（放弃交易）。6.心中留有退路，顿觉轻松无比，更不必耍手段、施压力，迫使对方就范。坦诚相见，更有助于发掘及解决问题。即使买卖不成，仁义尚在，或许日后还有合作的机会。7.双赢可使双方互相学习、互相影响及共谋其利。要达到互利的境界必须具备足够的勇气及与人为善的胸襟，尤其与损人利己者相处更得这样。8.培养这方面的修养，少不了过人的见地、积极主动的精神，并且以安全感、人生方向、智慧与力量作为基础。9.一个诚信、成熟、知足的人在人际交往中很少或者根本不需要用到什么技巧。10.一般人都会担心资源稀缺，认为世界如同一块大饼，并非人人得而食之。假如别人多抢走一块，自己就会吃亏，人生仿佛一场零和游戏。这是“匮乏心态”（Scarcity Mentality）。抱持这种心态的人，甚至希望与自己有利害关系的人小灾小难不断，疲于应付，无法安心竞争。他们时时不忘与人比较，认定别人的成功等于自己的失败。纵使表面上虚情假意地赞许，内心却妒恨不已，唯独占有能够使他们肯定自己。他们又希望四周环境都是唯命是从的人，不同的意见则被视为叛逆、异端。11.公众领域的成功并非意味着压倒旁人，而是通过成功的有效交往让所有参与者获利，大家一起工作，一起探讨，一起实现单枪匹马无法完成的理想，这种成功要以知足心态为基础。12.当你超越环境、态度和行为，将触角探寻到自己的内心，就会发现双赢和所有其他正确原则一样，本就深植在我们的生活中。你对双赢的态度越坚持，越真诚，越积极，越投入，你对他人的影响力就越大。这是对人际领导能力的真正考验，它超越了交易式（Transactional）领导的范畴，升华至转换式（Transformational）领导的层面，后者能让个人和关系发生转变。13.在双赢协议中，对以下五要素应该有明确的规定：预期结果：确认目标和时限，方法不计。指导方针：确认实现目标的原则、方针和行为限度。可用资源：包括人力、财力、技术或者组织资源。任务考核：建立业绩评估标准和时间。奖惩制度：根据任务考核确定奖惩。 习惯五　知彼解己——移情沟通的原则1.若要用一句话归纳人际关系方面的一个最重要的原则，那就是：知彼解己——首先去寻求了解对方，然后再争取让对方了解自己。这一原则是进行有效人际沟通的关键。2.沟通是生活中最重要的技能。人们在清醒时的大多数时间都在交流。然而听懂别人说话，尤其是从对方的立场去聆听，实在不是件容易事。3.除了物质，人类最大的生存需求源自心理，即被人理解、肯定、认可和欣赏。4.人人都渴望知音，所以这方面的投资绝对值得，它能使你掌握真正的症结，大大增加情感账户的储蓄。5.表达自己并非自吹自擂，而是根据对他人的了解来诉说自己的意见，有时候甚至会改变初衷。因为在了解别人的过程中，你也会产生新的见解。6.不要太过心急，要有耐心，要尊重对方。在你能够感同身受之前，人们一般不会主动向你吐露心声。你要一直关注他们的行为，并表示理解。你应该睿智、敏感而又头脑清楚，并能够抛开个人经历。7.如果你真正爱一个人，那么花时间了解对方将有益于今后的坦诚相待，这样一来，很多困扰家庭和婚姻的问题都将被扼杀在萌芽状态，没有发展壮大的机会。即便有这样的机会，充足的情感账户储蓄也会让问题迎刃而解。8.先理解别人。在问题出现之前，在评估和判断之前，在你表达个人观点之前，先理解别人，这是有效的相互依赖关系中最有用的习惯。当我们真正做到深入了解彼此的时候，我们之间的分歧不再是交流和进步的障碍，而是通往协同效应的阶梯。9.解决冲突其实并不是同理心倾听的目标，理解对方才是。10.如果你真正想寻求理解，就要丢掉诡计和伪善。11.不要太过心急，要有耐心，要尊重对方。在你能够感同身受之前，人们一般不会主动向你吐露心声。你要一直关注他们的行为，并表示理解。你应该睿智、敏感而又头脑清楚，并能够抛开个人经历。何不从现在起立刻付诸行动，不论在办公室或家中，敞开胸怀，凝神倾听。不要急功近利，即使短期内未获回馈也决不气馁。 习惯六　统合综效——创造性合作的原则1.美国前总统乔治·布什曾在就职演说中提到：统合综效的基本心态是，如果一位具有相当聪明才智的人跟我意见不同，那么对方的主张必定有我尚未体会的奥妙，值得加以了解。与人合作最重要的是，重视不同个体的不同心理、情绪与智能，以及个人眼中所见到的不同世界。与所见略同的人沟通，益处不大，要有分歧才有收获。我以圣者的期望自勉：对关键事务——团结，对重大事务——求变，对所有事务——宽大。英国前首相温斯顿·丘吉尔受命领导全英抵抗外敌入侵时曾说，他这一生都在为这一刻做准备。同样，所有其他习惯也都是在为“统合综效”这个习惯做准备。统合综效就是整体大于部分之和，也就是说各个部分之间的关系也是整体的一个组成部分，但又不仅仅是一个组成部分，而是最具激发、分配、整合和激励作用的部分。2.独立的人都想在相互依赖的环境中取得成功，他们或者借助权势力量实现赢/输模式，或者通过讨好每一个人来实现输/赢模式。可能他们嘴上说着双赢技巧，实际上却不想聆听，只想操纵别人。缺乏安全感的人认为所有的人和事都应该依照他们的模式。他们总想利用克隆技术，以自己的思想改造别人。他们不知道人际关系最可贵的地方就是能接触到不同的模式。相同不是统一， 一致也不等于团结，统一和团结意味着互补，而不是相同。相同毫无创造性可言，而且沉闷乏味。在相互依赖的环境中，人们在解决问题和下决定的时候往往将太多的时间和精力耗费在玩弄权术、唇枪舌剑、彼此提防、争权夺势和放马后炮等消极无益的事情上。这就像是开车的时候一只脚踩油门，另一只脚却踩刹车。在这样的环境里根本无法实现统合综效。3.统合综效的精髓就是判断和尊重差异，取长补短。从非此即彼的思想中走出来，实现思维转换，结果前后会天差地别。4.所谓统合综效的沟通，是指敞开胸怀，接纳一切奇怪的想法，同时也贡献自己的见地。很少人曾在家庭或其他人际关系中，体验过集体创作的乐趣，日常生活中却习惯封闭和多疑。这常造成一生中最大的不幸——空有无尽的潜力，却无用武之地。5.与人合作最重要的是，重视不同个体的不同心理、情绪与智能，以及个人眼中所见到的不同世界。与所见略同的人沟通，益处不大，要有分歧才有收获。一般人或多或少有过“众志成城”的经验，例如：一场球赛暂时激发了团队精神；或是在危难中共同配合、急人所急，挽回一条生命。不过，这些通常都被视为特例，甚至奇迹，而非生活的常态。其实这些奇迹可以经常发生，甚至天天出现。但前提是必须勇于冒险，肯博采众议。因为凡是创新就得有担当，不怕失败，不断尝试，即便最后证明是错误的。不愿冒风险的人，经不起此种煎熬。6.低层次的沟通源自低信任度，其特点是人与人之间互相提防，步步为营，经常借助法律说话，为情况恶化作打算，其结果只能是赢/输或者输/赢，而且毫无效率可言，即产出/产能不平衡，最后只能是让人们更有理由进行自我防御和保护。中间一层是彼此尊重的交流方式，唯有相当成熟的人才办得到。但是为了避免冲突，双方都保持礼貌，但却不一定为对方设想。即使掌握了对方的意向，也不能了解背后的真正原因，也不可能完全开诚布公，探讨其余的选择路径。这种沟通层次在独立的，甚至在相互依赖的环境中尚有立足之地，但并不具创造性。在相互依赖的环境中，最常用的态度是妥协，这意味着1+1=11/2，双方都有得有失。这种沟通中没有自我防御和保护，也没有愤怒和操控，有的只是诚实、坦率和尊重。但是，它不具创造性和统合综效的能力，只能引致双赢的低级形式。统合综效意味着1+1等于8或16，甚至1600。源自高信任度的统合综效能带来比原来更好的解决方案，每一个参与者都能认识到这一点，并全心享受这种创造性的事业。由此产生的文化氛围即使不能持久，至少也可以在当时促成产出/产能的平衡。即使在既不能统合综效也不能干脆放弃的情况下，只要用心尝试和努力，通常也都会达成更有效的妥协。7.自以为是的人总以为自己最客观，别人都有所偏颇，其实这才是画地为牢。反之，虚怀若谷的人承认自己有不足之处，而乐于在与人交往中汲取丰富的知识见解，重视不同的意见，因而增广见闻。此所谓“三人行，必有我师焉”。完全矛盾的两种意见同时成立是否合乎逻辑，问题不在于逻辑，而是心理使然。 习惯七　不断更新——平衡的自我提升原则1.美国前众议员布鲁斯·巴登（Bruce Barton）曾说：人生最值得的投资就是磨炼自己，因为生活与服务人群都得靠自己，这是最珍贵的工具。工作本身并不能带来经济上的安全感，具备良好的思考、学习、创造与适应能力，才能立于不败之地。拥有财富，并不代表经济独立，拥有创造财富的能力才真正可靠。2.自我提升和完善是一种原则，也是一个过程，一个在成长和转变之间螺旋式上升的过程，一个不断完善自我的过程。自我提升和完善的过程必须包括天性中的所有四个层面：身体、精神、智力、社会/情感。身体层面指有效呵护我们的身体——健康饮食，充足休息以及定期锻炼。精神层面是人的本质、核心和对价值体系的坚持，精神层面的更新为你指引人生方向。智力层面的更新主要靠教育，借此不断学习知识，磨砺心智，开阔视野。有时需要借助课堂教学或系统的学习计划。但在更多的情况下并非如此，积极处世的人有能力摸索出无数种自我教育的方法。社会/情感层面的重点是围绕着人际领导、移情交流和创造性合作的原则。每个层面的更新都很重要，因此只有平衡好四个层面的更新进度，才能取得最理想的效果，忽视任何一个层面都会对其他层面产生消极影响。身体健康有助于心智发展，精神提升有益于人际关系的完满。因此，平衡才能产生最佳的整体效果。3.对自己投资，对我们用来处世和做贡献的唯一工具进行投资是我们在一生中做出的最有效的投资。我们取得成绩的工具就是我们自己。 总结达格·哈马舍尔德（Dag Hammarskjold）曾说：把玩内心兽性的人，早晚会变成真正的野兽；整天弄虚作假的人，终将失去获得真理的权利；暴虐成性的人，头脑的判断力会日益减退。如果真的要保持花园整洁，就不能让杂草有立足之地。修身励志没有捷径。一旦具备了自我意识，我们就必须选择自己需要遵循的目标与原则。否则就如真空被慢慢填满一样，自我意识存在的空间会越来越小，并最终消失，而我们就会变成只为生存和繁衍而活着的行尸走肉。当我们依照螺旋式上升的路线成长时，是在自我提升和完善的过程中勤勤恳恳，培养并遵从了自己的良知。它会鞭策和指引我们沿着自由、安全、智慧和力量的道路前行。因为收获法则始终发挥着支配作用——种瓜得瓜，种豆得豆，不多也不少。公正的法则不可动摇，我们越是靠近正确的原则，就越能对事情做出明智的判断，我们的思路也就越清晰明了，也就越是能改变我们的人生。

