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I am a student of human consciousness and ethics. I have combined
my passion for understanding consciousness and
ethics into a coaching practice. In this practice I work with individuals to coach them to become outstanding
ethical leaders in their home, work and communities. This
is my gift to the universe.
I am an amateur magician. I have combined the
theory of magic with my experience in business as a leader and
manager to produce a paradigm changing exercise program I call
"Ethical Sleight-Of-Mind."
Clients and students are transformed from successful people to
outstanding ethical leaders in their home, work, and community.
Peer inside this website and see if there is a
diamond waiting for you. If you are looking for a
leadership coach you will find that I offer something different
from your ordinary coach--I use magic to transform my clients
into ethical leaders in their home, work, and community. |
Listening is the Lost Art of Communication. We are taught
how to read and write in school for more than eight years.
However, in all that time very little effort is given to
teaching effective listening.
Most people are unable to listen with empathy to the most
important people in their lives. Unable to listen with
empathy to their children or spouse they develop poor
relationships with them. Also unable to listen to their
supervisor or subordinates they develop weak relationships with
their coworkers.
Empathic listeners prove to their loved ones and coworkers
that they are understood when they speak. As an empathic
listener I experience the universe with an open mind. I am
here to learn. Three years ago I wrote a thought piece inspired
by empathic listening. I call the writing, Your Nose
Knows. Click below to read this text.
The Nose Knows.001.pdf |
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Bill and Philip at Centennial Farm
This is a photograph of Teamster Philip with Bill the ox.
I am a volunteer at the Orange County Centennial
Farm. In this role I work with the oxen team to show
Kindergarten children and their parents and teachers how oxen
are used on a farm. In the last five years, I have
presented the oxen to more than 200,000 school children.
I have been working with Bill for five years. He has
mellowed as our relationship developed however he is still
strong in will and strong in body. One must be
careful in his presence because he is a powerful animal and very
emotional. I feel at peace when I stand with him in his
paddock. Bill seems to enjoy my attention as much as I
welcome the peace that flows from him.
Bill is kept separate from the new oxen, Patches and
Freckles. Cattle are gregarious animals and frequently
trade grooming sessions with each other. Bill is
still the strongest of the three, and clearly the dominant
animal. He is kept separate from the young oxen only
because he would eat all their feed if they were together.
Bill's diet has been changed to Timothy Hay and the boys are
eating a mixture of about half Timothy and half Alfalfa Hay.
The Alfalfa encourages the Lineback cattle to grow. Patches and
Freckles have adapted to their life in California. I am
sure they miss Brianna Bodwell, who trained them. However,
they do an excellent job demonstrating the proper work of oxen
on a farm to the thousands of school children who visit the farm
every week. We are pleased and honored to have them on our
oxen team.
These two Lineback
cattle are strong, intelligent and docile. They are well
trained as oxen and safe to work around as long as you are
careful. Come visit the Centennial Farm to meet these
delightful animals.
If you subscribe to the Ethical
Leaders Toolkit you will receive a monthly electronic
mail newsletter. Each issue of the Ethical Leaders Toolkit will
contain this lesson with a new name, "The
Wisdom of a Twenty-First Century Man."
I have also taken some of the articles written under the title,
The Wisdom of Bill and Bob, and rewritten them to be used in the
publication "Rural Heritage Magazine." Rural Heritage will
have a feature article in each issue titled, The Wisdom of
Cattle or Oxen Tales. Rural Heritage Magazine is written
to help farmers who use cattle, draft horses, and mules to work
their fields. I am honored to have my stories about oxen
wisdom contained within their pages.
www.RuralHeritage.com
is the website address for this publication. The two Lineback Oxen, though only
five years old, possess ancient wisdom. When
I pay attention to the lessons they are teaching their wisdom is
revealed. When I do not pay attention I have to wait until
they are ready to teach me the lesson again. Almost
everyday I am with the animals they have something they want me
to learn. The wisdom they teach applies to men working
with animals and to men living together on the planet. You
can subscribe to the Ethical Leaders
Toolkit using my feedback page on this website.
This information is most useful for someone seeking a leadership
coach. |
March 2009 Edition
available now!
You can subscribe to the monthly Ethical Leaders Toolkit by
going to
Feedback and enter your relevant
information. To obtain an Adobe version of the newsletter
please click March2009.pdf for the
March 2009 edition
of the Ethical Leaders Toolkit.
Features in the
March 2009
Ethical
Leaders Toolkit include:
An Essay Leadership:
Safety Leads to
Trust and Respect
Recommended
Reading:
A Three Dog Life a
memoir by Abigail Thomas (c) 2006
Supervisor's Success Tip:
Reward Excellence
Empathic Listening:
Listen to Your Best Friend
Integrity.
Confidentiality. Courage. Ethics.
Keys to Excellence in Leadership
Coaching.  |
