Working Up

I have the MoinMoin wiki up and running on a Windows XP machine. I am running a local-only version - no server capability. This was pretty easy and took about 15 minutes.
The source for all this is the MoinMoin site. I downloaded the 1.9 release from their download page. This docs page explains how to [...]

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by Dwayne Phillips
When faced with a situation on a system-building project, we can find an approach that will work. We can also find many other approaches. Do we choose the better approach or one we personally like?
Several years ago, a professional soccer player spent a few afternoons helping to coach one of my son’s soccer [...]

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by Dwayne Phillips
We use process on projects. Aargh, process can be irritating and it can be precious.
We are still snowed in here in the Northern Virginia suburbs of Washington D.C. The main roads are clear now, but six to eight inches of snow remain in my yard. Most of us here are sick of the [...]

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by Dwayne Phillips
Events in life and work can be separated widely by time and space. They can also be two parts of the same story. Connected separated events grows valuable knowledge as long as we can make the connection.
My family and I were caught in a snow storm in December on Interstate 81. One result [...]

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by Dwayne Phillips
Building systems, managing efforts, raising kids - these and many other worthwhile endeavors can be difficult. I see no good in attempting to make those things sounds easier than they are. The reframe discussed here changes the description of tasks to be attempted.
We will just…
I don’t know how many times I have heard [...]

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by Dwayne Phillips
Our works need not be final; we need not be finished with anything. Using a couple of magic words, we can give ourselves a choice of coming back to our work.
Consider the statement:
I am finished with this.
Writers often say this. (I’ll use the example of writers and their writing. I could mention  [...]

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by Dwayne Phillips
Here is another example of a reframe. In this reframe I change an inability to do something into a choice to attempt it or attempt something else (for a while).
Here is another post on reframing things - changing a situation by merely changing the words we use to describe it.
I growing older by [...]

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by Dwayne Phillips
I have worked with many difficult people. Or is it that I have had difficulty working with many different people? The difference is that have used different words. I have reframed the situation. Reframing is a powerful tool when working with difficult people and in difficult situations.
About a year ago, I was looking [...]

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by Dwayne Phillips
Exotic locations inspire writers to great writing. Well, sometimes that happens. What I find more important than location is attitude.
A few years ago my wife and I went on a short cruise in the Gulf of Mexico. It was great fun. Such an exotic experience. Who could not help but be inspired by [...]

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