你是不是常常觉得自己的人生繁杂又无力，看别人的人生却是风生水起？你是不是有时候觉得生活一团糟，但看周围的人，却是在生活里游刃有余、轻松自如？如果答案是肯定的，那你需要掌握高效工作和生活的原则。美国生物学家戴维·斯塔·乔丹曾说：高效能的生活是有基本原则的。只有当人们学会并遵循这些原则，把它们融入到自己的品格中去，才能享受真正的成功与恒久的幸福。没有正确的生活，就没有真正卓越的人生。英国作家塞缪尔·约翰逊曾说：满意源自内心，那些对人性一无所知的人，总是妄图通过改变外在而不是内在性情来追求幸福，结果必是徒劳无功，而本来想摆脱的痛苦却会与日俱增。原则决定思维，思维决定习惯，习惯决定品德，品德决定命运。知道自己应该具备哪些习惯并且能负起责任，对于高效生活至关重要。毕竟掌握人生高效能的习惯，以正确原则为生活中心，可以为工作和生活奠定坚实的基础。 习惯一　积极主动——个人愿景的原则1.积极主动与消极被动有天壤之别，尤其再加上聪明才智，差别就更大了。如果你甘于被动，就会受制于人，面临截然不同的发展与机遇。 2.积极的人使用积极的语言：“我能”、“我要”、“我宁愿”等等。消极的人使用消极的语言：“但愿”、“我办不到”、“我不得不”、“要是”。3.我们都经历过艰难的时刻，如果你还没经历过挫折，相信我，有朝一日会的。放下往事、吸取教训并继续向前，就是展现积极主动最好的方式之一。4.有人误以为“积极主动”就是胆大妄为、滋事挑衅或目中无人，其实不然，积极处世者只是更为机敏，更重视价值观，能够切乎实际，并掌握问题的症结所在。5.如果通往成功的梯子一直搭错墙，那每一次行动无疑加快了失败的步伐。我们也许会很忙，也会很有效率，但是唯有心中牢记以终为始，才会成为高效能人士。6.采取主动不等于胆大妄为、惹是生非或滋事挑衅，而是要让人们充分认识到自己有责任创造条件。7.做出承诺与信守诺言正是培养高效能习惯的根本力量。8.最令人鼓舞的事实，莫过于人类确实能主动努力以提升生命价值。9.两种能够直接掌控人生的途径：一是做出承诺，并信守诺言；二是确立目标，并付诸实践。即便只是承诺一件小事，只要有勇气迈出第一步，也有助于培育内心的诚信，这表示我们有足够的自制能力、勇气和实力承担更多的责任。一次次做出承诺，一次次信守诺言，终有一天我们会克服情绪的掣肘，获得人生的尊严。10.对于别人的缺点，不要一味指责。别人是否履行职责并不重要，重要的是自己的态度。如果你一直认为问题“存在于外部”，那么请马上打住，因为这种想法本身就是问题。11.对待错误的积极态度应是马上承认，改正并从中吸取教训，这样才能真正反败为胜。正如俗语所说，“失败是成功之母。”12.人不能只是在“生存”，而不是“生活”，被动消极的状态会让人们意识不到内心深藏和有待开发的独特潜质。 习惯二　以终为始——自我领导的原则1.和内在力量相比，身外之物显得微不足道。世事难料，没人可以预见未来，一切都要靠自己的判断，而内心的罗盘则能够使你判断正确。2.明确真正的目标很重要，然后才好勇往直前，坚持到底，践行使命。3.当我们了解生命中最重要的事情时，生活将会不同。头脑中要时刻牢记：每天希望自己成为什么样的人，当务之急是什么。4.以终为始最有效的方法，就是撰写一份个人使命宣言，即人生哲学或基本信念。宣言主要说明自己想成为怎样的人（品德），成就什么样的事业（贡献和成就）及为此奠基的价值观和原则。5.“以终为始”的一个原则基础是“任何事都是两次创造而成”。我们做任何事都是先在头脑中构思，即智力上的或第一次的创造（Mental/First Creation），然后付诸实践，即体力上的或第二次的创造（Physical/Second Creation）。6.以终为始”往往是企业成功的关键，许多企业都败在第一次创造上——事先缺乏明确目标，以致资金不足、规划不周或对市场的解读有误。要想成功，必须先明确目标，根据目标来确定企业的产品或服务，然后整合资金、研发、生产、营销、人事、厂房、设备等各方面的资源，朝既定目标奋力前行。7.建立清晰明确的生活中心，由此才能产生高度的安全感、人生方向、智慧和力量，使人生更积极、更和谐。8.“每个人在成长过程中都承袭了许多来自他人的“人生剧本”，因此更确切一点说，我们是改写，而不是编写人生剧本，即对已有思维的转换。当我们认识到人生剧本的低劣以及思维方式的低效，就会积极地加以改写。9.人类的自我意识天赋是积极处世的基础，另两项天赋，想象力和良知，则使我们能在生活中发扬积极精神，施行自我领导。10.一个人的思维方式能决定他的态度和行为，就好像“透镜”能影响一个人对世界的观察一样。生活中心不同，产生的观念也就各异。11.为人父母者也难免会走入一定的管理误区，只想到规矩、效率与控制，忽略了目的、方向与亲情。 习惯三　要事第一 ——自我管理的原则1.重要之事决不可受芝麻绿豆小事牵绊。格雷说：“成功者能为失败者所不能为，纵使并非心甘情愿，但为了理想与目标，仍可以凭毅力克服心理障碍。”2.有效的管理指的就是要事第一，先做最重要的事情。3.如何分辨轻重缓急与培养组织能力，是时间管理的精髓。4.一旦确定了人生方向，你就应该对自己进行有效的管理，让生活与设想一致。5.独立意志指的是做出决定和主动选择，并根据这些决定和选择采取具体行动的能力。有了独立意志，我们就可以主动作为，而不是被动听命，而且在发挥其他三大天赋拟定出计划之后，就能够积极实施这些计划。6.领导者首先要决定的，就是哪些事情是重要的；而作为管理者，就是要将这些重要的事务优先安排。从这个意义上说，自我管理的实质就是自律和条理，是对计划的实施。7.如果你能够成为高效率的自我管理者，那么你的自律就是由内而外形成的，是独立意志的具体表现，你所信奉与追随的就是内在的价值观及在此基础上形成的人生要旨。有了独立意志和诚信人格，你就可以控制自己的感情、冲动以及情绪，服从这些价值观的约束。8.重要性与目标有关，凡有价值、有利于实现个人目标的就是要事。一般人往往对燃眉之急立即反应，对当务之急却不尽然，所以更需要自制力与主动精神，急所当急。9.按照彼得·德鲁克（Peter Drucker）的观点，高效能人士的脑子里装的不是问题，而是机会。他们不会在各种各样的问题上浪费时间和精力，他们的思维方式是预防型的，总是能够做到防患于未然。当然，他们也有真正意义上的危机和紧急事件需要马上处理，但是这类事件的数量相对来说很少。他们能够平衡产出和产能的关系，将时间和精力集中在重要但是并不紧急的事务上，即第二象限事务，完成这些活动能够提高个人的处事能力。10.勇于说“不”，若要专注于要务，就得排除次要事务的牵绊，此时需要有说“不”的勇气。人各有志，各有优先要务。必要时，应该不卑不亢地拒绝别人。11.在紧急与重要之间，知道取舍。时刻牢记你要拒绝，有时可能是拒绝生活中紧急的事情，甚至是很重要的事。但是即使它们还不错，却会阻碍你把其他事情做到最好。12.我们一天中可能会同意或拒绝很多次。因此以原则为中心和关注个人使命宣言，我们就有足够的智慧做出判断。13.有效管理是把握重点的管理，由领导决定什么是重点后，再靠自制力来掌握重点，时刻把它们放在第一位，以免被感觉、情绪或冲动所左右。 习惯四　双赢思维——人际领导的原则1.双赢者把生活看作一个合作的舞台，而不是一个角斗场。一般人看事情多非此即彼，非强即弱，非胜即败。其实世界之大，人人都有足够的立足空间，他人之得不必视为自己之失。2.如果赢要以过多的时间和精力为代价，以至于得不偿失，那么还是“退一步海阔天空”的好。3.最好的选择必须依情况而定，关键是认清形势，不要教条地把某一种模式应用于每一种情况。4.多数情况都只是相互依赖的大环境的一部分，于是只有双赢模式才是唯一可行的。长远来看，不是双赢，就一定是两败俱伤，所以我们才说，只有双赢才是在相互依赖的环境中唯一可行的交往模式。5.如果实在无法达成共识，实现双赢，就不如好聚好散（放弃交易）。6.心中留有退路，顿觉轻松无比，更不必耍手段、施压力，迫使对方就范。坦诚相见，更有助于发掘及解决问题。即使买卖不成，仁义尚在，或许日后还有合作的机会。7.双赢可使双方互相学习、互相影响及共谋其利。要达到互利的境界必须具备足够的勇气及与人为善的胸襟，尤其与损人利己者相处更得这样。8.培养这方面的修养，少不了过人的见地、积极主动的精神，并且以安全感、人生方向、智慧与力量作为基础。9.一个诚信、成熟、知足的人在人际交往中很少或者根本不需要用到什么技巧。10.一般人都会担心资源稀缺，认为世界如同一块大饼，并非人人得而食之。假如别人多抢走一块，自己就会吃亏，人生仿佛一场零和游戏。这是“匮乏心态”（Scarcity Mentality）。抱持这种心态的人，甚至希望与自己有利害关系的人小灾小难不断，疲于应付，无法安心竞争。他们时时不忘与人比较，认定别人的成功等于自己的失败。纵使表面上虚情假意地赞许，内心却妒恨不已，唯独占有能够使他们肯定自己。他们又希望四周环境都是唯命是从的人，不同的意见则被视为叛逆、异端。11.公众领域的成功并非意味着压倒旁人，而是通过成功的有效交往让所有参与者获利，大家一起工作，一起探讨，一起实现单枪匹马无法完成的理想，这种成功要以知足心态为基础。12.当你超越环境、态度和行为，将触角探寻到自己的内心，就会发现双赢和所有其他正确原则一样，本就深植在我们的生活中。你对双赢的态度越坚持，越真诚，越积极，越投入，你对他人的影响力就越大。这是对人际领导能力的真正考验，它超越了交易式（Transactional）领导的范畴，升华至转换式（Transformational）领导的层面，后者能让个人和关系发生转变。13.在双赢协议中，对以下五要素应该有明确的规定：预期结果：确认目标和时限，方法不计。指导方针：确认实现目标的原则、方针和行为限度。可用资源：包括人力、财力、技术或者组织资源。任务考核：建立业绩评估标准和时间。奖惩制度：根据任务考核确定奖惩。 习惯五　知彼解己——移情沟通的原则1.若要用一句话归纳人际关系方面的一个最重要的原则，那就是：知彼解己——首先去寻求了解对方，然后再争取让对方了解自己。这一原则是进行有效人际沟通的关键。2.沟通是生活中最重要的技能。人们在清醒时的大多数时间都在交流。然而听懂别人说话，尤其是从对方的立场去聆听，实在不是件容易事。3.除了物质，人类最大的生存需求源自心理，即被人理解、肯定、认可和欣赏。4.人人都渴望知音，所以这方面的投资绝对值得，它能使你掌握真正的症结，大大增加情感账户的储蓄。5.表达自己并非自吹自擂，而是根据对他人的了解来诉说自己的意见，有时候甚至会改变初衷。因为在了解别人的过程中，你也会产生新的见解。6.不要太过心急，要有耐心，要尊重对方。在你能够感同身受之前，人们一般不会主动向你吐露心声。你要一直关注他们的行为，并表示理解。你应该睿智、敏感而又头脑清楚，并能够抛开个人经历。7.如果你真正爱一个人，那么花时间了解对方将有益于今后的坦诚相待，这样一来，很多困扰家庭和婚姻的问题都将被扼杀在萌芽状态，没有发展壮大的机会。即便有这样的机会，充足的情感账户储蓄也会让问题迎刃而解。8.先理解别人。在问题出现之前，在评估和判断之前，在你表达个人观点之前，先理解别人，这是有效的相互依赖关系中最有用的习惯。当我们真正做到深入了解彼此的时候，我们之间的分歧不再是交流和进步的障碍，而是通往协同效应的阶梯。9.解决冲突其实并不是同理心倾听的目标，理解对方才是。10.如果你真正想寻求理解，就要丢掉诡计和伪善。11.不要太过心急，要有耐心，要尊重对方。在你能够感同身受之前，人们一般不会主动向你吐露心声。你要一直关注他们的行为，并表示理解。你应该睿智、敏感而又头脑清楚，并能够抛开个人经历。何不从现在起立刻付诸行动，不论在办公室或家中，敞开胸怀，凝神倾听。不要急功近利，即使短期内未获回馈也决不气馁。 习惯六　统合综效——创造性合作的原则1.美国前总统乔治·布什曾在就职演说中提到：统合综效的基本心态是，如果一位具有相当聪明才智的人跟我意见不同，那么对方的主张必定有我尚未体会的奥妙，值得加以了解。与人合作最重要的是，重视不同个体的不同心理、情绪与智能，以及个人眼中所见到的不同世界。与所见略同的人沟通，益处不大，要有分歧才有收获。我以圣者的期望自勉：对关键事务——团结，对重大事务——求变，对所有事务——宽大。英国前首相温斯顿·丘吉尔受命领导全英抵抗外敌入侵时曾说，他这一生都在为这一刻做准备。同样，所有其他习惯也都是在为“统合综效”这个习惯做准备。统合综效就是整体大于部分之和，也就是说各个部分之间的关系也是整体的一个组成部分，但又不仅仅是一个组成部分，而是最具激发、分配、整合和激励作用的部分。2.独立的人都想在相互依赖的环境中取得成功，他们或者借助权势力量实现赢/输模式，或者通过讨好每一个人来实现输/赢模式。可能他们嘴上说着双赢技巧，实际上却不想聆听，只想操纵别人。缺乏安全感的人认为所有的人和事都应该依照他们的模式。他们总想利用克隆技术，以自己的思想改造别人。他们不知道人际关系最可贵的地方就是能接触到不同的模式。相同不是统一， 一致也不等于团结，统一和团结意味着互补，而不是相同。相同毫无创造性可言，而且沉闷乏味。在相互依赖的环境中，人们在解决问题和下决定的时候往往将太多的时间和精力耗费在玩弄权术、唇枪舌剑、彼此提防、争权夺势和放马后炮等消极无益的事情上。这就像是开车的时候一只脚踩油门，另一只脚却踩刹车。在这样的环境里根本无法实现统合综效。3.统合综效的精髓就是判断和尊重差异，取长补短。从非此即彼的思想中走出来，实现思维转换，结果前后会天差地别。4.所谓统合综效的沟通，是指敞开胸怀，接纳一切奇怪的想法，同时也贡献自己的见地。很少人曾在家庭或其他人际关系中，体验过集体创作的乐趣，日常生活中却习惯封闭和多疑。这常造成一生中最大的不幸——空有无尽的潜力，却无用武之地。5.与人合作最重要的是，重视不同个体的不同心理、情绪与智能，以及个人眼中所见到的不同世界。与所见略同的人沟通，益处不大，要有分歧才有收获。一般人或多或少有过“众志成城”的经验，例如：一场球赛暂时激发了团队精神；或是在危难中共同配合、急人所急，挽回一条生命。不过，这些通常都被视为特例，甚至奇迹，而非生活的常态。其实这些奇迹可以经常发生，甚至天天出现。但前提是必须勇于冒险，肯博采众议。因为凡是创新就得有担当，不怕失败，不断尝试，即便最后证明是错误的。不愿冒风险的人，经不起此种煎熬。6.低层次的沟通源自低信任度，其特点是人与人之间互相提防，步步为营，经常借助法律说话，为情况恶化作打算，其结果只能是赢/输或者输/赢，而且毫无效率可言，即产出/产能不平衡，最后只能是让人们更有理由进行自我防御和保护。中间一层是彼此尊重的交流方式，唯有相当成熟的人才办得到。但是为了避免冲突，双方都保持礼貌，但却不一定为对方设想。即使掌握了对方的意向，也不能了解背后的真正原因，也不可能完全开诚布公，探讨其余的选择路径。这种沟通层次在独立的，甚至在相互依赖的环境中尚有立足之地，但并不具创造性。在相互依赖的环境中，最常用的态度是妥协，这意味着1+1=11/2，双方都有得有失。这种沟通中没有自我防御和保护，也没有愤怒和操控，有的只是诚实、坦率和尊重。但是，它不具创造性和统合综效的能力，只能引致双赢的低级形式。统合综效意味着1+1等于8或16，甚至1600。源自高信任度的统合综效能带来比原来更好的解决方案，每一个参与者都能认识到这一点，并全心享受这种创造性的事业。由此产生的文化氛围即使不能持久，至少也可以在当时促成产出/产能的平衡。即使在既不能统合综效也不能干脆放弃的情况下，只要用心尝试和努力，通常也都会达成更有效的妥协。7.自以为是的人总以为自己最客观，别人都有所偏颇，其实这才是画地为牢。反之，虚怀若谷的人承认自己有不足之处，而乐于在与人交往中汲取丰富的知识见解，重视不同的意见，因而增广见闻。此所谓“三人行，必有我师焉”。完全矛盾的两种意见同时成立是否合乎逻辑，问题不在于逻辑，而是心理使然。 习惯七　不断更新——平衡的自我提升原则1.美国前众议员布鲁斯·巴登（Bruce Barton）曾说：人生最值得的投资就是磨炼自己，因为生活与服务人群都得靠自己，这是最珍贵的工具。工作本身并不能带来经济上的安全感，具备良好的思考、学习、创造与适应能力，才能立于不败之地。拥有财富，并不代表经济独立，拥有创造财富的能力才真正可靠。2.自我提升和完善是一种原则，也是一个过程，一个在成长和转变之间螺旋式上升的过程，一个不断完善自我的过程。自我提升和完善的过程必须包括天性中的所有四个层面：身体、精神、智力、社会/情感。身体层面指有效呵护我们的身体——健康饮食，充足休息以及定期锻炼。精神层面是人的本质、核心和对价值体系的坚持，精神层面的更新为你指引人生方向。智力层面的更新主要靠教育，借此不断学习知识，磨砺心智，开阔视野。有时需要借助课堂教学或系统的学习计划。但在更多的情况下并非如此，积极处世的人有能力摸索出无数种自我教育的方法。社会/情感层面的重点是围绕着人际领导、移情交流和创造性合作的原则。每个层面的更新都很重要，因此只有平衡好四个层面的更新进度，才能取得最理想的效果，忽视任何一个层面都会对其他层面产生消极影响。身体健康有助于心智发展，精神提升有益于人际关系的完满。因此，平衡才能产生最佳的整体效果。3.对自己投资，对我们用来处世和做贡献的唯一工具进行投资是我们在一生中做出的最有效的投资。我们取得成绩的工具就是我们自己。 总结达格·哈马舍尔德（Dag Hammarskjold）曾说：把玩内心兽性的人，早晚会变成真正的野兽；整天弄虚作假的人，终将失去获得真理的权利；暴虐成性的人，头脑的判断力会日益减退。如果真的要保持花园整洁，就不能让杂草有立足之地。修身励志没有捷径。一旦具备了自我意识，我们就必须选择自己需要遵循的目标与原则。否则就如真空被慢慢填满一样，自我意识存在的空间会越来越小，并最终消失，而我们就会变成只为生存和繁衍而活着的行尸走肉。当我们依照螺旋式上升的路线成长时，是在自我提升和完善的过程中勤勤恳恳，培养并遵从了自己的良知。它会鞭策和指引我们沿着自由、安全、智慧和力量的道路前行。因为收获法则始终发挥着支配作用——种瓜得瓜，种豆得豆，不多也不少。公正的法则不可动摇，我们越是靠近正确的原则，就越能对事情做出明智的判断，我们的思路也就越清晰明了，也就越是能改变我们的人生。

David Wheatly is the Principal and Chief Question Asker at Humanergy, he's the author of “What Great Teams Do Great” and “50 Dos For Everyday Leadership.” You'll love listening to David talk about his journey from England to the USA with lessons including: The components and elements of leadership choices The common themes that set great teams apart The red path and green path (which one are you on?) What makes great questions “great.” Join our Tribe at https://leadership-hacker.com Music: " Upbeat Party " by Scott Holmes courtesy of the Free Music Archive FMA Transcript: Thanks to Jermaine Pinto at JRP Transcribing for being our Partner. Contact Jermaine via LinkedIn or via his site JRP Transcribing Services Find out more about David below: David on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/humanergy/ Humanergy Website: https://humanergy.com David on Twitter: https://twitter.com/davidwheatley1 Full Transcript Below ----more---- Steve Rush: Some call me Steve, dad, husband or friend. Others might call me boss, coach or mentor. Today you can call me The Leadership Hacker.   Thanks for listening in. I really appreciate it. My job as the leadership hacker is to hack into the minds, experiences, habits and learning of great leaders, C-Suite executives, authors and development experts so that I can assist you developing your understanding and awareness of leadership. I am Steve Rush and I am your host today. I am the author of Leadership Cake. I am a transformation consultant and leadership coach. I cannot wait to start sharing all things leadership with you   Joining me on the show today is David Wheatly. He's the Principal and Chief Question Asker, Humanergy, leadership development consultancy. He's the author of What Great Teams Do Great and 50 Dos For Everyday Leadership. Before we get a chance to speak with David, it's The Leadership Hacker News. The Leadership Hacker News Steve Rush: When the chairman and CEO of PepsiCo Indra Nooyi was asked by Fortune magazine, what's the most important leadership advice she's been given. She said, whatever anybody does or says assume positive intent. And when you follow this advice, your approach to a personal problem becomes very different. When you assume negative intent, you're often angry or annoyed. If you let go of this anger or annoyance and assume positive intent, you'll be able to listen generously and speak straight and more effectively. And this advice is not insignificant from a leader who has made one of the boldest moves in their industry in recent years. Nooyi was featured in 2015 issue of Fortune for her bold move of taking PepsiCo in an audacious strategy shift beyond unhealthy snacks and drinks. Despite her critics at the time, PepsiCo has had positive year on year organic growth and has crushed the shares of rival Coke. Assuming positive intent is clearly a powerful leadership move. However, to get good at it, you must first recognize your automatic tendency to sometimes see the negative intentions in people. And then you must deliberately practice looking for positive intent. When you look for positive intent, you automatically give people the benefit of the doubt, and you give yourself a chance to learn about what could have caused the situation you find yourselves in. In fact, you might even be surprised something you hadn't expected might come out of the woodwork. Maybe in a few cases, you'll learn that the person had positive intent, but it just landed negatively. Allow yourself to learn this rather than jumping to conclusions without clear information and doing so you can take action. And of course, by assuming positive intent, you're also practicing great leadership. You'd like to avoid many of the embarrassing situations that come with having negative connotation. So, the leadership lesson here is when you hear or see something that feels negative, reframe it and ask yourself what could have been the reasons behind the action behind the event. And you'll find some positivity in there somewhere. That's been The Leadership Hacker News. We'd love to hear your stories and insights. So please get in touch. Start of Podcast Steve Rush: David Wheatley is a special guest on today's show. He's the Principal and Chief Question Asker at Humanergy, a leadership development consultancy focused on helping people transform themselves along with those who work with them. David's a co-author of What Great Teams Do Great and 50s Dos For everyday leadership. David, welcome to The Leadership Hacker Podcast. David Wheatley: Thanks for having me on. Steve Rush: So really keen to get into your backstory that helps send us down a little bit about why you do what you do now. So how did that go from Leeds end up working for The Met Police in London? David Wheatley: I'll try and give you the short story of this, but I put it all down to whitewater kayaking and I taught whitewater kayaking when I was a kid, I'd spent most of my summers in the lake district. And I was looking at different times to go in the Navy. I thought about Dartmouth. And then I'd always said, well, I don't get in there, then maybe the police. And I saw an advert for the police in London that had a guy kayaking on the front of it. And I thought that's the one for me. And so, I applied and got in and spent five years with what's known in England as the met, which is the police force for greater London. And so that was the easy story of how I ended up moving 200 miles south of my hometown to go seek my fortune in the Capitol. Steve Rush: So how long were you at the met police? David Wheatley: I was there for five years in the eighties, which was an interesting time to be in London. Steve Rush: Because London bit like most cities, if you look back in history and certainly some of the big cities in the U.S. and around the around Europe and the world actually. The eighties was kind of their revolving or revolutionary years where they went from what they were to where they are now. And London was definitely one of those cities, wasn't it? David Wheatley: Yeah, it was definitely in transition. So, there were places that you would feel safer than not. And there were definitely communities that were in transition at the same time. So, and now a few riots thrown in during my time too. Steve Rush: And when you look back on your time with the metropolitan police, were there lessons that you learned then that you now carry forward to the work that you do now? David Wheatley: If you look at anything, right. There should be a lesson that you can take out of it. And there were thousands of when I was in that place and I was a cop on the streets of London at twenty-one. And the advice I'd give myself is to stop being so fully yourself and arrogant and being an ass, start growing up a bit quicker and paying attention to what's going on around you. And I think that's one of those things, isn't it? That the great quote says when I was eighteen, I couldn't believe how stupid my dad was. And when I was twenty-one, I was surprised at what you'd learned in three years. Steve Rush: Yeah, it's a great quote, isn't it? David Wheatley: I wish I had the thought and the calm, the willingness to stay calm and question back then, rather than the energy and enthusiasm and excitement and arrogance of a twenty-one-year-old. Steve Rush: So how did you end up then becoming from a place officer to leading a great leadership consultancy in the U.S.? David Wheatley: Again, I put that back to whitewater kayaking, because I got to place in my police career where my colleagues were saying that's five down, only twenty-five to go, and then I can buy a house in the national park and a sports car and do all my hobbies and my hobbies, where, like I say, whitewater kayaking and a bit of climbing. And I thought, well, 30 years' time and a career of thirty years, maybe I won't be able to do those things. So perhaps now's the time to go. And I left the police and moved to the lake district of England, which is a national park in the Northwest. I went to a college in the heart of the lake district to get an education degree while I could still continue my kayaking. And across the lake from the college, I went to was another college that was doing management training using the outdoors. And they needed people with the right bits of paper. And so, I would quite literally paddle from one college across lake Windermere to the other college to go and work with these leadership teams whether it was building a raft or out kayaking, getting to know each other that way. And it evolved from there. We came away from the outdoors and it becomes much more about asking questions that people in their own settings these days. And I've been in the states now for twenty-five years and with Humanergy for twenty-one. Steve Rush: So, what was the pivotal moment for you then to leave blighty and move to the U.S.? David Wheatley: Well, it's part of that college course. I did a six-month exchange to the U.S. and I went back with a wife and a three-year-old. And so, my wife spent five years living in Kendall in Cumbria and decided that she'd love to move back to the states. And so, I looked for some work over here and got a job here in 1996, or as someone told me the other day, the late nineteen hundred which makes me sound really old. And I was working with my now business partner and that company folded in 2000 and we started our own company, Humanergy, which has been around since. Steve Rush: Awesome. Are you still Kayaking? David Wheatley: I was kayaking this last weekend, although the water's a lot less white around here. Steve Rush: Yes, indeed. Unfortunately, I have the Thames, so I'm able to jump on my kayak and shoot up the Thames as long as it's not going upstream after heavy rainfall. David Wheatley: Yeah, so we have the Kalamazoo River just on our doorstep here and it's a beautiful river, goes through the nature center. So, it's all very wilderness, but it's quite flattened, slow moving. So, my whitewater kayak looks a little out of place on it. Steve Rush: I bet it does, yeah. You co-wrote the book, What Great teams Do Great. And in the book, you talk about leadership choices. I fundamentally believe that there are loads of those, but from your experience, what are the kind of key components and elements of leadership choice? David Wheatley: Yeah, I appreciate you bringing that up because that's fundamental to our philosophy of leadership. We believe that leadership is not about your title or your rank or the size of your office, the brass plaque on your desk or any of those things. It's about the choices you make that influence the people around you. And if you think about it that way, then everybody, every day is making leadership choices. They're making choices that influence those around them. And you break it down into that level of simplicity. I'm making a choice, that's influencing you. Then I have some level of leadership and then we broke it into a couple of areas that we could focus on. One is, that choice focused on me or the greater good? And you can kind of draw a line between those two. So, if it's a self-focused choice, then it's about me at the cost of everybody else. If it's a great good choice, it's about me and everybody else that I'm naturally connected to. And we believe that as a leader, you want to be closer to that greater good choice and of that continuum. The other continuum we identified as one of the levels of commitment, which kind of goes from a place of comfort to a place of impact. So, am I committed to my comfort or my committed to impact? And when you plot those two continuums, you end up with, what we've identified as four leadership choices that kind of show the different styles that go from destructive, which is I'm committed to impact, but it's all about me. Passive, which is I'm committed to comfort, and it's still all about me or the better choices which hit that greater good end of the continuum, which is a productive choice, which may be that I'm still committed to my comfort little bit, but I'm willing to help. And then a transformative choice, which is when I'm committed to impact. And I see the greater good and all the work that we do is trying to get people to make more choices in what we would call a top half of those four, which is the productive and transformative quadrants. Steve Rush: When you hear people talk about choices, often that comes with a connotation that people have made a deliberate decision, but I'm looking at your research. Often, the choices that they've made are contributory to where they end up, right? David Wheatley: I think that's just one of the questions we ask is, are your choices yours to make? And when people say yes, most of the time. Although I had a class this week and somebody said no, not really. If I'm told I have to do this by my boss, I don't have a choice. And then somebody else in the room said, yes, you do. You don't have to work there. And she said, yes, I do. I have to work here because I have bills. And then they got into the discussion about how they were all choices. Steve Rush: Yeah. David Wheatley: And even the decision to choose, to work there, to choose, to continue to work there after a boss mandated, we're all their choices. And it's kind of interesting at the moment, especially in the states, we're seeing a lot of people see that and make the choice to leave companies. There's a bit of an exodus of companies because people are saying, I don't have to put up with this anymore. There's opportunities and I'm going to choose to leave and choose to go find somewhere that fits a little better with my values. Steve Rush: In the U.S. actually, there's this great resignation that's going on at the moment where there is a bunch of people leaving in droves, their organizations. David Wheatley: Yep, and in some cases, they're not finding a role elsewhere. They're doing something on their own and other cases that lost to the ether somewhere. But yes, that's this mass exodus that people are making the choice to say, I don't have to put up with this. And I think it's interesting. I was just in a meeting before we came in here and people were talking about, they don't have people, which means that the people they do have are being pushed to do twice as much work as they would do in the past. Steve Rush: Right. David Wheatley: And the result of that is some of them are leaving. Steve Rush: Yeah. David Wheatley: So, that's a choice. It's been interesting to see that that's seems to be more comfortable choice for people at the moment. Steve Rush: What'd you think the reason is that some people, even though they are making choices, don't perceive them to be choices? David Wheatley: I think people get stuck, don't they? Especially over here, we could get a bit philosophical that if you're motivated externally, then the choices you make are about how you look and what you have. And I see that the most centered, balanced leaders are motivated internally and it's about who they are and doing the right thing and making sure they're constantly on the journey inwards. And I think it was Dag Hammarskjold who said, “The longest journey of them all is the journey inwards.” I think half of my work are leadership coach is helping people take that journey inwards rather than to take the journey outwards. Because if you're on that outward journey where it's about how I look, how I'm perceived and the stuff I've got, then that can make us feel like we can't make choices. Steve Rush: All right, that's back to that continuum of comfort and impact people feel comfortable. It comes with another load of emotions that make them feel secure or safe, but actually that sometimes can be holding them back, right? David Wheatley: Yeah, over here in Michigan. It's not unusual for families to have a cottage up north, on a lake somewhere. And you hear people say, oh yeah, I've got a cottage, but I've not been there this year because I've been so busy working. It's like, so why have the cottage? Steve Rush: Yeah, why not work from the cottage? David Wheatley: Yeah, exactly. And these days you can, of course, but it seems like it, but then people get locked into this. I have to go and work here. I have to make this much money. I have to do this stuff in order to have the things that I perceive, but I don't actually make the time to use them. It's one of the things I try to do in my work is keep as much balance as possible. So, I take a lot of Fridays off in the summer so we can hit the water. My vacation for next year is already scheduled. I don't know whether it'll happen at precisely that way or not, but that's important time to get, so I put that in first, before I start filling in the work around it, because it's those experiences that happen on my vacation that are important. And the bigger question is, are you living to work or working to live? Steve Rush: All of which, are your choices, of course. David Wheatley: Exactly. Steve Rush: Yeah, so you've done a lot of work with teams throughout your career and focusing on helping team performance as well. And I thought, what would be helpful is digging into the whole notion then that says, you know, what great teams do Great. Well, what are those things that set great teams apart? David Wheatley: Funnily enough, I have a book on this. It's available all at all good book store. There's a couple of things that we've identified that really work for the book, if I break it into two things. One of them is what we call the set-up box and teams tend to skip around the setup to get straight into the plan. And when we talk about the setup, it's about getting to know each other. So, who do we actually have on the team and what do they bring? Making sure we understand the environment that we're in at the moment and what that impact is on us. Getting clarity as to what we're trying to achieve and then establishing our non-negotiables. So, what are the small number of things that really, we want as our values or our non-negotiables, our behavioral expectations of each other, build that team. And the more time we spend there, the more we're setting ourselves up for a successful experience. And folks can often jump through that because they think, oh, let's just take that as read and we'll get straight into what we're going to do. And then they find issues occur later that require them to come back and spend the time though. So, it's another one of those things that I know of find that time to do it right by always make time to do it over. Steve Rush: Yeah, exactly. David Wheatley: And teams that spend the time in that set up box will save lots of time later on because they did the work. The second piece is that comes back to the choices we make and we break it into green path and red path choices. So that productive and transformative choices I talked about earlier will be green path. The passive and destructive will be what we call red path choices. And it's when we have issues and red path choices, or when we see people be defensive, attack, avoid, accommodate, make excuses, whine, all of those things make the team worse. And we actually put them up there and labeled them so people can see if you're doing any of these, your part of the problem. The flip side of that of course, is the green path is, means I have to be caring, honest and direct. I have to be willing to listen. I have to take in all the perspectives and engage people in a way that drives us forward to a solution. And if I'm doing that, I'm part of the solution. And now that's significantly harder than the whining or the excuses or the attacking, avoid, but it builds the team and it builds the credibility of the team. And it sounds simple but putting it out in front of people and saying, you know, is this a green path or a red path choice, or in other words, is this building us or is this degrading us over time? Is the other thing that all too often, we see teams that have got problems and that could have been resolved six weeks ago if they had just had a good conversation about it, but they didn't. And then, it started to fester and they neglected things. And next thing, the teams falling apart and the results, aren't where they need to be. Steve Rush: So, for those teams who do follow the green path, what's the reason that they're able to keep laser focused and follow the green path and not be distracted? David Wheatley: And the reality is we're all human. So, we all make choices on the red and the green path consistently. The better leaders make more choices on the green, but they don't necessarily make none on the red. What I find is that people are making more green path choices, it encourages and emboldens more green patch choices. So, if you come back from lunch and there's a piece of lettuce between your teeth, and I tell you, there's a piece of lettuce between the teeth in a way that's caring, then you will appreciate that. You might be slightly embarrassed, but you'll appreciate it. And then when you see me with something so good like that, you're more likely to let me know that so that I'm not as embarrassed later on, those are simple green path choices that help us build the relationship. But then that relationship helps us deliver the results that we need when we need it. Because when we build that relationship, we have that level of trust. We're more willing to do what it takes to get us to that that result. And if it means digging in a bit deeper, I've been a bit more creative or working on some things, I'm willing to do that because we built that connection. As simple as you were willing to tell me, I had a piece of lettuce between my teeth. Steve Rush: Yeah, it's the small things that make the big differences, right? David Wheatley: Yeah, and if I don't do that and you get home five o'clock tonight, and you're looking in the mirror and you say, wow, I've still got a piece of lunchtime lettuce in my teeth. How many people have I passed that didn't tell me that? Steve Rush: Yeah. David Wheatley: And then you go in tomorrow morning with a completely different attitude about those people, and you're right. I just was in a meeting where I said, I think I used the phrase, it's driving me crazy. And someone put it in the chat box, but we're really trying to lean away from using the word crazy because it cannot not always be inclusive to people with mental health issues. And I thought, wow, that's kind of cool. And, but rather than have the conversation in the chat box, let's have the conversation in the meeting so that we can get this out here and understand what you're saying. And I can learn from it as well as everybody else can learn from it. And if that's turning some people off, then we need to know it, but we need to be willing to have those conversations so that we can align and make it better as we move forward. Steve Rush: Yeah, I love that. Now, all teams, including high-performing teams have an achilleas heel, having your experience of working with many teams, what do you see as the biggest achilleas heel for teams? David Wheatley: Ego. Steve Rush: Okay, tell me more? David Wheatley: I wanted to see what would happen if I just said that and nothing else afterwards, but I think ego gets in the way, because we're not willing to see ourselves as being wrong or not perfect. And all too often that trips teams up when somebody or some people in that team let their egos get the best of them. If you think about my continuum going from self to greater good, in some ways I have to manage that ego to be part of the greater good, because if it takes over then that drives me back to the self and of the continuum and makes my choice more red path than green path. And that's when senior leaders don't want to be told that they might be wrong. When people aren't open to feedback, when people aren't learning from the folks who are operating machinery, for example, and I was talking to a client this week and the folks who operate the machines, keep telling the engineers that there's some better ways of doing it, but the engineers aren't interested because the folks who operate the machines don't have engineering degrees. In my mind, that's an ego issue that is negatively impacting that team. Steve Rush: Agreed. And it happens in every business, right? David Wheatley: Yeah, it does. If those engineers actually got on the floor and talk to those folks, they'd probably find out there as smart, if not smarter as their engineering degree, because they'd been operating that machine for twenty years. Now, they may not have the ability to draw it or to capture or do all the technical stuff they learned in college, but they know what that machine is doing and they know how to get the most out of it. And yet it's ego that gets in the way of that. Steve Rush: Agree. So, one of the things I wanted to kick around with you is this whole notion of failure versus success. So many teams that I've worked with or work for often spend quite a bit of time debriefing what went wrong and getting stuck in the moment of failure versus elevating themselves into success. What's the reason that that happens typically? David Wheatley: I think that's fits with the red path, green path idea because when we're looking at failure, we're really looking to blame and we're looking backwards. I think that failure can drive opportunity. The American army have a process called the after-action review. And it's a simple learning cycle, you know, what did we say we were going to do? What did we do? What did we learn from this? How can we apply it next time? And so, you could pull that out. And so that's a simple learning cycle. One of the key differences is, the attitude they want, when you go in, this is not about blame, this is about learning. This is not about rank. This is about what we did. And if you had a part in this, you've got an equal say in this conversation. And again, that comes back to our ego conversation, doesn't it? If I'm willing to say all of this could have been wrong, but we're going to learn from it and apply it next time, then people are more likely to follow you then if I'm trying to scapegoat and looking backwards at failure, and I don't know why people spend so much time on yesterday because they can't do anything about it. Steve Rush: Yeah, it's interesting. I had this the same conversation, not so long ago about performance management in so much, as many people get stuck in looking at historic data and past performance. And actually, you can't manage performance because it's happened. You can do is manage the performer when it's going forward, which is your green path way path. David Wheatley: Yeah, and the green path said, we're forward focused on a solution. And that should be the attitude all the time. I might use yesterday to help educate me, but I'm educating myself to make tomorrow better. And leaders who drive that way, are a lot easier to follow than those who want to spend a lot of time on failure. Steve Rush: Aren't they just, yeah. Now you'll known at Humanergy as the Chief Question Asker. So where did the Moniker come from first of all? And then let's get into the concept of asking some questions. David Wheatley: Because some of your listeners are in the UK. I probably say this a little bit easier. We've never had titles in our organization. We've always said to people use the title that will get the job done, whatever title you need, you have that title if you needed to get the job done. And a few years ago, my business partner, I noticed on his LinkedIn, it said chief insight officer. And I thought, that actually fits with him. He's the kind of deep thinking one on the team. And so that fits, but what am I going to put now? Because if we're going to this, I should have something. And my first thought was chief humility officer, but I figured I might be the only person that thought that was funny. Steve Rush: That's right, yeah. David Wheatley: And then I started thinking about, when I'm doing my best work, what am I doing? And it keeps coming down to this. I ask a good question. And if I can ask a good question that unlocks that thinking of other people, then that's where, you know, where I have my value. And so, this idea of being the chief question asker was just a different way of looking at how I want to lead and the work I do at Humanergy. Steve Rush: So, if you ask a good question, how do you know if that's a good question or not? David Wheatley: Usually because people stop and you can see the cogs whirring as they think. And the key to a good question as well in my mind is to leave a lot of space afterwards, because if it is a good question, you can literally see it having its impact. And as people stop and think and their eyes, you can see them adjusting as they going inside their brain. And they're applying that straightaway. It's literally unlocking their head. You can see it happen in front of you. And when that happens you can just sit back as a coach and that warm feeling and say, I probably don't need to talk much for the rest of this meeting because they're going to come up with everything. I just had the question that unlocked their thinking, and now they're ready to go and primed. In a good coaching session, the less I say probably the better the coaching sessions been. Steve Rush: Yeah, and great questions also should be informed by the conversation not pre-ordained, or I see some sales teams having the top fifty questions to ask clients. And, you know, for me, if you're pre-loading your questions like that, you can't be then listening to your responses because listening is a sidekick to great communication when you ask great question, right? David Wheatley: Yeah, in my mind, that's the foundation for a great question, is the listening piece and not only the listening, but also being able to summarize what you're hearing. And sometimes you don't need to go to a great question. You just simply summarize what you just heard and that's enough for the person to say, oh, I guess that is what I said. And now I hear it back to me, this is what I'm thinking. And you've unlocked their thinking again, but absolutely it's in that order, you first have to listen, then you summarize well, and then potentially you ask a good question that unlocks their thinking. And so absolutely you're right. It's all part of a set. Steve Rush: Yeah, so this is the part of the show where we get a flip a little bit. So, I'm going to think about your leadership experiences, leading others and coaching many, many leaders throughout your career and ask you to try and distill them down into the top three. So, if you could, what would be your top three leadership hacks? David Wheatley: One of them we've already talked, about the powerful question and knowing what makes a powerful question. And it's quite often, it's usually a question that can't be answered yes or no. And it's not a question that's advice, disguised as a question. So, if you can stay away from those things, then you're probably leaning closer to a powerful question. The second thing that goes with that, and I've already alluded to this too, is what a friend of mine shared. This comes from some of the work of Humble Inquiry. There should be ten seconds that you leave after a question, because most people's thinking doesn't really kick in until about second seven. And I actually have a group that I'm working with at the moment, and they have a lawyer in the group and I have to wait till twelve or thirteen seconds for them because that's when his question kicks in, but it's kind of funny to literally count. And I count to ten and there's silence for ten seconds. And then I keep a little bit longer just for this one individual. And his question usually comes at twelve seconds after, or his thought comes twelve seconds after my question, because he wants to think about it. All too often, we're not comfortable with that silence for that length of time. But if I ask a question, I should give the space and the time for people to truly think about it before they respond. And then the third one in my mind would be assume positive intent. And this is something we use quite a lot in our work that all too often people's problems are because they assumed that somebody had ill intent about it. And if I go through life, assuming that people don't mean me ill, then my life will be so much more fruitful, better and enjoyable than if I worry about all the possibilities that could be happening when I see two people in the distance talking, or they're talking about me? I assume positive intent. And if they are talking about me, it's for good reasons. So, then I can let it go and not have to worry about it anymore. So those are my three, the powerful questions, leave ten seconds, at least after your question and then assume positive intent, Steve Rush: Great hacks, great advice. Interestingly, the last one. There's been some scientific research done quite a few years back. That's actually proven that 99.9% of our actions are with a positive intent. They might not often land positively and they may have a different impact, but the intent is positive. And I think just reframing that even when people screw up and do horrible things and you feel bad about it, if you can reframe that and allow yourself to recognize that it started out with a positive intent, it can often help you deal with different, right? David Wheatley: Absolutely, yeah. And that's green path thinking in my mind, I'd love to see that research too, because that's been my intuitive assumption. And yet half the time we're working with people who see something and they do what I call conspiracy theory thinking. Where they think about every bad possibility that could be going on in that world, and then life gets depressing. And just switching that off and saying, well, if we assume a positive intent, what could be going on? And you start to see them say, well, I guess they could be thinking this way or that way. And night and day switch people's perspective on a situation. Steve Rush: Yeah, you're right. David Wheatley: But it's hard. Steve Rush: Yeah, next part of the show, David, we call Hack to Attack. So, this is typically where something hasn't gone well. It could be that we've royally screwed up at work, whatever the case may be. But as a result of it, we've learned from that experience that we now use it as a positive in our life or our work. What would be your Hack to Attack? David Wheatley: Well, it's to take feedback. And I think when you're younger and people give you feedback about how you could be better or something that's going on or something that you haven't done quite as well, it can be very easy to resist that feedback and for your ego to get in the way. I've found that the more open I am to feedback, the more life is enjoyable and I get better at what I'm doing. It doesn't mean that I have to agree with it, but at least about process it, then there's usually something valuable comes out of it. And that, you know, I can be mad about it for a while and I can be frustrated by the fact that I got the feedback, but usually that frustration is based on the fact that I didn't like my performance and the feedback is accurate, but I don't necessarily get there straight away. And there's a great English comedian, Sarah Millican, who has a rule that she calls the 11 o'clock rule that applies to her comic stand-up that if you had a bad stand-up gig on the night before. She has till 11, o'clock the following day to whine and mope about it, and then she has to stop and let it go and move to the next one. And the same goes for when she has a great stand-up gig. She has till 11:00 AM the following day to celebrate it. And then she has to stop and get on with the next one. And I've actually used that a lot with people that are in leadership roles. If you get feedback, if somebody didn't go right, if something's really making you mad, then you've got till 11 o'clock the following morning to fester on it and then stop and move on. Steve Rush: I think it gives you some boundaries, doesn't it? David Wheatley: Yeah, I like that fact that it's saying, yes, you can mope about it, but only for a very limited time. And so that's the Millican rule or the Millican war is my Hack to Attack. Steve Rush: Awesome, and I never realized that we'd ever get Sarah Millican even by reference on the show, on a Leadership Hacker Podcast. David Wheatley: There you go. Steve Rush: So, you alluded a little bit to this earlier on in the conversation, when you were reflecting back on your days in the Met, we kind of always close out around giving some advice at twenty-one, but thinking back on all of your experiences, if there was just one kind of opportunity to bump into yourself and say, right. It's just this one thing, David, what would it be? What would you change? David Wheatley: I said some of it earlier, but I guess it can be summarized in don't take yourself too seriously. Steve Rush: Yeah, it's easy said than done that, right? So, it's an academic. You don't take yourself too seriously. I think has been said to me many times. And I have also probably said it to many associates, children, the family, right? David Wheatley: Yeah. Steve Rush: How do you go about doing that though? Because it's easier said than done. David Wheatley: I think it's one of those things that we again get stuck in ourselves, especially when we're younger that, you know, the world revolves around us, whoever you are, the world revolves around you. Someone once told me that we're all extras in everybody else's movie. And so that sense of, you know, you Steve sees the world revolving around you because you can't suddenly step out of your body and be somebody else. And it's that realization that everybody else is in that same spot. And the older you get, the more you realize that everybody has a backstory, everybody has issues that they're dealing with. Everybody has a broader sense of life that you're not aware of. And it's getting out of that that place that said the whole world revolves around me and understanding that everybody's got a little piece of it, which, you know, don't take yourself too seriously. Because we're all in this together kind of thing, is easy to say. The recognition, the realization that everybody is in the same boat and they have their issues and a backstory is the difference maker in my mind. And so, getting people to think about that and explore other people's perspectives can sometimes get you out of everything's about me. Steve Rush: Yeah, I like it. So, what's next for you and the folk of Humanergy? David Wheatley: Well, I continue a book, What Great Teams Do Great, which was released just in time for the pandemic. And so, we couldn't get out and physically advertise it. So that's still ongoing and we're constantly looking for what's next. At the moment, we've got some training that we call our high-impact leadership training, which is a twelve-month leadership adventure which takes four hours of classroom time a month. We used to do that. Face-To-Face in different locales, but COVID took it virtual. And there's been some fun doing that on Zoom with people that are coming in from all over the country, in some cases, all over the world to participate in a leadership journey that lasts for twelve months and continues to build, that's the fun project that we've got expanding at the moment. Steve Rush: Awesome, and wish you every success with it too. David Wheatley: Well, thank you. Steve Rush: So, our listeners might want to get hold of a copy of What Great Teams Do Great, and some of your other work and indeed find out a little bit more about what you and the firm are doing. Where's the best place for us to send them? David Wheatley: Well, humanergy.com and that's humanergy.com is where you can find everything about us and contact us and What Great Teams Do Great is available. All good bookstores and Amazon. Steve Rush: Awesome. We'll make sure those links are in our show notes as well for you. David Wheatley: What I'm encouraging folks to do. When you think about that greater good continuum is, if you can hold off a little bit, then go and order a book from your local bookstore that's been struggling for the last eight-teen months. It might take a little longer to get to you. It might be a little bit more expensive than it is on Amazon, but at least we're sharing some of the wealth with some people who've been struggling. And Jeff doesn't need any more money. Steve Rush: That's a great, call, love it. David, thanks ever so much for coming on the show, loved talking about the journey. I can really see the value that you talk about from red path, green path. I can see how teams can adopt that language super quick to really help them focus on the right things and thanks ever so much for being part of our community on the podcast. David Wheatley: Well Thanks, Steve. And I look forward to continuing listening to this journey. Steve Rush: Thanks very much David.   Closing   Steve Rush: I genuinely want to say heartfelt thanks for taking time out of your day to listen in too. We do this in the service of helping others, and spreading the word of leadership. Without you listening in, there would be no show. So please subscribe now if you have not done so already. Share this podcast with your communities, network, and help us develop a community and a tribe of leadership hackers.   Finally, if you would like me to work with your senior team, your leadership community, keynote an event, or you would like to sponsor an episode. Please connect with us, by our social media. And you can do that by following and liking our pages on Twitter and Facebook our handler there: @leadershiphacker. Instagram you can find us there @the_leadership_hacker and at YouTube, we are just Leadership Hacker, so that is me signing off. I am Steve Rush and I have been the leadership hacker.  

Our parables today will remind us that though we may be the sower of seeds, and we are also the soil that receives the seeds, it is not we who are in charge of the way things go. We are only in charge of our own personal behavior and response. Perhaps a little more leaning on the everlasting arms would do us all good.Two men who died recently on the same day, C.T. Vivian and John Lewis, were two that leaned upon the everlasting arms in their private lives, and gave generously of themselves to the public. They have much to teach us about what it means to be a person of faith. And they, along with Dag Hammarskjold, Paul the Apostle, and Jesus are our rabbis in today's podcast.

In this second QUARANTINE session we range over where we are and where we’re not, looking back to glimpse the way ahead and what the unknown feels like, through ruminations on THE CAVE IN THE SNOW, the memoir of a 12-year spiritual retreat by Tenzin Palmo (English born Diane Perry), Dag Hammarskjold’s MARKINGS, the web and the Zoom, hand wringing over hand washing, Sparrow’s dictum that “staying home is the new activism, and Jack Spicer’s poem “It is Forbidden to Look”—-where our discussion in and on the Great Pause took a pause. Following the form of the Spicer poem, which in part occurs within the myth of Orpheus and his descent to the underworld—-in Spicer case, following the screenplay of Cocteau’s “Orfe,” via a wall mirror-—to Eurydice back to life, after a few days we reflect on what we had said as well as keep going, touching on Ginsberg’s first reading of HOWL in 1955 and its 1980, 25th-anniversary performance, Greg Masters’ collaborative poem with Steve Levine “Well Hello” (for Arthur Rimbaud), the play “He Who Gets Slapped” by Leonid Nikolayevich Andreyev, the nature of masks and marks, and a homage to women, who it turns out outstrip men as our current essential workforce.

Now, before we leave heart month and the extra day of the year, thoughts seem to linger on recipes for the heart and many warm thoughts. Great minds have given us many thoughts from the heart on love.How deep is love? What is love? When I have quiet thoughts from the heart, I am reminded of the poem which was decided by Dr. Carl A. Meneinger at the literary symposium on October 27th, 1981 at the Dag Hammarskjold auditorium, United Nations. It is entitled, “Anyway.” People are unreasonable, illogical, self centered. Love them anyway.If you do good people will accuse you of selfish ulterior motives. Do good anyway.If you are successful, you will win false friends and true enemies. Try to be successful anyway.The good you do today will be forgotten tomorrow. Do it anyway.Honesty and frankness make you vulnerable. Be honest and frank anyway.People favor underdogs, but I notice they follow the top dogs. Fight for some underdogs anyway.What you spend years building may be destroyed overnight. Build anyway.People really need help but they may attack you if you help them. Try to help people anyway. Give the world the best you have and you’ll get kicked in the teeth. Give the world the best you have anyway. Love them anyway.Warm thoughts: Speak gently. It is far better to rule by love than fear. Speak gently. Let no harsh words mar the good we may do here. My home is where you hang your heart. May you have many great thoughts from the heart.Warm Thoughts from the Little Home on the Prairie Over a Cup of Tea by Luetta G. WernerFebruary 29, 1996Published in the Marion RecordI hope you enjoyed this podcast episode! Please follow along on this journey by going to visualbenedictions.com or following me on Instagram, Facebook, and Pinterest.

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  At Kennedys and King Jim's presentation at the CAPA November in Dallas conference on Nov 22, 2019: View Online, Download PDF The FBI got reports on David Ferrie on the very day of the assassination "The JFK case was a turning point for the FBI, in both its public reputation and its inner corruption" - Bill Turner, FBI Former CIA Moscow Station Chief Rolf Mowatt Larsen's presentation at the CAPA conference Larsen claims that the CIA recruited Oswald into a conspiracy to kill Kennedy Larsen also claims that Oswald fired at General Walker Video: David Josephs' presentation: Oswald's Mexico city trip (BOR 920) Video: David Jospehs' presentation: The Rifle: CE 139 (BOR 920) Larry Schnapf resigned from the Board of CAPA due to Cyril Wecht's presence at Judyth Baker's conference Book: Judyth Vary Baker - In Her Own Words by Walt Brown: Paperback, Kindle A synopsis of the CAPA Conference John Newman's presentation on Antonio Veciana's ties to military intelligence Article: Cold Case Hammarskjold by Jim Jim reviews the new documentary Cold Case Hammarskjold in his article Documentary: Cold Case Hammarskjold: Stream on Amazon, iTunes, Directv, Microsoft, Verizon, Vudu This is the best documentary on the Hammarskjold case Book: Who Killed Hammarskjold? by Susan Williams: Hardcover, Paperback, Kindle Article: Midnight in the Congo: Assassination of Lumumba & Mysterious Death of Dag Hammarskjold by Lisa Pease Article: Hammarskjold and Kennedy vs. The Power Elite by Jim DiEugenio The Hammarskjold Commission – Witness Statement of Lisa Pease SAIMR = South African Institute for Maritime Research The chief witness in the film is a former SAIMR operative named Alexander Jones He saw three pictures from the Hammarskjold crash site One of the men he saw in the photo was Keith Maxwell, an action operative of SAIMR Witnesses saw land rovers going to the accident scene This was before the accident was officially announced It very well could have been a clean-up team in the land rovers to eliminate any survivors Of all the dead bodies, only Hammarskjold's body was not charred and burned A card was stuffed into Hammarskjold's collar; an ace of spades according to a witness “Dag Hammarskjold was the greatest statesman of the 20th century” - President Kennedy Edmund Gullion, the then US Ambassador to Congo, suspected that the crash wasn't an accident Kennedy took over where Hammarskjold left off Operation Grandslam, an offensive undertaken by United Nations peacekeeping forces against the state of Katanga Katangese forces were decisively defeated and Katanga was forcibly reintegrated into the Congo After Kennedy's death, Johnson completely changed the policy in Congo The CIA was sent in to Congo to finish off the last remaining followers of Patrice Lumumba Eisenhower ordered the CIA to eliminate Lumumba Listener questions answered Richard Nixon aka Tricky Dick Nixon should have been impeached; it was a mistake not to impeach him Book: Into the Nightmare by Joseph McBride: Paperback, Kindle This is the best book on the Tippit case Jim's review of Lamar Waldron and Thom Hartmann's book Ultimate Sacrifice Book: Spy Saga: Lee Harvey Oswald and US Intelligence by Philip Melanson: Read online, Download PDF Video: Truth is the Only Client panel discussion Testimony of Dennis Hyman Ofstein to the Warren Commission: Read online, Download PDF June Cobb, a CIA informant and asset Video: Trailer of the documentary The Parkland Doctors: Watch here At 2:30pm on Nov 22nd, a guy told Dr. Malcolm Perry to never say that a shot came from the front  

There's nothing new under the sun. Pointless—everything is perfectly pointless! To our our weary hearts, Jesus invites us into the path of discipleship: "Feed my lambs. Feed my sheep. Follow me."Pastor Ben Masters preached "Weary of Pointlessness, Blessed with Discipleship" on October 20, 2019, at Hector Presbyterian Church.Scripture readings: Ecclesiastes 1:2-11 and John 21:1-19.Download the sermon transcript.

Dag Hammarskjold was such a dynamic secretary-general that for years, the motto about him was simply “Leave it to Dag.” Only the second person to hold that post when he was elected, Hammarskjold did a great deal to shape perceptions of the UN. Consequently, evaluations of his legacy have tended to run the gamut, from extremely positive to bitingly critical. Hammarskjold's defenders see him as a paragon of virtue, one who did his utmost to defuse international conflict at a time when the Cold War and decolonization threatened to ignite wars at any given moment. Hammarskjold's critics accused of him meddling in international politics, or worse, being a tool of western imperialists as they tried to maintain control over the decolonizing world. Henning Melber's Dag Hammarskjöld, the United Nations, and the Decolonisation of Africa (Hurst, 2019( looks at Hammarskjold's legacy. Melber offers no apology when he states that he deeply admires Hammarskjold, though he does also clarify that Hammarskjold was imperfect. Moreover, while Hammarskjold was a person of deep integrity, his life nevertheless reveals many of the shortcomings of the UN and the difficulty of forcing the great powers to accept justice for the Global South. This books offers a succinct and informative overview of the influences that shaped Hammarskjold, his work in relation to Africa, and the legacies he bequeathed to the UN. Long after his untimely death, Hammarskjold continues to illuminate much of the UN's history, and its complicated relationship with Africa. Zeb Larson is a recent graduate of The Ohio State University with a PhD in History. His research deals with the anti-apartheid movement in the United States. To suggest a recent title or to contact him, please send an e-mail to zeb.larson@gmail.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dag Hammarskjold was such a dynamic secretary-general that for years, the motto about him was simply “Leave it to Dag.” Only the second person to hold that post when he was elected, Hammarskjold did a great deal to shape perceptions of the UN. Consequently, evaluations of his legacy have tended to run the gamut, from extremely positive to bitingly critical. Hammarskjold’s defenders see him as a paragon of virtue, one who did his utmost to defuse international conflict at a time when the Cold War and decolonization threatened to ignite wars at any given moment. Hammarskjold’s critics accused of him meddling in international politics, or worse, being a tool of western imperialists as they tried to maintain control over the decolonizing world. Henning Melber’s Dag Hammarskjöld, the United Nations, and the Decolonisation of Africa (Hurst, 2019( looks at Hammarskjold’s legacy. Melber offers no apology when he states that he deeply admires Hammarskjold, though he does also clarify that Hammarskjold was imperfect. Moreover, while Hammarskjold was a person of deep integrity, his life nevertheless reveals many of the shortcomings of the UN and the difficulty of forcing the great powers to accept justice for the Global South. This books offers a succinct and informative overview of the influences that shaped Hammarskjold, his work in relation to Africa, and the legacies he bequeathed to the UN. Long after his untimely death, Hammarskjold continues to illuminate much of the UN’s history, and its complicated relationship with Africa. Zeb Larson is a recent graduate of The Ohio State University with a PhD in History. His research deals with the anti-apartheid movement in the United States. To suggest a recent title or to contact him, please send an e-mail to zeb.larson@gmail.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dag Hammarskjold was such a dynamic secretary-general that for years, the motto about him was simply “Leave it to Dag.” Only the second person to hold that post when he was elected, Hammarskjold did a great deal to shape perceptions of the UN. Consequently, evaluations of his legacy have tended to run the gamut, from extremely positive to bitingly critical. Hammarskjold’s defenders see him as a paragon of virtue, one who did his utmost to defuse international conflict at a time when the Cold War and decolonization threatened to ignite wars at any given moment. Hammarskjold’s critics accused of him meddling in international politics, or worse, being a tool of western imperialists as they tried to maintain control over the decolonizing world. Henning Melber’s Dag Hammarskjöld, the United Nations, and the Decolonisation of Africa (Hurst, 2019( looks at Hammarskjold’s legacy. Melber offers no apology when he states that he deeply admires Hammarskjold, though he does also clarify that Hammarskjold was imperfect. Moreover, while Hammarskjold was a person of deep integrity, his life nevertheless reveals many of the shortcomings of the UN and the difficulty of forcing the great powers to accept justice for the Global South. This books offers a succinct and informative overview of the influences that shaped Hammarskjold, his work in relation to Africa, and the legacies he bequeathed to the UN. Long after his untimely death, Hammarskjold continues to illuminate much of the UN’s history, and its complicated relationship with Africa. Zeb Larson is a recent graduate of The Ohio State University with a PhD in History. His research deals with the anti-apartheid movement in the United States. To suggest a recent title or to contact him, please send an e-mail to zeb.larson@gmail.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dag Hammarskjold was such a dynamic secretary-general that for years, the motto about him was simply “Leave it to Dag.” Only the second person to hold that post when he was elected, Hammarskjold did a great deal to shape perceptions of the UN. Consequently, evaluations of his legacy have tended to run the gamut, from extremely positive to bitingly critical. Hammarskjold’s defenders see him as a paragon of virtue, one who did his utmost to defuse international conflict at a time when the Cold War and decolonization threatened to ignite wars at any given moment. Hammarskjold’s critics accused of him meddling in international politics, or worse, being a tool of western imperialists as they tried to maintain control over the decolonizing world. Henning Melber’s Dag Hammarskjöld, the United Nations, and the Decolonisation of Africa (Hurst, 2019( looks at Hammarskjold’s legacy. Melber offers no apology when he states that he deeply admires Hammarskjold, though he does also clarify that Hammarskjold was imperfect. Moreover, while Hammarskjold was a person of deep integrity, his life nevertheless reveals many of the shortcomings of the UN and the difficulty of forcing the great powers to accept justice for the Global South. This books offers a succinct and informative overview of the influences that shaped Hammarskjold, his work in relation to Africa, and the legacies he bequeathed to the UN. Long after his untimely death, Hammarskjold continues to illuminate much of the UN’s history, and its complicated relationship with Africa. Zeb Larson is a recent graduate of The Ohio State University with a PhD in History. His research deals with the anti-apartheid movement in the United States. To suggest a recent title or to contact him, please send an e-mail to zeb.larson@gmail.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dag Hammarskjold was such a dynamic secretary-general that for years, the motto about him was simply “Leave it to Dag.” Only the second person to hold that post when he was elected, Hammarskjold did a great deal to shape perceptions of the UN. Consequently, evaluations of his legacy have tended to run the gamut, from extremely positive to bitingly critical. Hammarskjold’s defenders see him as a paragon of virtue, one who did his utmost to defuse international conflict at a time when the Cold War and decolonization threatened to ignite wars at any given moment. Hammarskjold’s critics accused of him meddling in international politics, or worse, being a tool of western imperialists as they tried to maintain control over the decolonizing world. Henning Melber’s Dag Hammarskjöld, the United Nations, and the Decolonisation of Africa (Hurst, 2019( looks at Hammarskjold’s legacy. Melber offers no apology when he states that he deeply admires Hammarskjold, though he does also clarify that Hammarskjold was imperfect. Moreover, while Hammarskjold was a person of deep integrity, his life nevertheless reveals many of the shortcomings of the UN and the difficulty of forcing the great powers to accept justice for the Global South. This books offers a succinct and informative overview of the influences that shaped Hammarskjold, his work in relation to Africa, and the legacies he bequeathed to the UN. Long after his untimely death, Hammarskjold continues to illuminate much of the UN’s history, and its complicated relationship with Africa. Zeb Larson is a recent graduate of The Ohio State University with a PhD in History. His research deals with the anti-apartheid movement in the United States. To suggest a recent title or to contact him, please send an e-mail to zeb.larson@gmail.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dag Hammarskjold was such a dynamic secretary-general that for years, the motto about him was simply “Leave it to Dag.” Only the second person to hold that post when he was elected, Hammarskjold did a great deal to shape perceptions of the UN. Consequently, evaluations of his legacy have tended to run the gamut, from extremely positive to bitingly critical. Hammarskjold’s defenders see him as a paragon of virtue, one who did his utmost to defuse international conflict at a time when the Cold War and decolonization threatened to ignite wars at any given moment. Hammarskjold’s critics accused of him meddling in international politics, or worse, being a tool of western imperialists as they tried to maintain control over the decolonizing world. Henning Melber’s Dag Hammarskjöld, the United Nations, and the Decolonisation of Africa (Hurst, 2019( looks at Hammarskjold’s legacy. Melber offers no apology when he states that he deeply admires Hammarskjold, though he does also clarify that Hammarskjold was imperfect. Moreover, while Hammarskjold was a person of deep integrity, his life nevertheless reveals many of the shortcomings of the UN and the difficulty of forcing the great powers to accept justice for the Global South. This books offers a succinct and informative overview of the influences that shaped Hammarskjold, his work in relation to Africa, and the legacies he bequeathed to the UN. Long after his untimely death, Hammarskjold continues to illuminate much of the UN’s history, and its complicated relationship with Africa. Zeb Larson is a recent graduate of The Ohio State University with a PhD in History. His research deals with the anti-apartheid movement in the United States. To suggest a recent title or to contact him, please send an e-mail to zeb.larson@gmail.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dag Hammarskjold was such a dynamic secretary-general that for years, the motto about him was simply “Leave it to Dag.” Only the second person to hold that post when he was elected, Hammarskjold did a great deal to shape perceptions of the UN. Consequently, evaluations of his legacy have tended to run the gamut, from extremely positive to bitingly critical. Hammarskjold’s defenders see him as a paragon of virtue, one who did his utmost to defuse international conflict at a time when the Cold War and decolonization threatened to ignite wars at any given moment. Hammarskjold’s critics accused of him meddling in international politics, or worse, being a tool of western imperialists as they tried to maintain control over the decolonizing world. Henning Melber’s Dag Hammarskjöld, the United Nations, and the Decolonisation of Africa (Hurst, 2019( looks at Hammarskjold’s legacy. Melber offers no apology when he states that he deeply admires Hammarskjold, though he does also clarify that Hammarskjold was imperfect. Moreover, while Hammarskjold was a person of deep integrity, his life nevertheless reveals many of the shortcomings of the UN and the difficulty of forcing the great powers to accept justice for the Global South. This books offers a succinct and informative overview of the influences that shaped Hammarskjold, his work in relation to Africa, and the legacies he bequeathed to the UN. Long after his untimely death, Hammarskjold continues to illuminate much of the UN’s history, and its complicated relationship with Africa. Zeb Larson is a recent graduate of The Ohio State University with a PhD in History. His research deals with the anti-apartheid movement in the United States. To suggest a recent title or to contact him, please send an e-mail to zeb.larson@gmail.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

2019/10/13 ~ For all that has been...Dr. Kevin Skinner expounds on a saying from Dag Hammarskjold in week two of Sayings!

2019/10/13 ~ For all that has been...Dr. Kevin Skinner expounds on a saying from Dag Hammarskjold in week two of Sayings!

2019/10/13 ~ For all that has been...Dr. Kevin Skinner expounds on a saying from Dag Hammarskjold in week two of Sayings!

Travel Hour host Matthew Stevenson speaks with French correspondent Maurin Picard about his new book, Ils Ont Tué Monsieur H (They Have Killed Mr. Hammarskjold: Congo, 1961. The French Mercenary Plot Against the United Nations - published in France.) They discuss various theories that could have led to the plane crash of the UN Secretary General during the Congo Crisis of 1961.

President Trump said NO to the Deep State Shakedown. And the unelecteds have been trying to make him PAY for it ever since. The story of the past few years. Invisible Power in America. Comey's Hoover Tactics with the Steele Dossier. January 2017. Rethinking CIA malfeasance under Allen Dulles. The fates of JFK, RFK and Dag Hammarskjold. Why did JFK dismiss Dulles? Did Dulles retaliate? Original spook James Jesus Angleton and agency desire for "absolute power." Chuck Schumer and the "Six Ways from Sunday" crowd. Time to dismantle CIA and FBI? Madison and Jefferson would be ready. The Devil's Chessboard. Notes on Trump's early effort to release the JFK Files -- smothered by the Deep State. Ditto for DNI nominee Ratcliffe. Who decides? The global connections. Post-Brexit Elitism. Devin Nunes on the origins of the Russia Collusion Conspiracy. Peter Navarro describes the trade war with China, says the Trump Economy "solid as a rock." In spite of the Federal Reserve. Mustang Sally. Dig It. With Listener Calls & Music via The Beatles, Astrid and Wilson Pickett. Sacred Song from The Byrds and Gram Parsons.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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We had the opportunity to Interview Mr. Hull who is our Math Specialist here at Dag Hammarskjold. This podcast was quite special as he will be leaving us for retirement! Thank you Mr. Hull for taking the time to be with us!

We had the opportunity of having Mrs. Burkhardt with us. Mrs. Burkhardt is a teacher here at Dag Hammarskjold and is highly respected by her students. We hope you enjoy!

Kofi Annan was the 7thSecretary General of the United Nations. He suddenly passed away at the age of 80 on August 18, 2018. His journey as a diplomat was a life full of triumphs and tragedies.  Annan received the Nobel Peace Prize in 2001. He was the first UN staff member to rise up through the general ranks to its top executive position. Rwanda and Bosnia Herzegovina dominated his peacekeeping efforts, which turned into genocide during his tenure. Kofi served two terms as Secretary General where he promised the United States to reform the world body. He reached out to people on all levels of society to become good will ambassadors for the UN. He’s been compared to Dag Hammarskjold one of the earlier unparalleled leaders of the United Nations.  Join Tom Osborne and his news team Dr. David Kanervo, Mary Saliba and Ken McCaleb for this special biographical presentation.  The original premiere broadcast was on WLEA1480am radio on August 25, 2018 at 6pm EST and is now available worldwide on iTunes and through the www.usworldreport.orgwebsite.

Patrice Lumumba was the first prime minister of an independent Congo. The leader of a national liberation movement, he fell victim to powerful forces that sought to control his country.Stepping into the crisis in the Congo, Dag Hammarskjold, Secretary-General of the United Nations and one of the most brilliant diplomats of his generation, sought to bring about peace. It was a mission that cost him his life.This episode of Assassinations Podcast will look at the machinations of Congolese politicians, Belgian imperialists, CIA agents, mercenary fighters, and the United Nations - all of which sought, in their own ways, to shape the future of the Congo and control its vast natural resources.For more information about the people and music featured in this episode, visit the Assassinations Podcast website.

We had the pleasure of interviewing Ms. Cahill, a world language teacher here at Dag Hammarskjold. We hope you enjoy this podcast.

US-UN Report with Tom Osborne, Dr. David Kanervo & Ken McCaleb examine uncovered new evidence into the death of Dag Hammarskjold and reveal their findings. It was the turbulent 60's and the UN had a maverick at the helm in their new Secretary General. Learn more about this remarkable individual JFK referred to as "The greatest statesman of our time!". Hear comparisons to Kofi Annan and what he had to say. Why did the UN General Assembly demand to reopen the investigation more than 50 years later? There's lots of new testimony from around the world and the case has never truly been closed. Like us, you'll be surprised from what we've learned.

  Thank you for tuning in to Episode 125 of the Down Cellar Studio Podcast. Full show notes can be found here. This week's segments included:   Off the Needles On the Needles Brainstorming From the Armchair Crafty Adventures KAL News Contest, News & Notes Life in Focus On a Happy Note Quote of the Week   Thank you to this episode's sponsors: Plum Deluxe Tea, Yarn Love, and Sunsoaked Yarns   Off the Needles Piggie Pattern: Pippa Pig by Bubbles and Bongo on Etsy Yarn: Cascade 220 Superwash Hook: C I'm modifying it to make it look like Piggie from Mo Willems books Elephant and Piggie Amigurumi Pattern available on Ravelry   Zipzip Bunny Pattern: Zipzip Bunny by Elif T (free crochet pattern) Yarn: Cascade 220 Superwash (gray) Hook: C   Garret's 2 Part Socks Yarn: White Birch Fiber Arts Merino/Nylon in the Nothing Says Screw You Like a Rainbow Needles: US 1.5 (2.5 mm) Pattern: OMG Heel by Megan Williams Garret asked for knee socks that are in two pieces. Worked top down two at a time on two different needles, magic loop. US 1.5. Cast on 52. A couple inches down I decreased by 4 to get to 48. Allow enough room for his calf. Shortie socks also cast on 48, did OMG heel and 7 inch foot. Decreased down to 10 sts per needle for toe On the Needles   Poppy Troll Hats Carina's Hat + Ella's Hat Pattern: Poppy Troll Hat by  Tawnya Myers (free crochet pattern) Hook: H Yarn: Red Heart Super Saver in 2 colors of pink: Carina: 5-10 year old child size Ella:1-4 year old child size.   Christmas Stockings 3 more under way: 5 of 6 pieces done. Really thought all 6 were done until I went to block. Pattern: Granny Square Christmas Stockings from Family Circle Magazine 1977 Yarn: Knit Picks Wool of the Andes in Red, Everglade Heather and White Hook: F (3.75 mm) For: Manny, Juliana and Margaux New snowman appliqué pattern     Spring Leaf Stripes Socks   Yarn: Paton's Kroy Spring Leaf Stripes Colorway Needles: US 1.5 (2.5 mm) Pattern: OMG Heel by Megan Williams Brainstorming Inspiration from Rhinebeck:   Sunset Highway pullover by Caitlin French Veronika Cardigan by Shannon Cook Ninilchik Swoncho by Caitlin Hunter (check out the Google Sheet where you can test out colors). I bought Cloudborn Highland DK from Craftsy for this. Pavement by Veera Valimaki Morning Hugs Hat Tilted Cowl by Jenny F From The Armchair Before you tune in, I invite you to take the quiz on Gretchen Rubin's website. This week I reviewed Four Tendencies by Gretchen Rubin. I encourage you to check out her podcast, Happier. Crafty Adventures I am working on my annual family photo calendars that I create and order through Picaboo. Last year they ran amazing deals on Cyber Monday so check them out. This year's process was easier because my photos are in Google Photos and are searchable. New to Google Photos? Check out the Heart of Photo Fabulous Class to learn about it (it's free!) KAL News   12 Months to Christmas KAL Click here to find about more about this KAL. Check out: Chat Thread & FO Thread  The 12 Months to Christmas KAL is a craft-a-long that helps you prepare for the busy winter holiday season. Complete gift projects each month (or just in the months that you choose) so you don’t have to scramble in December. Find some cool new gift ideas, cheer each other on, and we’ll provide some motivation in the form of the potential to win prizes!     WIP’ing 2017 in the Butt Declare a WIP from the 1st Quarter of 2017 or earlier within the first 5 days of the month, posting a photo of it in the thread. Finish the project by the end of the month, update your post with your FO photo and you'll be eligible to win a Ravelry downloadable pattern of your choosing up to $8.   Pigskin Party KAL Wondering what this crazy KAL is? Check out this page which gives you the best overview with all necessary links. There's also a helpful "Start Here" Thread in the Ravelry Group Check out the Rules but if you still have questions, come over to the Questions thread and ask. We’re happy to help. Put your Name on the Roster then claim your spot in the End Zone Dance Thread where you'll track your points. For every 100 points, you'll earn an entry into the drawing for the Grand Prizes Continue to update this with all of the points you earn during the KAL Check out our amazing Sponsors; if you use their products, you'll earn more points per FO Find the coupons here. Some of our Pro Shop Level Sponsors will be creating exclusive items for Pigskin Party participants. They may come out at different times and will likely be limited in quantities, so keep your eyes on this Exclusive Items thread in the group for all the latest news Scope out the prizes! Some will be given out during the KAL; some will be part of the Grand Prizes. Don’t forget to use #DCSPigskinParty17 on Instagram so we check out what you’re doing and you can be eligible for participation prizes. Thank you to our Pro Shop Sponsors! Atelier De Soyun  Colorful Eclectic Daisy Girl and Company Fancy Image Yarn Fibernymph Dye Works Inner Yarn Zen Joy in Rugging Knit Style Yarns Knitted Wit Knitters Brewing Company Knitty Kitty Bags Mekamika Nekozuki Knits Plum Deluxe Tea Prairie Bag Works Queen City Yarn Sunsoaked Yarns Woodsy and Wild Yarn Love   Key Details Mentioned in this Episode: October Interception Winners October Participation Winners November Interception Details: Travel Knits for the Touchdown Sponsored by Kino Knits   Contest News and Notes I'm excited to introduce my latest shawl design the MEGAROW Shawl now available on Ravelry for $6.00 US. (on sale for $3 until 11/25)   The MEGAROW Shawl is a top down crescent shawl that is designed for a main color, a gradient and a contrast color for the border. The body and border are done all in garter stitch. The gradient is worked in a very simple lace stitch. Short rows are worked in the garter sections so you don't even need to worry about picking up wraps.     Finished Size: 120 inches/305 cm wide and 18 in/46 cm deep at center   Yarn: Color A: 350 yards/320 meters (main color) Color B, C, D, E & F: 500 yards/ 457 meters (gradient) Color G: 260 yards (238 meters) (border)  Total: 1110 yards/1015 meter Life in Focus Happiness Project- November: Gratefulness I am working on a photo book with journaling in Picaboo focused on gratefulness Leaving podcast reviews to show others I'm grateful. On a Happy Note We had a blast at our family Halloween Party and Trick or Treating with the kids. There is some audio Millie wanted to record while we were trick or treating. I had a great time at a surprise party for my friend Melissa's birthday Dan and I enjoy dinner with my cousin from NH and my parents My good friend Laura is coming for Thanksgiving this year! The temps have really dropped and its properly cold enough to snuggle up in hand knits. Quote of the Week “Do not look back. And do not dream about the future, either. It will neither give you back the past, nor satisfy your other daydreams. Your duty, your reward—your destiny—are here and now.” -- Dag Hammarskjold   ------   Thank you for tuning in!   Contact Information: Ravelry: BostonJen & Down Cellar Studio Podcast Ravelry Group Twitter: Instagram & Periscope: BostonJen1 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/downcellarstudio Sign up for my email newsletter to get the latest on everything happening in the Down Cellar Studio!  

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We have the honor of having our very own principal Mr. Snyder in our podcast. He has been working in the school district for over 10 years. Before being the principal at Dag Hammarskjold, he was also a vice principal at Lyman Hall and Sheehan.

Welcome to episode #94.  This week we talk about the Mad Magazines 1964 MORE TRASH faux postage stamps - including the infamous Dag Hammarskjold parody stamp.  We also answer listener emails as well as take an early look at the US Post Office's 2017 stamp issues.  Also there is a talk with the Youth Coordinator for SESCAL's youth area.   Enjoy. 

Sometime around midnight of September 17 1961, a plane approached an airstrip near Ndola in what was then northern Rhodesia. The plane was a DC6, and on board the second ever secretary general of the United Nations, an aristocratic Swede called Dag Hammarskjold. He was on his way to try and mediate a war in the Congo, but the plane crashed and Hammarskjold was killed. Was it an accident? The debate continues to this day. Joining Matthew Parris to discuss the life and death of Hammarskjold are the journalist Georgina Godwin and the academic Susan Williams, author of Who Killed Hammarskjold? A dramatic and detailed discussion focuses on the events surrounding his death. Producer: Miles Warde First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in August 2016.

Matthew Parris presents a dramatic account of the life and death of Dag Hammarskjold.

A South African rifleman was among 129 fallen UN peacekeepers honoured by the United Nations with the posthumous awarding of the Dag Hammarskjold medal for the fallen military, police and civilian personnel killed in 2015. SANDF soldiers Toto Tom Malashe was killed when his unit was ambushed while escorting a logistics convoy as part of their deployment with joint AU-UN mission in Darfur, Sudan. This was the 12th time in the last 13 years that the UN has honoured the passing of more than 100 blue helmets who lost their lives in the line of duty. Sherwin Bryce-Pease reports.

This week on the Truth Perspective, we interviewed Paul Henry Abram. On the night of Dag Hammarskjold's death in September, 1961, Paul was stationed with the NSA on the Greek island of Crete. Trained in Russian, he regularly monitored communications at the base. That night, he was monitoring radio signals relating to Hammarskjold's flight over the Congo into Northern Rhodesia. What he heard next was shocking: the plane had been shot down. In 2014 Abram gave his testimony to the Hammarskjold...

This week on the Truth Perspective, we interviewed Paul Henry Abram. On the night of Dag Hammarskjold's death in September, 1961, Paul was stationed with the NSA on the Greek island of Crete. Trained in Russian, he regularly monitored communications at the base. That night, he was monitoring radio signals relating to Hammarskjold's flight over the Congo into Northern Rhodesia. What he heard next was shocking: the plane had been shot down. In 2014 Abram gave his testimony to the Hammarskjold...

This week on the Truth Perspective, we interviewed Paul Henry Abram. On the night of Dag Hammarskjold's death in September, 1961, Paul was stationed with the NSA on the Greek island of Crete. Trained in Russian, he regularly monitored communications at the base. That night, he was monitoring radio signals relating to Hammarskjold's flight over the Congo into Northern Rhodesia. What he heard next was shocking: the plane had been shot down. In 2014 Abram gave his testimony to the Hammarskjold...

On the night of September 17, 1961, the second Secretary General of the United Nations, Dag Hammarskjold, was flying to a meeting in Northern Rhodesia to negotiate a possible resolution to the conflict in the newly independent Republic of the Congo. His flight never reached his final destination. The next day, the site of its crash was discovered just miles from the airport. 15 passengers, including Hammarskjold, were dead, and the only survivor died soon after. Written off as the result of...

On the night of September 17, 1961, the second Secretary General of the United Nations, Dag Hammarskjold, was flying to a meeting in Northern Rhodesia to negotiate a possible resolution to the conflict in the newly independent Republic of the Congo. His flight never reached his final destination. The next day, the site of its crash was discovered just miles from the airport. 15 passengers, including Hammarskjold, were dead, and the only survivor died soon after. Written off as the result of...

On the night of September 17, 1961, the second Secretary General of the United Nations, Dag Hammarskjold, was flying to a meeting in Northern Rhodesia to negotiate a possible resolution to the conflict in the newly independent Republic of the Congo. His flight never reached his final destination. The next day, the site of its crash was discovered just miles from the airport. 15 passengers, including Hammarskjold, were dead, and the only survivor died soon after. Written off as the result of...

Peter Wallensteen - Peacemaking: Lessons From Dag Hammarskjold - 10/27/05 by westminsterforum

Sigrid Gruener is a program manager at the Dag Hammarskjold Foundation who focuses on peace building, security and development. Prior to joining the Foundation, she worked as a practitioner, trainer and researcher in the field of development, peace building and conflict transformation for International Solutions Group, Relief International, and Columbia University’s Center for International Conflict Resolution. Sigrid earned a master's in International Affairs from Columbia University’s School of International and Public Affairs.

DAG HAMMARSKJOLD raccontato da Susanna Pesenti

The Secretary General of the UN was killed in a plane crash 50 years ago. He was on his way to Congo, in an attempt to prevent war. Two people who knew him well remember the man. Photo: Associated Press

Institute of Commonwealth Studies, James-Emmanuel Wanki, University of Limerick, Professor Manuel Fröhlich, Friedrich-Schiller-University,Dr Henning Melber, Dag Hammarskjöld Foundation

Institute of Commonwealth Studies, Dr Benjamin Zachariah, University of Sheffield, Ludo De Witte, Brussels,Lord Hurd of Westwell, CH, CBE, PC, diplomat, historian and former British Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs

Institute of Commonwealth Studies, James-Emmanuel Wanki, University of Limerick, Professor Manuel Fröhlich, Friedrich-Schiller-University,Dr Henning Melber, Dag Hammarskjöld Foundation

Institue of Commonwealth Studies, Professor Philip Murphy, Director of the Institute of Commonwealth Studies, Dr Henning Melber, Director of the Dag Hammarskjöld Foundation David Wardrop, Chairman, United Nations Association, Westminster Branch

Institute of Commonwealth Studies, Professor Wm. Roger Louis, CBE,University of Texas, Dr Asahiko Hanzawa,Meiji Gakuin University, Tokyo,Professor David Anderson, Oxford

Institute of Commonwealth Studies, Professor Wm. Roger Louis, CBE,University of Texas, Dr Asahiko Hanzawa,Meiji Gakuin University, Tokyo,Professor David Anderson, Oxford

Institute of Commonwealth Studies, Dr Benjamin Zachariah, University of Sheffield, Ludo De Witte, Brussels,Lord Hurd of Westwell, CH, CBE, PC, diplomat, historian and former British Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs

Institue of Commonwealth Studies, Professor Philip Murphy, Director of the Institute of Commonwealth Studies, Dr Henning Melber, Director of the Dag Hammarskjöld Foundation David Wardrop, Chairman, United Nations Association, Westminster Branch